Written by: Angela Akers It has been a whirlwind of a week for VectorVest in the best way! As part of our partnership with Nasdaq, our Management Team and Education Team had the opportunity to visit Nasdaq’s MarketSite in Times Square where we were featured on their billboard and were hosted at the closing [...]
Written by: Angela Akers As they have done for the last year, the Federal Reserve moved last week to leave interest rates unchanged at the elevated rate of 5.25% – 5.50% and signaled only one cut this year. That same morning, the May Consumer Price Index was released, coming in at a lower-than-expected increase [...]
Written by: Angela Akers Dr. DiLiddo introduced us to the Investment Matrix decades ago in his classic little green book, “Stocks, Strategies & Common Sense.” “Without knowing it, each of us has an investment style which is distinctly our own.” – Dr. Bart DiLiddo The four basic investment styles are categorized by using [...]
So you’ve worked your whole life to build a sizeable, comfortable retirement account. And you’ve finally made it – you’re officially retired. Now comes the fun part – at least, if you’ve done a good job preparing for retirement! However, retirement also creates much uncertainty for individuals. What will you do with all your [...]
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Investing in an ETF is easy with the wide availability over 3,200 and many easy-to-navigate automated brokerage trading platforms offering zero commissions. The key question is whether or not you’ve done your homework to know what you are buying. Make sure you spend sufficient time reviewing the ETF’s objective, [...]
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Investors always find it a challenge on where to invest their money. For example, depending upon the market cycle, large caps may be leaders while mid-caps and small-caps may be laggards. At other times, U.S. stocks can greatly outpace international stocks, as they have for many years and vice [...]
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA In order to make informed decisions about ETFs, investors should use a step-by-step analytical approach. Be aware that the more complex the ETF’s strategy, the more time will be needed to understand all its features and risks. For example, the basic index ETF (SPY, QQQ, and DIA) is usually [...]
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Cathie Wood, CIO and portfolio manager of ARK Investment Management is well-known and outspoken about her firm’s “disruptive innovation” ETFs. She has been their cheerleader during the 2020 through 2023 tumultuous period. This market segment encompasses companies involved in the following businesses: neural networks, cryptocurrencies, digital wallets, reusable rockets, [...]
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Since November 15th, the home building companies have been among the best performers on the VectorVest Stock and ETF Viewers. This is not surprising based on the large demand for housing that can’t keep up with the number of buyers looking to move or upgrade their housing needs. The [...]
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Over the years, investors searching for dividends only had a few choices such as mutual funds and individual securities. With the advent of ETFs and their tremendous growth over the past 30 years, investors now have another alternative that may be the best of all. ETFs provide investors with [...]
