How Options Market Making Has Changed
The options market is vastly different now than it once was, thanks to computers. You can't compete with algorithms, so what do you do?
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Are Any ARKK Stocks Worth Buying?
After an incredible run, Cathie Wood’s fund has given back all those gains. Do these depressed prices make any ARKK stocks buy candidates?
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How to Manage Your Investments and Your Money with the Best Tools Available!
Go ahead and laugh at me. I so resisted texting and I admit, I still hate it. Call me old-fashioned, but I like to actually have a conversation. Texting just doesn’t pick up the nuances you can hear—or see—when you actually talk with I..
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5 Stocks that Changed My Life
In my 35 years with Cabot, there have been five stocks that changed my life. Here they are - plus three more that I like today.
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Best Investment Sites to Research Stocks
Get the best resources for learning about companies and stocks—plus, best news sites and online tools!
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Over-the-Counter (OTC) Stocks vs. Dark Stocks: What’s the Difference?
A new SEC ruling has caused confusion among investors about OTC stocks. But it might create a great buying opportunity, and reduce confusion.
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9 Best Investment Apps for Beginners
If you're just starting your journey into the world of investing, these are some of the best investment apps out there.
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Online Brokerage Stocks Still Stink Despite Record Account Sign-Ups
Online brokers reported booming activity and new accounts in March and April. So why are online brokerage stocks still underperforming?
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Why You Should Own Monthly Dividend Stocks
How would you like to own shares in a company that sends you a check every month, regular as Social Security? You can do so, with monthly dividend stocks.
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Growth Stocks or Value Stocks: Which Kind of Investor Are You?
Do you prefer growth stocks, value stocks or income stocks? If you don’t know, now is the time to decide, before the market rebounds from the election.
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In the Stock Market, the Readiness Is All
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In the Stock Market, the Readiness Is All
This Week’s Fortune Cookie
In Case You Missed It
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In this week’s stock market video, I point out that the major indexes have actually calmed down and traded sideways for more than a week. It’s a relief,...
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In the Stock Market, the Readiness Is All
Market transitions—and I’m not sure whether we’re in one now or are just getting faked out again—only cause major damage if you just sit there, either because you don’t have a plan, or you don’t have the emotional resources to take action. readiness...
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Capital Allocation
Every three to six months, I will revisit some of the important themes and strategies used by Cabot Options Trader since I became the editor.
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There’s No Reward without Risk
It’s easy to sell people on the promise of huge returns, but investors are in danger of underestimating risk.
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Selling Your DRIPs
From The DRIP Investor Most Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs) have expanded the ways in which participants can sell their shares, from sending a transaction request form via the postal service to telephoning sale orders or even going online to sell shares. Investors also the...
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Enerplus Corp (ERF)
The shares of this energy company have a 4.1% dividend yield, paid monthly. The company will announce earnings on August 8.
Enerplus Corp (ERF 22)
from Canadian Edge
Enerplus Corp (ERF) generated a total return of 42.3% for the first half of 2014 following a 50.1% for...
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How to Get Your Toe Back into the Market
Getting back into the market after a correction is like getting back in the water after a shark alert.
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What’s in Store for 2014?
What’s in store for 2014? This is a trick question—since you know we don't predict what the market’s going to do.
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In the Stock Market, the Readiness is All
We’re at an interesting point in the stock market. And by interesting, of course, I mean threatening as hell.
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Your Child Can Retire with Millions!
For today's Dividend Edition of Investment of the Week, I wanted to introduce investing with dividend reinvestment plans, or DRIPs. We have two Dick Davis Digest contributors who focus exclusively on investing with DRIPs, and others who recommend them occasionally. So DRIPs appear the...
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