Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade are in the spotlight for a potential merger, and their shares are soaring. Those are great brokerage firms, but prudent investors ought to ask the most important question before discussing an investment. Let’s explore the issue starting with a chart to develop the background. Please
Investors’ emotions have been running high, according to emails I’ve gotten over the past few days. Emotions are a big enemy of investors. To control emotions, prudent investors must understand this one thing before making buy or sell decisions in this stock market. Let’s explore with the help of four
In the stock market, the second half of the year often looks different from the first half. And this year, things might be very different. There are a lot of indicators for investors to follow. But many investors are busy people. So if you could watch only one thing in
The bitcoin frenzy continues. After my post “Ride the bitcoin wave with these 11 cryptocurrency-related stocks,” I continue to receive requests for more bitcoin BTCUSD, and bitcoin-related stocks. The reason is that some of the stocks mentioned have done extremely well. For example, Riot Blockchain RIOT, gained 216% since the article
Tax reform is causing cross-currents in the stock market. There are five likely moves ahead that are of special note. The best way to know if buyers or sellers are winning as a result of those five moves is to look at money flows. So let’s look at money flows
It was 30 years ago this month. I had millions of dollars of my own money invested in the stock market. Other investors did too, and everyone was making money. On Oct. 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA fell 22.6%. The S&P 500 Index SPX dropped 20.5%. It’s
The stock market’s real problem is Barack Obama. Let me explain: For eight years the Republicans were united in their dislike of him, but now that he’s gone, they’re have difficulty staying united. The failure of the health-care bill Friday is proof positive that the Republicans are having a tough
Donald Trump is starting his first full week as U.S. president. Bearish investors have been out in full force, proclaiming, with high confidence, that it’s time to sell stocks. At the same time, bullish gurus are saying just the opposite. So who’s right? Let’s explore the answer. First, we need
Weekly Digest from The Arora Report is popular among serious investors and money managers because they have found studying insights from the prior week gives them an edge over the coming weeks. Here is the day by day rundown from the morning capsules made available every morning before the
Typically, investors pay a lot of money to their brokers. The time is ripe for investors to now make money off their brokers. Here are the five main reasons to consider buying the stocks of brokers. Rising interest rates The era of near-zero interest rates is over. Interest rates are