Big Winners, Big Drawdowns
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Date20 Aug 2016
Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet… -All among the largest and most revered companies in the world.-All have returned unfathomable amounts to their shareholders.-All have experienced... Read More →
The In-Kind Tender Trap At The New Ireland Fund
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Date20 Aug 2016
Introduction Country Funds — closed-end funds that focus on particular foreign markets — were all the rage back in the 90’s, as a way for... Read More →
The Significant Difference Between Conventional And Active Investment Valuation
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Date20 Aug 2016
It has been this way since late in the 20th century, and continues to be so now, well into the 21st century. This creates greater... Read More →
What Happens To ETFs When There Is Terrorism, War, Earthquakes, Or Bear Markets
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Date20 Aug 2016
In the last week, there have been huge inflows into popular American ETFs as the chart below shows. – In fact, most of the inflows... Read More →
Tough Time Ahead For Buyback ETFs?
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Date20 Aug 2016
The announcement of the U.S. stock repurchases has slumped to a four-year low level as indicated by TrimTabs Investment Research. Share buybacks in the first... Read More →
What Risk Means
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Date20 Aug 2016
Risk is part of investing. It is unavoidable and it’s even sought after. Risk is clearly related to potential rewards. To achieve the largest possible... Read More →
Managing Risk In The Consumer Discretionary Sector
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Date19 Aug 2016
Following a nice recovery in July, retail ETFs are in their typical August doldrums. According to The CXO Advisory Group LLC, the following table lists... Read More →
How Well Would Your Portfolio Fare In A Financial Catastrophe?
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Date19 Aug 2016
Yes, I know my chosen title is rather dramatic. It was intended to be. A few days ago, this article from fellow Unique Finance author... Read More →
ETF Trends: International – 8/18/16
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Date19 Aug 2016
Below is our daily list of the twenty best and twenty worst performing ETFs over the last five trading days. Oil continues to move up... Read More →
Winning At Active Management? Don't Be Delusional
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Date19 Aug 2016
As long-term investors, we all want to reach our goals as reliably as possible. That means earning the returns necessary to accomplish what’s important to... Read More →