29 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Value Funds Resting On Laurels?
Value Funds Resting On Laurels?
Value stock mutual funds have left growth funds in the dust in the past 15 years of performance, with much of their edge stemming from their ability to withstand the bursting of the dot-com bubble in 2000. Value funds have generated an average annual return of 6.20% since July 1, 1999, according to Morningstar Inc. data. That’s enough to have pumped up a $1,000 investment to $24,887.
29 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This $25 Billion Hedge Fund Sold Facebook Inc. Should You?
This $25 Billion Hedge Fund Sold Facebook Inc. Should You?
29 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Takes Aim at the Macbook Air — Again
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Takes Aim at the Macbook Air — Again
29 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stocks Notch Small Gains, Wrap Up Fourth Up Week In Row
Stocks Notch Small Gains, Wrap Up Fourth Up Week In Row
Stocks coasted into the three-day weekend Friday, wrapping up the fourth positive week in a row for the major indexes. The Nasdaq tacked on 0.5% Friday while the S&P 500 added 0.3%. The IBD 50 inched up 0.2%. Volume fell on the NYSE but was slightly higher on the Nasdaq, thanks to a low-hurdle comparison to Thursday. Given the slow volume of the past three weeks, this might be a good time to check the gauges on the investment dashboard.
29 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Employers Aren’t Just Whining: The "Skills Gap" Is Real
Employers Aren’t Just Whining: The "Skills Gap" Is Real
29 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ETF Retirement Portfolios Ride August Rebound
ETF Retirement Portfolios Ride August Rebound
NorthCoast Asset Management’s ETF retirement portfolio clients have benefited from conviction. Global equity markets ended July on a downtrend, but NorthCoast remained committed to its approach, as it has done during other pullbacks. The strategy paid off in August with top holdings bouncing back.
29 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Bitcoin advocate Charles Shrem to plead guilty
The Wall Street Journal: Bitcoin advocate Charles Shrem to plead guilty
Bitcoin evangelist Charles Shrem will plead guilty Thursday to one criminal count stemming from what prosecutors had alleged was a drug scheme involving his virtual-currency exchange and an online black market.
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