Top Ten Highest Quality Stocks in the USA

Here’s a list of what is arguably the top 10 highest quality stocks in the USA as of August 24, 2021.
Simple illustration shows how volatility and sequence of return affect your retirement nest egg.

Simple illustration shows how volatility and sequence of return affect your retirement nest egg.
What’s the Best Online Brokerage?

Online brokers are a proven smart way to invest. And they’re not just for do-it-yourself investors. In this article posted to Linkedin, I reveal how to select the best online broker.
Five Ways Protect Your Wealth in a Stock Market Crash

Learn more about protecting wealth with 1) Asset Allocation, 2) Market Timing, 3) Stop-loss Orders, 4) Structured Products including annuities, 5) Put options.
The Stock Market Crash of 1987

Here is how the Stock Market Crash of 1987 went down. Crash, volatility, consolidation. The bottom was in. There was no recession…. Critical rules for making money in the stock market: Don’t Sell at the Bottom in a Panic and Don’t Panic and Sell at the Bottom.
Online Broker Commission and Margin Rates Comparison Grid

Check out this Cost Comparison of Commission and Margin Rates at Interactive Brokers (IB), E*Trade, Fidelity, Scottrade, Schwab, TD Ameritrade and Vanguard. Talk to Successful Portfolios’ team of expert Certified Financial Planners and Chartered Financial Analysts. We’ll help you choose the best online broker to suit your investment management objectives.
Introducing SP Robo Advisor

SP Robo Advisor, powered by Institutional Intelligent Portfolios™, provides easy access to open, fund and view your account. • Simple enrollment process from your desktop or mobile device• Start investing in an ETF portfolio built by Successful Portfolios• Maintain easy access to your account to view investments and performance• Manage account using convenient features such […]
Mapping Your FinaMetrica Risk Tolerance Score to Portfolio Asset Allocation

Investors should periodically evaluate their risk tolerance with the help of a skilled financial advisor… The Risk/Return of a well-constructed investment portfolio stems from its Defensive/Growth split. Bonds are defensive assets. Stocks are growth oriented assets.
SP’s Low Volatility Strategy: Snapshot of Account “BEC1” Investment Performance using IB Portfolio Analyst

Presented in the graphic shown below is the inception-to-date comparative performance of Successful Portfolios’ Low Volatility Investment Strategy (BEC1) and a blended index of 70% Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF (VT) and 30% Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND). We prepared this presentation using Interactive Brokers Portfolio Analyst.
SP’s Mean Reversion Strategy: Snapshot of Account “EC1” Investment Performance using IB Portfolio Analyst

We present the inception-to-date comparative performance of Successful Portfolios’ Mean Reversion Investment Strategy (EC1) and the Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF (VT). We prepared the presentation using Interactive Brokers Portfolio Analyst.