The stock market and impeachment Howdy folks,
As of this time, the house will impeach and the senate will not convict. Whether or not they will convict should have no bearing on the house impeachment proceedings.
The interesting thing about impeachment is that it goes to a different level of legal procedure (i.e. executive privilege is much reduced in an impeachment as compared to a border wall issue [read: Roberts will vote for disclosure]).
The issue is what will be revealed during the investigation and how will that impact the voters. Right now, Trumps chances of reelection are about two points lower than whale shit. However, in 14 months, "the horse may learn to sing".
Impact on the markets? feh. WTF cares. The fundamentals of investing will not change, just some of the nuances. I've been driving under a yellow flag since the Ides of November - I see no reason to change.
And to think that you can be a part of this on your streaming device.
and so it goes,
peace,
rono
technical questions
The stock market and impeachment impeachment risks was 42% yesterday w/ vegas betting
2020 odds:
trump 1:1
warren 800+:100
biden 650+:100
sander 1000+:100
if it does go through, many states Trump maybe stronger and Democrats may loose house + 2020 president.
never seen so much corruptions recently
The stock market and impeachment
Vanguard Energy ETF: This Is The Time To Be Greedy When The Market Is Fearful
Roughly 25% Of ETFs Closed During Past Five Years FYI: Cumulative assets in the U.S. exchange-traded fund industry zoomed 90% during a nearly five-year period through last month and now hover around the $4 trillion mark, but this amazing growth story has a downside in that 24% of ETFs closed during that period and another 7% are rapidly declining, according to statistics from investment research firm CFRA.
CFRA last month bolstered its in-house research chops when it acquired data-and-analytics firm First Bridge Data LLC, and CFRA today held a media call that utilized First Bridge’s research muscle to provide an in-depth look at the winners and losers in the ETF space during the period from December 20
14 through August 20
19.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.fa-mag.com/news/roughly-25--of-etfs-closed-during-past-five-years-51860.html?print
Vanguard Energy ETF: This Is The Time To Be Greedy When The Market Is Fearful
Fidelity Fund's Big Bet On Juul Looms Large Amid Controversy: (FBGRX) You're conflating delivery mechanism (with various effects of their own) with addictive substances. The addictive substance in e-cigarettes such as Juul is nicotine. Same as in cigarettes, cigars, etc.
Cigarettes are
proven much more dangerous? Fair enough to say that cigarettes are proven dangerous. What one can't say is that e-cigarettes are proven to be less dangerous. Where are the
30 year studies? Oh, wait.
When even the
relatively toothless FDA (I agree with you on that) says that Juul hasn't proven its products to be safer, it seems fair to ask where's the proof (not just fragmentary evidence, but "proof").
https://www.wired.com/story/fda-juul-cant-claim-safer-cigarettes/Nicotine issue ignored?
https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/ctp-newsroom/fdas-comprehensive-plan-tobacco-and-nicotine-regulationFrom an investor perspective, Fidelity went out on a limb investing in a company where (according to the cited article) 80% of its revenues come from flavored products. The historical pushback on cigarette ads targeted at youths was well known before recent events unfolded. Foreseeable risk.
Vanguard Energy ETF: This Is The Time To Be Greedy When The Market Is Fearful https://seekingalpha.com/article/4293351-vanguard-energy-etf-time-greedy-market-fearfulVanguard Energy ETF (VDE) owns a portfolio of giant and large-cap U.S. stocks in the energy sector.
Summary
VDE’s portfolio of stocks consists of mostly giant-cap and large-cap U.S. energy stocks.
The ETF has not performed well in the past year due to weak demand caused by a slowdown in the global economy.
Fortunately, stocks in VDE’s portfolio are stocks with moats and have generated excessive cash flows from its operations.
The fund pays an attractive 3.5%-yielding dividend.
