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26 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on These Bond ETFs Are Very Underrated (MINT)

These Bond ETFs Are Very Underrated (MINT)

From David Fabian: I write a ton of words every week on the topic of building income portfolios using exchange-traded funds.  Some articles are purely an exercise in research and education, while others are directed towards real-world concepts that we are implementing for clients of our firm.

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26 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Low Inflation Continues To Have Big Impact On Markets (TLT)

Low Inflation Continues To Have Big Impact On Markets (TLT)

From Invesco: Over the past five months, the US has experienced a string of surprisingly low inflation reports. After peaking at 2.7% in February, annual growth in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped to 1.7% by July.1 More importantly, “core” inflation, which removes the volatile food and energy components, fell from 2.2% to 1.7% over the same period.1

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26 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Retired? Don’t Dump Your Stocks

Retired? Don’t Dump Your Stocks

For years, seniors have been told to unload their stocks once they reach retirement and move over to safer investments — namely, bonds. And to an extent, that advice still makes sense. Because stocks are far more volatile than bonds, holding them becomes riskier for seniors. Unlike younger workers, who have time to ride out the market’s ups and downs and can therefore afford to invest their nest eggs heavily in stocks, retirees need those savings to cover their day-to-day expenses.

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26 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Saturday links: the last draft

Saturday links: the last draft

Energy

26 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Persistently Weak U.S. Dollar Has Wide-Ranging Investment Implications (UUP)

Persistently Weak U.S. Dollar Has Wide-Ranging Investment Implications (UUP)

From Bryce Coward, CFA: We’ve been arguing since the end of 2016 that markets could be in for a sustained period of USD weakness, and so far in 2017 they delivered just that.

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26 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 CEOs and Their Best Career Moves

3 CEOs and Their Best Career Moves

“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” 
— Michael Jordan  

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26 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Longform links: always go to the funeral

Longform links: always go to the funeral

Technology