In this week’s Economist there's an interesting article discussing how “the rich have become disillusioned with the people who look after their fortunes”. It quotes some research carried out by Harrison Group that found that 63% of wealthy Americans have lost faith in financial institutions and goes on to suggest […]
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Tough times for everyone but looks like it is beginning to get particularly challenging for those overcharging, under performing funds. It was always bound to come, but given the recession investors are talking with their feet and the incumbents are beginning to find life difficult. Two recent stories only go […]
It continues to be a terrifying ride for anyone brave enough to be trading stocks in financials and yet the most bought and sold stocks on Covestor in the last month are still in financial services. Strong trading activity in Bank of America (BAC) and Citi (C) continues even with […]
This week’s interview is with Covestor member Rita Mcquiston, aka Growthseeker. Rita is an active member of the AAII, regularly attending meetings in her home town of Portland. She has been trading for over 10 years based on IBD strategies, an approach that has seen her post an impressive 70% […]
We have been spending a fair amount of time recently going through feedback from our members, and prioritizing projects. We receive a number of great suggestions and are sorry for the delay getting them up on the website. The enhancements over the last couple of months have largely been behind […]
Although we already receive lots of great feedback from members to our support email we have decided to trial using a more public forum to let you share your views and feedback with each other (as well as with us) on how we can improve Covestor. The conversation is being […]
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have become a very popular form of investing over the last decade. These funds have substantially lower management fees compared to mutual funds and are traded just like a stock on the open market. In 2006 Ultra ETFs emerged onto the scene which gives the classification […]
This week’s interview is with Covestor member Jeff Pierce, aka Zentrader. Jeff lives in Vancouver and is author of the stock blog Zentrader.ca. As well as having become a regular on Seeking Alpha, he was featured this weekend by the leading Canadian broad sheet The Globe and Mail, in a […]
This week’s Wall Street Transcript Interview is with Covestor member Jeff Boarman, aka woodshedder. Jeff is based in Virgina and is author of the popular stock blog on ibankcoin.com, Technical analysis with Woodshedder. Jeff is largely a swing trader based on technical indicators. The system he publishes on Covestor is […]
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Investors have seen tremendous damage to their portfolios in 2008. With a return of -45.5% for the S&P 500 since 21st Nov 2007 it has not been an easy year in the market. Last week the New York Times pointed out that the S&P 500 could have its worst year […]