Why does everyone complain about Mutual Funds?
I’ll tell you why…They’re expensive! That’s one reason we use a lot of ETFs and other types of index funds here at Alhambra. Here’s an excellent primer on ETFs from the Wall Street Journal:...
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Who Owns The Market?
Before 1950, if you asked who owned stocks, the answer was very straightforward: wealthy individuals. Ninety percent of all equities were owned by the household sector, concentrated in the wealthiest...
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Careful What You Wish For…
So be careful what you wish for ‘Cause you just might get it And if you get it then you just might not know What to do wit’ it, ’cause it might just Come back on you ten-fold Eminem, Careful What You...
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No Place To Hide
It was a nasty week for investors with almost no place – or at least no logical place – to hide. Of the 16 broad market ETFs I monitor on a daily basis, only one, was higher on the week – IWM, the...
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Frustrated Yet?
The last year has been a tough one for investors. There are a few places one could have booked a double digit gain in the last 12 months but not many and certainly not in assets that are in the...
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The Weekly Snapshot
Top News Headlines Migrant crisis grips Europe. China finds a way to stop market from falling; trading suspended for parade. US stocks resume slide, down 3.4% for the week. ECB contemplates new round...
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The Weekly Snapshot
Top News Headlines October best month for stocks in four years. Valeant troubles continue. Pfizer, Allergan consider merger. Earnings, earnings, earnings. CNBC botches Republican debate. Debt deal...
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The Weekly Snapshot
Top News Headlines 129 Dead, Over 500 injured in Paris Attacks Retail stocks bludgeoned after earnings reports Republicans and Democrats Debate, America Appalled At Choices Stocks fall, bonds rally,...
View ArticleIt’s A Snap
Snapchat, a company that describes itself as a camera company yet makes no cameras, went public last week at a valuation of $24 billion. The company is growing fast, revenue up from $58 million to $405...
View ArticleWhy does everyone complain about Mutual Funds?
I’ll tell you why…They’re expensive! That’s one reason we use a lot of ETFs and other types of index funds here at Alhambra. Here’s an excellent primer on ETFs from the Wall Street Journal:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Who Owns The Market?
Before 1950, if you asked who owned stocks, the answer was very straightforward: wealthy individuals. Ninety percent of all equities were owned by the household sector, concentrated in the wealthiest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Careful What You Wish For…
So be careful what you wish for ‘Cause you just might get it And if you get it then you just might not know What to do wit’ it, ’cause it might just Come back on you ten-fold Eminem, Careful What You...
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No Place To Hide
It was a nasty week for investors with almost no place – or at least no logical place – to hide. Of the 16 broad market ETFs I monitor on a daily basis, only one, was higher on the week – IWM, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Frustrated Yet?
The last year has been a tough one for investors. There are a few places one could have booked a double digit gain in the last 12 months but not many and certainly not in assets that are in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Weekly Snapshot
Top News Headlines Migrant crisis grips Europe. China finds a way to stop market from falling; trading suspended for parade. US stocks resume slide, down 3.4% for the week. ECB contemplates new round...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Weekly Snapshot
Top News Headlines October best month for stocks in four years. Valeant troubles continue. Pfizer, Allergan consider merger. Earnings, earnings, earnings. CNBC botches Republican debate. Debt deal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Weekly Snapshot
Top News Headlines 129 Dead, Over 500 injured in Paris Attacks Retail stocks bludgeoned after earnings reports Republicans and Democrats Debate, America Appalled At Choices Stocks fall, bonds rally,...
View ArticleIt’s A Snap
Snapchat, a company that describes itself as a camera company yet makes no cameras, went public last week at a valuation of $24 billion. The company is growing fast, revenue up from $58 million to $405...
View ArticleTesla Isn’t A Car Company
We have the luxury, the honor, of speaking to a lot of individual investors here at Alhambra. Whether they are clients or future clients (optimism is my default condition), the most common view of...
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