Salient to Investors: Advantages of ETFs Low cost. Active mutual funds charge upwards of 1.5% versus ETFs charge as low as 0.05%. The fees investors pay managers account for a third and up to half of their potential gain over the years. Simplicity. Buying and holding, then buying and selling
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: David Kelly at JPMorgan Funds said the Fed looks justified in continuing to taper given economic momentum and recent sharp declines in the unemployment rate. Kelly said assuming the volatility in emerging markets subsides, this economic report should bolster the case for both higher interest rates and
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Jim Rogers said: Following others is very dangerous, like acting on a hot tip, and is nearly always a mistake. Read the full article at http://jimrogers-blog.blogspot.com/2014/01/investing-dont-follow-others.html Click here to receive free and immediate email alerts of the latest forecasts. Following each other is a very dangerous thing. Getting a
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Three banks top the list of companies expected to boost their dividends the most over the next three years. 130 S&P companies expect to increase their dividends over 3 years. Read the full article at http://www.bloomberg.com/slideshow/2014-01-27/dividend-tip-sheet-where-the-payouts-are-growing-fastest-.html Click here to receive free and immediate email alerts of the latest forecasts.
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Jim Rogers said: Bullish on airlines worldwide for many reasons. Invest where you find a disaster with change coming, like SAS, which has been a huge disaster over the past several years. Owns SAS and many airlines. Read the full article at http://jimrogersonthemarkets.blogspot.com/2014/01/bullish-on-airlines-worldwide.html Click here to receive free
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Jim Rogers writes: The Chinese say the big session in November 2013 was as important as those in 1978 and 1993. Invest where the Chinese government or any government, especially a big government, is going to put a lot of money. Read the full article at http://jimrogers-blog.blogspot.com/2014/01/china-finding-places-where-government_20.html Click
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Jim Rogers writes: To become a successful investor, put your money in the bank and just wait until you find something that you will know a lot about where you can make money. Read the full article at http://jimrogersonthemarkets.blogspot.com/2014/01/how-to-become-successful-investor.html Click here to receive free and immediate email alerts
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Barry Ritholtz cites his trading mistakes early in his career: Optimism Bias. After the costs incurred, expenses, taxes paid, time and labor invested, most of the time, it is not worth the effort to beat the market. Most traders won’t go on to become Paul Tudor Jones
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Brad Kinkelaar at Pimco said: The underperformance of many high-dividend stocks in the past 8 months shows a sentiment shift already is under way. If rates continue to rise through 2014, albeit gradually, telecom, utility and REITs should continue to underperform the market. Look for stocks with
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Lewis Braham writes: Contrarian funds can be a hedge of sorts, though a potentially volatile one as out-of-favor sectors tend to be cyclical and prone to booms and busts. Shorting is inherently dangerous as markets have been trending higher. Brian Singer at William Blair Macro Allocation Fund
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