Tag: Dow Jones Industrial Average
Dow Drops 832 Points In One Day – Has A Correction Begun?
The stock market experienced one of the worst days of the year on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 832 points, more than 3%, the biggest lost since 8 months ago on February 8th. The S&P 500 dropped 3.3% to 2785.68. But the biggest losing major index was the Nasdaq Composite, which tumbled 4.1% […]
Stock Investing: What To Do Now…
After a strong October, the US stock market is once again trapped in a chokehold of European uncertainty. Sovereign debt worries in Europe’s biggest economies have investors the world over pulling their hair out. The tension is so thick you can cut it with a knife. Volatility in the marketplace is exceptional- and it’s only […]
Stock Market Investing: Will September Be Better Than August?
I’m sure more than a few investors are breathing a sigh of relief right about now… Why? August finally came to a close yesterday. And anybody who’s been watching the markets will tell you… last month was a doozy. Bad economic news mixed with extreme volatility made for one of the worst market performances in […]
Three Ways To Hedge The Market
It’s no secret the markets are struggling right now. In the last six weeks, the markets are down over 10%. It’s the first 10% correction in over a year. The markets are highly volatile. We’ve seen a number of 200 and 300 point daily swings. And who can forget the 1,000 point mini-meltdown. Investors have […]
Are These Dog Stocks For You?
Once a year I write about the “Dogs of the Dow” investment strategy. It’s a simple technique popularized a few years ago by book called Beating the Dow. It was originally published in 1991 and seems to have taken on a life of its own. The book describes a simple strategy. Just buy the ten […]
