Over the past 10 days, a period where the S&P 500 has traded sideways, REITs and MLPs are down 8% and 6%, respectively, as measured by the Vanguard REIT ETF ($VNQ) and the JP Morgan Alerian MLP ETN ($AMJ). Individual REITs and MLPs got hit harder.  The popular Realty Income ($O) and Martin Midstream ($MMLP)...Read More

Covestor produced the following video featuring Charles Sizemore, the manager of the Dividend Growth Portfolio and three other models at Covestor. For more information, see the Dividend Growth Portfolio’s profile page, which includes performance and recent portfolio moves.Read More

What do you get when you have a second-term American president eager to secure a positive legacy and a European continent desperate for economic growth? If all goes well, you’ll have a game-changing free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union. The agreement—tentatively called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (“TTIP”)—will potentially...Read More

The annual InvestorPlace contest has a host of double-digit winners, including $DDAIF and $INTC. It has been an interesting ride for the stock market in 2013, with the S&P 500 up about 16% year-to-date. So how are the stock pickers faring in our Best Stocks for 2013 feature, which was meant to provide 10 buy-and-hold picks that deliver...Read More

In volatility we haven’t seen since the Fukushima disaster, Japanese shares dropped by 7% on Thursday before bouncing off of those lows later in the day.  Ouch! The ostensible cause?  Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated that QE Infinity might—just might—come to end if U.S. economic data improve, and China’s PMI came in lower than expected. ...Read More