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The Motley Fool
April 7, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
Investors: See No Risk, Hear No Risk The fact that the VIX index is lower today than its average value going back more than 20 years does suggest that investors are being complacent about the risks associated with owning stocks.   |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Is It Time to Get Back Into Stocks? One indicator Wall Street has been watching. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Are You Prepared for a Market Correction? Volatility is coming -- get ready for it. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Is Wells Fargo a Buy? Goldman Sachs upgraded Wells Fargo from "neutral" to "attractive," citing the Wachovia acquisition as a long-term earnings driver. Is their analysis correct? |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
A Cheaper Way to Lock In Profits If you're looking to take advantage of a strategy that could help you preserve most of the money you've recovered in the past two months, there's good news: It's a lot less expensive to protect yourself than it was earlier this year. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
When Will the Wild Price Swings End? Better question: How can you profit from them? |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2010
Morgan Housel |
The VIX Says Sell? Bull! A lot of investors are getting fired up about the VIX, the "fear gauge," lately. Is it time to sell? |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2008
Andy Louis-Charles |
Is Now A Good Time for the S&P? The S&P 500 has recently fallen to levels unseen since the start of the Iraq War in 2003. The question is, are investors better or worse off owning it? |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
On Sale: 3 Stocks of Super-Safe Companies Outstanding businesses at discount prices. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
What's Next for Stocks? After the best quarter since 1998, what can you expect, and how should you react? |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
This Bull Market Is Dead -- What to Do Now It's time for investors to think proactively. |
BusinessWeek
October 25, 2004
Toddi Gutner |
Yellow Light On The Street? The VIX, a long-watched volatility index, is down, which could signal trouble for the stock market. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2010
Anand Chokkavelu |
Dow 11,000: Opportunity or Threat? Thoughts from some of our top analysts. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
How Long Should You Ride This Rally? Our concern shouldn't be how much the market has gone up or down, but rather whether its valuation is attractive or unattractive. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2012
Alex Dumortier |
5 Predictions You Won't See Elsewhere Financiers, pundits, and experts of all stripes who are always willing, around this time, to offer their predictions for the following year. |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Staring Trouble in the Face The S&P 500 officially doubled from its March 2009 lows last week. This was the fastest the index has ever doubled since its debut in the 1950s. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Best Bargain You'll Find Right Now Options have never been cheaper. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Biggest Market Opportunity: Cash? (No, I'm Not Insane) Stock investors should consider future opportunities in addition to existing choices: It's not about what you're not earning on the cash today, it's about earning premium returns on the investments you'll be able to make with that cash tomorrow. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Is the SPDR S&P 500 a Buy? A clear-headed assessment of the data may not support buying the S&P 500 just yet, despite the correction that began in May. |
BusinessWeek
May 28, 2009
Kalwarski & Levisohn |
Finding Higher Returns With Lower Risk There is surging interest in low-volatility investment strategies. Still, some investors are finding ways to make volatility work for them. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
6 Blue Chip Stocks to Beat the Market High-quality companies are cheap. One subset of Dow stocks looks even more promising. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2010
Geoff Considine |
Cracking the Code All portfolio strategies depend on the expected level of stock market volatility. The assumed future volatilities of equities and other risky assets have substantial implications for determining whether a specific portfolio is suitable to an investor's needs. |
The Motley Fool
September 5, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Time to Buy the Banks, but Which Banks to Buy? Rich returns await those who can sort good banks from bad. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Dow Breaks 10,000 in the Wrong Direction Burying the bull and minding the bear. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Dow 8,000? There is currently no shortage of investment professionals calling for a significant market correction. Would it be another great buying opportunity? |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Market Zigzags and Your Money Unless you stick with ultra-safe investments such as Treasury bills or bank CDs, volatility and investing go hand-in-hand. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
The Real Question Facing Stocks Price is what you pay; value is what you get. So what are we actually getting right now in the stock market? |
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Tom Lydon |
A Short-Term Hedge Funds based on the CBOE Volatility Index, otherwise known as the "VIX," may provide investors a way to profit in volatile markets. |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2010
Todd Wenning |
Why Now's the Time to Get Defensive When others are calm, get nervous about your portfolio, consider options strategies, and build a list of stocks you'd want to buy at 10%-15% below current prices. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
Robert Shiller Says Stocks Are Overvalued Again Ignore the GAAP gap and P/E10 at your own peril according to the Yale economist. |
The Motley Fool
July 7, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Great News for Investors: Stocks Yield More Than Bonds I think this means stocks are cheap. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Bear Rebuttal: The Market Is Pricier Than You Think This indicator is reliable. One of the central pieces of evidence for stocks' overvaluation is the cyclically adjusted P/E ratio. |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Don't Buy Stocks for the Wrong Reason This widely used indicator is worthless. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
5 Cheap Stocks, 1 Rich Trade Right now, two factors are combining to produce opportunities for enormous gains on specific stock option trades. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
His Dividends Are Bigger Than Mine Buy into healthy, growing, dividend-paying companies -- and then hang on to them. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2011
Morgan Housel |
A Few Wild Numbers on the Past Week One for the record books. Monday was the first time in 15 years that every stock in the S&P 500 closed in the red. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2009
Jim Mueller |
3 Strategies for Superior Returns Grow your wealth no matter what the market does with these investing strategies. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
The Investing Strategy That Keeps Giving The best results from dividends require patience, a long-term time horizon, and excellent companies for your investment dollars. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Don't Ignore These Cheap Stocks Values abound. Don't miss the boat. |
The Motley Fool
November 25, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
5 Signs Irrational Exuberance Is Back -- 2010 Edition Can you spot it when you see it? |
The Motley Fool
April 3, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Meet the Fear Index The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, also known as the VIX, is one way investors measure how volatile they expect the markets to be in the near future. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Easy Way to Find Big Dividends Choosing a solid dividend ETF can help you diversify your portfolio while giving you the benefits that dividend-payers offer. |
The Motley Fool
December 24, 2009
Morgan Housel |
A Terrible Decade for Stocks -- and Reason for Optimism What long-term history tells us about the next decade. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
How Long Should You Ride This Rally? This rally has been a great ride, but is it time to hop off? |
The Motley Fool
January 29, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Berkshire Shares Could Rise Another 20% The "index effect" -- the excess returns on a stock that is added to a major index -- is a well researched phenomenon. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
Libya: Hedging Against Black Swans Is it desirable to hedge your portfolio against the Black Swan type of risk? And if so, how does one go about it? |
Financial Advisor
December 2004
Christopher P. Parr |
Look Mom! I Beat the S&P Again! Legg's Value Trust---relative fund superstar or absolute media hype? |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
4 Stocks That Are Leading the Rebound in Dividends With their April dividend raises, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, and ExxonMobil added $1.9 billion to S&P 500 dividends |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
3 Stocks at Risk, and 4 That Are Protected Here are three individual stocks that look particularly vulnerable to a correction, and four that look well protected. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Can the Market Keep Rising? Short-term stakes on a long-term road. |
