5 Tricks For Managing Your Credit Score
 In the modern age, getting rid of debt has various implications. There’s the simple idea of lowering bills, living a debt-free lifestyle or simply putting yourself in a position …
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Brazil Confidence Plummets To Record Low As Central Bank Admits Currency War Defeat
Four and a half years after Brazil’s FinMin Guido Mantega first re-introduced the world to the term “currency wars,” it appears the Brazilians have admitted defeat. Amid what Goldman calls a sharp …
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Mortgage Insurer MGIC Investments Upgraded From Buy To Strong Buy
MGIC Investment Corporation (MTG) is a holding company which, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation, is the leading provider of private mortgage insurance coverage in the United …
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Prospect Capital, And The Best Stocks For 2015
The following is an update to the Best Stocks for 2015 contest. In December of last year, I wrote that I expected to see Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) generate returns of 40% or more over …
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European Bond Market May See Nasdaq 2000 Style Collapse, AXA’s Haley Says
We’re now officially two weeks into the ECB’s trillion euro PSPP wherein Mario Draghi will do his best Haruhiko Kuroda impression by monetizing all the government debt he can find …
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5 Top-Ranked Balanced Mutual Funds To Minimize Risk
By creating a diversified portfolio of both stocks and bonds, balanced funds ensure that they harness the inherent strengths of both classes of instruments. Most of the competently managed funds …
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Ackman Explains The Transition To Pershing Square 2.0
Since Pershing Square Holdings went public last year, Bill Ackman used a portion of this year’s annual letter to investors to explain the large cap activist investment strategy followed by Pershing Square Capital Management (which manages PSH) and …
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Morning Call For March 25, 2015
June E-mini S&Ps (ESM15 -0.06%) this morning are up +0.08% on increased M&A activity as Kraft Foods jumped 16% in early pre-market trading on news that it will merge with …
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Next Up At The Fed: Quantitative Tightening
The Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates later this year, and foreign central bank policies may compel it to sell off Treasury and mortgage-backed securities—reversing Quantitative Easing. Historically, the …
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Consoldiation Flavor Of The Day
The US dollar continues to consolidate in uninspiring activity. There is little technical indication that the downside correction is over. At the same time, US interest rates remain softer, and today’s …
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