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Energy-Sector Momentum Continues To Lead US Stocks Higher
Article By:
James Picerno
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 7:28 AM EDT
Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) is up nearly 40% over the past year, roughly double the gain for the US stock market overall. A key factor driving XLE’s rally is the rise in crude oil prices.
How Did We Get 2016 So Wrong?
Article By:
John Rubino
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Monday, January 9, 2017 1:57 PM EDT
Yet here we are a year later, with U.S stocks at record levels, growth apparently accelerating and deflation morphing into modest inflation. What happened? Two things.
December 2017 Dividend Income Summary
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Dividend Diplomats
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Monday, January 9, 2017 1:45 PM EDT
December is the best dividend income month of the year! Not only do we receive dividends from the majority of companies in our portfolio, but we also receive distributions from our mutual funds.
Ten Clean Energy Stocks For 2016: Year In Review
Article By:
Tom Konrad
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Sunday, January 8, 2017 7:12 PM EDT
2016 was a good year for stocks but the clean energy investor did not share these gains. Investors' lousy returns are due to a common problem in sectors with rapidly improving technology: Competition within the industry undermines profitability.
6 Successful ETF Launches Of 2016
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Zacks Investment Research
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Sunday, January 8, 2017 10:27 AM EDT
SPDR SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF has generated about $272.5 million of assets since it debuted in March. It tracks the SSGA Gender Diversity Index and looks to focus on large-cap companies with female employees in senior leadership positions.
The Exponentially Larger Chicken Little
Video By:
Keith Schneider
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Sunday, January 8, 2017 6:22 AM EDT
Sentiment indicators such as the VIX continue to signal a total lack of fear. The market approaches irrational exuberance but hasn’t gotten there yet. Key relationships such as stocks versus utilities are still in gear.
The Best/Worst Performing Assets Of 2016
Article By:
ValueWalk
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Friday, January 6, 2017 5:07 PM EDT
Which assets should you have owned during 2016 to achieve the best returns? Analysts at Source Research, the multi-asset research platform, crunched the numbers and found that a “neutral” portfolio would have produced the best returns for the year.
Uranium And Other Sectors On The Watchlist To Start 2017
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Justin Smyth
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Friday, January 6, 2017 6:04 AM EDT
In 2016 a number of bear markets ended in different sectors which produced big returns for the sectors that emerged from bear markets. Looking forward into 2017, uranium and a few other sectors could potentially follow the same pattern.
In this video: URA
Bitcoin: The Top Performing Currency For A Second Year In A Row
Article By:
Jeff Desjardins
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Friday, January 6, 2017 5:34 AM EDT
In the opening days of 2017, Bitcoin has already gained a head start on other global currencies. It passed the vital $1,000 mark in the first days of New Year trading, and could three-peat for the title of best-performing currency of the year.
In this article: BITCOMP