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Q: Please provide your top 3 picks in the energy sector for growth and also 3 for dividend amount and stability.
Read Answer Asked by Terry on August 08, 2017
Q: Peter
From Morgan Stanley, i think, a well written little dose of common sense...
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NEW YORK – The S&P 500 closed at a new high on Wednesday in what analysts hailed as the accumulated result of several hundred million people waking up every morning hoping to solve problems and improve their lives.

The index finished up 4 points. Goldman Sachs strategist Bill Blake said the move was the result of unidentified marginal buyers being a little bit more motivated than unidentified marginal sellers. “We’ve now had 241 years of people in daily competitive pursuits to do things a little better, and those benefits add up over time. Mix that with some good luck and where we happen to be in the business cycle, and here we are,” he said. “My job is to sound smart, but you can explain this stuff to a five year old,” he laughed.

Corporations earned $5.89 billion in after-tax profits. Financial advisors and middlemen took in $710 million in fees. The difference, Blake said, would accrue to investors over time.

Analysts warned of several metric tons of dopamine and cortisol careening through the global economy, which they said created a near certainty of poor financial decisions. At some point, Blake said, these bad decisions create social proof and feed on each other, leading to recessions. “When is the next recession?” he asked. “I don’t know. Whenever the second mortgage you took out to buy a boat to appease your insecurity convinces your brother in-law to do the same, and his boat gives the boat salesman enough misguided confidence to become a day trader, and then all three of you crack under a collective bout of geopolitical bad luck or something. But we’ll move on.”

About 9,000 new businesses formed on Wednesday. Another 8,200 dissolved. Analysts expect the trend to continue, calling it an “unmistakable example of basic capitalism.”

Fifty-five million American children went to school Wednesday morning, leveraging the compounded knowledge of all previous generations. Analysts expect this to lead to a new generation of doctors, engineers, and problem solvers more advanced than any other in history. “This just keeps happening over and over again,” one analyst said. “Progress for one group becomes a new baseline for the next, and it grows from there.”

Three dozen political pundits yelled at each other on TV in front of an audience of 75 million. Meanwhile, a couple hundred million people were reasonable and productive in front of an audience of zero.

Just over 1,700 patents were filed at the U.S. Patent and Trade Office, with a few expected to change the world over the coming decades. “Pretty damn cool” said Sarah Donald, a PTO spokeswoman. “I wish more people paid attention to this kind of stuff.”

Facebook stock fell $0.23 to close at $169.16. Four-hundred seventy one news outlets covered the move. No one knows why.

Analysts expect more of the same tomorrow, with the trend continuing into next week.

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Read Answer Asked by claude on August 05, 2017
Q: Hello...a current answer please for Tuesday market - What to purchase for pure growth, risk not a factor, 3-5 year time frame - from above list or another suggestion?
Many thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Lucinda on August 04, 2017
Q: Hi 5i. In an answer to Joel today you said "to make sure he has his US PF in place." I have 25.5% of my well balanced PFs in US and am interested in VXUS or VEU. However I have 4.85% in US financials, 9% in US I.T, 4.7% in US Cyclicals and 7% in US Industrials. Should I have all US sectors? before I buy International? Must i go to 5% in one of these ETFs? I have no International. I;m looking to hold for a long time in my RRIF. I am a young 67. Please deduct credits as you see fit. I've been a member since April 2014 and still "lovin it". Thanks so much!
Read Answer Asked by El-ann on August 04, 2017
Q: I have just read a new article with a doomsday comment about another financial crisis being on its way. "The same problems that caused the financial crisis are back". I understand that no one can really predict things but given the strong upward trends that we have seen one could expect some sort of correction. To take a conservation approach how should one adjust their investment distribution. What sectors are less affected? and would ETF's or mutual funds be safer that stocks? What about bonds? This is probably worth a couple of credits. Thank you, Doug
Read Answer Asked by Douglas on August 04, 2017
Q: With all the talk with electric cars (tesla) what companies should i focus on that will provide the electricity to charge these cars, charging stations, and unique components used in these types of cars. Long term thinking.
Read Answer Asked by Tim on August 04, 2017
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