3 of the Worst Stocks to Own in Retirement
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Wed Dec 31, 8:39AM CST
Source: Flickr user Trading Academy . Investors spend a lifetime building their retirement nest egg, so when it comes to picking the companies to keep in those portfolios during the golden years, not just any company will do. We asked three of our...
FSLR: 44.60 (+0.08), ANF: 28.64 (-0.12), CMG: 684.51 (-0.40), AEO: 13.88 (-0.01), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), PG: 91.09 (-1.31), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), CL: 69.19 (-0.85)
Investors Should Not Cheer Cheap Oil In 2015
Lawrence Fuller - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 8:19AM CST
SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), QQQ: 103.25 (-1.07), REZ: 58.91 (-0.88), DIA: 177.88 (-1.58), OIL: 12.54 (+0.04), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
The 3 Worst Stocks to Own in Retirement
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Wed Dec 31, 6:02AM CST
Source: Flickr user Trading Academy . Investors spend a lifetime building their retirement nest egg, so when it comes to picking the companies to keep in those portfolios during the golden years, not just any company will do. We asked three of our...
FSLR: 44.60 (+0.08), ANF: 28.64 (-0.12), CMG: 684.51 (-0.40), AEO: 13.88 (-0.01), MCD: 93.70 (-0.55), PG: 91.09 (-1.31), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), CL: 69.19 (-0.85)
Best ETF Strategies For 2015
Zacks Funds - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 4:14PM CST
Stocks are on their way to close this year on a strong note--with the S&P 500 index up 15% year to date-the third consecutive year of double-digit growth for the index. With the economy growing at the fastest clip in more than a decade, stocks...
SPLV: 37.96 (-0.47), EPI: 22.05 (+0.04), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), USMV: 40.48 (-0.46), VGT: 104.48 (-1.16), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
Best ETF Strategies for 2015 - ETF News And Commentary
Neena Mishra - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Dec 30, 10:56AM CST
Now may be a good time to take a look at your investment portfolio and re-position it for the investment landscape in 2015.
EPI: 22.05 (+0.04), XLF: 24.73 (-0.28), USMV: 40.48 (-0.46), VGT: 104.48 (-1.16), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
Late season strength seen for holiday sales
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 28, 1:19PM CST
IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
Bullish Sentiment Powers U.S. Retail Sector Into 2015
Orit Nathan Mahalal - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 28, 10:10AM CST
XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
Time To Go Shopping For Retail ETFs
Daniel James - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 26, 10:29AM CST
PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
Retail tailwinds start to pick up
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 1:59PM CST
PEJ: 35.73 (-0.04), BBY: 38.98 (-0.40), KORS: 75.10 (-0.28), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), RL: 185.16 (-1.07), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), FOSL: 110.74 (-0.70), COH: 37.56 (-0.30), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), VRA: 20.38 (+0.14), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), KATE: 32.01 (+0.04), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46), IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), AMZN: 310.35 (+0.05), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), HGG: 7.57 (-0.05), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), TIF: 106.86 (-0.56), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), PSCC: 54.47 (-0.62), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), PSL: 50.94 (-0.40), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)
2014 Holiday Season Retail Trends (Podcast)
Bob O'Donnell - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 7:51AM CST
Welcome to the weekly Tech.pinions podcast. This week, Ben Bajarin, Bob O'Donnell and Steve Baker discuss the holiday shopping trends for tech devices in US retail stores. We explore what is selling in US retail and talk about tablets, iPads, PCs,...
FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
Stars Align This Holiday Shopping Season
Russ Koesterich, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 21, 7:54AM CST
The holiday cheer did not last long. With Thanksgiving leftovers barely finished, sales reports came in suggesting a difficult start to the traditional U.S. holiday shopping season. The National Retail Federation's initial estimate of sales during...
FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
Retail trends to watch: Athleisure, P-E buyouts, and new online channels
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Dec 20, 9:17AM CST
SPLS: 18.12 (+0.09), AMZN: 310.35 (+0.05), NKE: 96.15 (-0.73), DKS: 49.65 (-0.44), ANN: 36.48 (-0.45), WSM: 75.68 (-0.83), ARO: 2.32 (-0.05), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), LULU: 55.79 (+0.04), RAD: 7.52 (-0.04), UA: 67.90 (-0.43), ANF: 28.64 (-0.12), CVS: 96.31 (-1.22), ODP: 8.57 (-0.04), ULTA: 127.84 (-0.93), WAG: 76.05 (-0.49), PETM: 81.29 (+0.13)
SPDR S&P Retail ETF announces quarterly distribution of $0.181
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 12:29PM CST
XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
The Current Economic Tale Told By Real Retail Sales
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 4:25AM CST
By New Deal Democrat Real retail sales is one of my favorite economic metrics. Depending on how it is measured, it has value as a long leading indicator, a short leading indicator for jobs, a coincident indicator, and a mid-cycle indicator. Let's...
IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), VDC: 125.24 (-1.27), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), XLP: 48.49 (-0.60), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), FSTA: 29.46 (-0.35), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), RHS: 104.48 (-1.64), FXG: 42.57 (-0.46)
Stabilizing Oil Prices, Federal Reserve Fuel Stocks Higher
at The Street - Thu Dec 18, 1:45PM CST
CNBC's 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel looked at the S&P 500's rally, which continues to gain steam thanks to the Federal Reserve.
AMZN: 310.35 (+0.05), CCL: 45.33 (-0.15), WU: 17.91 (-0.10), TLT: 125.92 (+0.24), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), MS: 38.80 (-0.20), MGI: 9.09 (+0.19), DNKN: 42.65 (-0.73), SPY: 205.54 (-2.06), EBAY: 56.12 (-1.10), GPN: 80.73 (-0.24), QQQ: 103.25 (-1.07), DIA: 177.88 (-1.58), IWM: 119.62 (-0.72), CRM: 59.31 (-0.12), KING: 15.36 (-0.31)
3 Sectors ETFs That Should Thrive On Low Oil Prices - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Dec 18, 11:01AM CST
Which sectors should benefit from lower oil prices?
USO: 20.36 (+0.07), XTN: 108.50 (-0.33), BNO: 22.70 (+0.23), PBJ: 30.49 (-0.41), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of SPDR S&P Retail ETF After 2.42% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Dec 17, 4:02PM CST
SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE:XRT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $91.29 to a high of $93.64. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.4%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $93.57 on volume of 4.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
XRT: 96.01 (-0.28)
EIA: Gasoline outlays in 2015 to be lowest in 11 years
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 17, 6:41AM CST
IYK: 104.76 (-1.07), SCC: 12.75 (-0.17), XLY: 72.15 (-0.29), IYC: 137.76 (-0.63), RTH: 71.65 (-0.30), PEZ: 44.66 (-0.22), XRT: 96.01 (-0.28), FDIS: 29.22 (-0.11), VCR: 116.88 (-0.37), PMR: 39.03 (+0.01), UGE: 98.81 (-0.21), RETL: 104.35 (-0.40), SZK: 27.82 (unch), UCC: 98.44 (-1.03), RCD: 88.60 (-0.17), FXD: 35.80 (-0.16), PSCD: 50.71 (-0.35)