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Top 5 Stocks To Invest In 2018

One of my favorite pair trade ideas for 2017 is to short the US market, perhaps via the SPY or S&P 500, and go long an international market which a much cheaper valuation. The S&P500 rose 10% in 2016 while most other markets around the globe had flat or negative returns.

Let’s take a look at the top 5 reasons why you should be short the S&P500 in 2017.

1. The Fed Might Actually Raise more Than Once

The Federal Reserve stated they would raise interest rates 3-4 times in 2015 and 2016 yet only raise once. In 2011 to 2014 they said they would start raising....More>>>

Top 10 Safest Stocks To Invest In Right Now

What HNWs Want That Advisors Aren’t Doing

Comments Flood In on DOL Fiduciary Rule Delay

Quick Action on DOL Fiduciary Rule Unlikely With Acosta Confirmation

Institutional investors in private equity have been increasingly satisfied with the asset class over recent years, and a big majority has a positive perception of the industry, alternatives data provider Preqin reported Thursday.

“This is largely due to private equity’s strong performance and record distributions, which have met or exceeded most investors’ expectations,” Christopher....More>>>

stock market research

Small business optimism for the month of August showed a modest decline and also missed expectations. While economists were expecting the headline index to increase from 94.6 up to 94.8, it actually declined down to 94.4. As shown in the chart below, small business optimism remains below its average of 96.0 going back to 2000 and is well off of its current cycle high of 100.3 back in December 2014.

stock market research: Zions Bancorporation(ZION)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Jon C. Ogg]

In the super-regional banks that are not money center banks, Regions Financial Corp.....More>>>