karchad

Bank ETFs: Dire Predictions Slam Lenders, Bankers, and Brokers

My gosh, somebody actually wrote a GOOD article on financials for Seeking Alpha! Hey, guy, with such good analysis, you're liable to ruin all the negativity that I need to make money off the doomsdayers! Cut it out!

Will Dividend ETFs Be Crushed By An Obama Presidency?

i think speculation as to Obama's effect on the market is just that: speculation (disclaimer: I'm a Republican).... I think market performance is pretty random concerning Republican/Democrat. It's skewed in favor of Democrats the last 13 years because of the good performance under Clinton, and the bad one under Bush (no judgments here). for those of you who are young, just because the market did well under clinton, and bad under Bush, I would caution you not to gamble your money with rash conclusions. To sum up, i think absolutely NOTHING can be predicted as far as the market is concerned. It's senseless to invest your money based on it.

Wednesday Outlook: The Bad News Is the Good News

I've been in DVY since 11/2003, and have an annualized yield still of just over 10%. Like any other investment, if you buy at the top, you suffer. If you buy decently, you can weather the bad times (and in fact buy more at low points). So his comment on DVY is a bit off.

Dividends Ripe for the Picking

I'm long DVY and have been buying during this underperformance. Besides the increasing dividend %, obviously it's a great long-term buy at these prices. Only the very short-sighted would point to temporary underperformance as a reason not to buy

Thursday Outlook: Range-Bound Trading

i would think that a trading range after a sharp market decline is bullish. At the top, I'd be scared, but at 10-20% down, i'll take a trading range for a few months anytime. The longer it goes on at this level, the more bullish it would seem to be, if one has patience