by MarketArmor | Dec 29, 2018 | Featured, Wealthy Retirement
The rules of investing are simple: Buy low and sell high. That’s how you make money. But the methods investors use to choose which stocks to buy and which to sell are where it gets complicated. There are dozens of ways to select investments. Luckily, most of...
by MarketArmor | Dec 27, 2018 | Featured, Wealthy Retirement
The stock market is shrinking… And that fact should change how you invest. According to Wilshire Associates, which compiles benchmarks for U.S. stock markets, the number of public companies peaked around 7,500 in 1997. By last year, that number had dropped to...
by MarketArmor | Dec 26, 2018 | Featured, Wealthy Retirement
Fifty-one years ago, Suncor Energy (NYSE: SU) pioneered the development of Canadian oil sands. While it still has a strong position in oil sands, Suncor also focuses on wind power, biofuels and traditional oil and gas projects today. The Calgary-based company pays a...
by MarketArmor | Dec 24, 2018 | Featured, Wealthy Retirement
Are we in a new bear market? It’s the question on nearly every investor’s mind. While the S&P 500 hasn’t officially entered bear market territory yet (which is defined as a 20% drop from the high), the majority of stocks are, in fact, in a bear...
by MarketArmor | Dec 22, 2018 | Featured, Wealthy Retirement
Most people spend their working lives looking forward to retirement. It’s the reward for a lifetime of hard work, saving and sacrifice – so it’s funny that people spend a lot of time worrying about what could go wrong. Don’t get me...
by MarketArmor | Dec 20, 2018 | Featured, Wealthy Retirement
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are arguably the biggest development in recent market history. Investors are no longer held hostage to high fees charged by the mutual funds that once dominated the landscape for those looking to diversify. Today, the market landscape is...