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Stocks have recently made new 2009 highs. Volatility has declined. As confidence in the economy and financial markets improves, initial public offerings are increasing. The pace of corporate transactions is picking up as well. A surging stock market and rising capital market activity are often good for firms in the investment management business. Yet, large financial services firms… Read More »
The housing market is showing signs of stabilization. The free fall in home prices appears to have ended. Even though foreclosures are on the rise, strong increases in sales are enabling home prices to stage a modest rebound. Home prices as measured by the S&P/Case-Shiller index advanced 1.4% in June. This marks the second straight monthly gain for… Read More »
Industry wide ad revenue in the larger print segment declined 30% to $6.2 billion in the second quarter. Even the smaller online-only segment has not been immune to the recession. According to the NAA, online-only ad revenue fell 16% to about $650 million. Against the backdrop of shrinking demand for products and services, employers grew reluctant to increasing… Read More »
PowerShares Cleantech PZD, MarketVectors Environmental EVX, Fidelity FSLEX, China, and more … China has emerged as a major manufacturer of capital and consumer goods and much has been written about China’s economic miracle. Even though most of the world is mired in a deep recession, China’s economy continues to grow. The Chinese economy grew 6.1% in the first… Read More »
This article originally appeared in The Motley Fool on December 2, 2004. By explicitly considering the odds of a company growing faster than expected, investors can reduce the agony of watching share price and earnings-per-share trends diverge. Here are some mainstream ideas to get started in the right direction. Buying and holding companies with growing earnings per share… Read More »
The Fidelity and ETF Core and Focus model portfolios have gained at annualized rates of 14.6% and 17.8%, respectively since 1994. The model portfolios will be repositioned with new mutual fund and ETF recommendations on Thursday, March 28.
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THE GOOD NEWS JUST BEGINS!
DEC. 1993 to DEC. 2023| Fidelity Agg. Growth | 17.8% |
| Fidelity Growth | 14.6% |
| ETF Agg. Growth | 17.5% |
| ETF Growth | 14.3% |
| No-Fee Growth (inc. 2009) | 10.9% |
| S&P 500 | 10.1% |
DEC. 2013 to DEC. 2023| Win Rate | 91% |
| Avg. Holding Period | 2.6 months |
| Avg. Gain | 12.8% |
