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.

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.

Bottom Fishing Stock Market Turnaround Situations

…What once may have been a respected, widely-held large cap stock is now a despised and embarrassing penny stock subject to exchange delisting. Many times these companies go bankrupt and stockholders lose everything. Other times a turnaround develops that offers favorable short-term trading opportunities. Some turnaround situations even prove to be long-term stock market winners going forward. It is important to recognize that a stock can represent a good investment risk even if it’s highly likely to decline in price and eventually become worthless. Let me explain…

Global Growth & Income ETF Portfolio Update

A lot has happened since we introduced our Global Growth & Income ETF Portfolio back in April of this year. Emerging market equities have underperformed and U.S. Treasuries have outperformed. View our updated ETF Model spreadsheets.