Can Google, Facebook and Amazon Handle The Looming Blockchain Disruption?
You may be too young to remember when Yahoo, Altavista, Lycos, and Excite were the dominant companies in the emerging field of internet search. In 1998......(read more)
ETF Trading
Effective Trading Techniques for Financial Stocks
Stock trading is characterized by whipsaw activity in the financial markets. Stocks rise and fall owing to a myriad of factors including geopolitical......(read more)
iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (IWM), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (EEM) & More: Hedge Funds Are Bullish on These ETFs
Exchange-traded funds are a great investment vehicle that is suitable for many investor profiles. They are perfect for new and inexperienced investors......(read more)
Is David Einhorn Right to Stick to Value Investing in 2018?
There are many ways to pick stocks to your portfolio, but two main categories that stocks can be subdivided into are growth stocks and value stocks. Growth......(read more)
XPO Logistics Inc (XPO), Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT): Billionaire David Tepper’s New Stock Picks
Billionaire David Tepper is one of the most respected and most followed investors on Wall Street. The co-founder and CEO of Appaloosa, who was one of......(read more)
11 Largest Industries in the US by Revenue
The 11 largest industries in the US by revenue contribute the most to the U.S economy and employ tens of millions of people. The U.S is the richest......(read more)
LAToken Leverages Blockchain to Take Fractional Shares to Investors
Investments come in different shapes and sizes and sophisticated investors will definitely have heard about fractional shares. Fractional shares simply......(read more)
Saving Money by Switching Brokers: Online Trading Offers Cut Rate Costs
Investment fees are notoriously high with traditional brokers. Since land-based brokers operate with higher fixed costs, it makes sense that they charge......(read more)
8 Best Personal Finance Apps: Opportunity or Threat For Asset Management Companies?
What are the 8 Best Personal Finance Apps and what impact do these apps have on Asset Management Companies? The advancement of technology brought more......(read more)
Preferred Stock ETFs Face New Test
Preferred stocks offer the distinction of being unique hybrid instruments with qualities of both stocks and bonds. In that manner, they offer healthy......(read more)
SPDR KBW Regional Banking (ETF) (KRE) Offers Potential 59% Return In 45 Days For Bullish Traders
Interest rates have been a hot topic of conversation lately and JC Parets from All Star Charts thinks rates are going higher thanks to the relationship......(read more)
3 Active Vanguard Funds That Would Make Great ETFs
Vanguard ETFs have become a juggernaut in the world of passive investment management. They are widely used across retail, institutional, and retirement......(read more)
Are High Yield ETFs Becoming Too Hot To Handle?
Love is in the air this Valentines week and many income investors are smitten with the returns of their high yield investments. The steady march higher......(read more)
3 CEFs For Tax-Efficient Total Return
Income investors with large taxable accounts are consistently focused on maximizing their total return and minimizing the impact of taxes on their nest......(read more)
If The Market Gets More Volatile, Long Strangles Could Come In To Play
A long strangle is an option strategy that benefits from a large move in the underlying stock in a short space of time. The trader doesn’t care which......(read more)
10 Countries with Political and Civil Unrest in 2017
How countries with political and civil unrest in 2017 handle their issues, and in what manner, while likely be a factor in how some of your investments......(read more)
Real Asset CEF Yields 8%, Pays Monthly, Big Discount To NAV
If you are an income-focused investor, and you believe in the power and safety of real assets, then this particular closed-end fund (CEF) may be worth......(read more)
3 Core Bond ETFs That Are Coping Well With Rising Rates
A reader recently sent me a question asking why you would own a bond fund when interest rates are on the move higher. This type of sentiment is more than......(read more)
This 9% Yield Real Estate CEF Is Attractive
Income Investors are often attracted to real estate securities because they offer big steady yields. For example, the real estate sector ETF (XLRE) offers......(read more)
Is The Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) A Good ETF to Buy?
Hedge funds and other investment firms run by legendary investors like Israel Englander and Ray Dalio are entrusted to manage billions of dollars of accredited......(read more)
Is Fidelity Southern Corporation (LION) A Good Stock To Buy?
At Insider Monkey we track the activity of some of the best-performing hedge funds like Appaloosa Management, Baupost, and Third Point because we determined......(read more)
4 BlackRock ETFs For Steady Retirement Income
Retired investors are often looking for core exposure in funds that demonstrate low costs and steady income. These two attributes are key to maintaining......(read more)
Is Pengrowth Energy Corp (USA) (PGH) A Good Stock To Buy?
A whopping number of 13F filings filed with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been processed by Insider Monkey so that individual investors......(read more)
Is Independence Contract Drilling Inc (ICD) A Good Stock To Buy Right Now?
Legendary investors such as Leon Cooperman and Seth Klarman earn enormous amounts of money for themselves and their investors by doing in-depth research......(read more)
Here is What Hedge Funds Think About iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treas.Bond (ETF) (TLT)
Is iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treas.Bond (ETF) (NASDAQ:TLT) a good investment right now? We check hedge fund and billionaire investor sentiment before delving......(read more)
3 Mistakes To Avoid When Choosing The Perfect Closed-End Fund
The closed-end fund marketplace is one of over 500 offerings that span virtually every global asset class. This makes the landscape both ripe with opportunity......(read more)
Don’t Miss What Segantii Just Bought During Its Crazy Stock Buying Spree
Simon Sadler‘s Segantii Capital Management Ltd. was established in 2007 and is based out of Hong Kong. The fund, which mainly invests in Asia-Pacific......(read more)
Hedge Funder Whitney Tilson’s Three Short and One Long Picks
Whitney Tilson the founder of the New York based hedge fund Kase Capital Management recently shared the slide deck of his “Robin Hood” Investor’......(read more)
Life Is Good For Mortgage REIT ETFs
Real estate stocks have taken a beating in recent months as rising interest rates derail the momentum of this beloved income sector. Yet despite the dip......(read more)
Two Nano-Cap Pharma Stocks To Watch Right Now
Pharmaceutical stocks have had a tough year, with landmark ETFs like the PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals(ETF) (NYSEARCA:PJP) down about 18.7% since......(read more)
Is The PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (ETF) (QQQ) A Good ETF To Buy?
Insider Monkey finished processing more than 700 13F filings made by hedge funds and prominent investors. These filings show these funds’ portfolio......(read more)
5 Stocks Billionaires Were Dumping in Q3
Billionaire investors didn’t get to where they are (or get their bank accounts to boast that many 0’s) by being ordinary. Many made shrewd......(read more)
Hedge Funds Poured Into the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (ETF) (IBB) in Q3
Our extensive research has shown that imitating the smart money can generate significant returns for retail investors, which is why we track more than......(read more)
Investors Were Furiously Closing Their Shorts In These Tickers Ahead of the Election
The short interest ratio of a stock means the number of shares sold short by investors, divided by the total number of floating shares of that stock.......(read more)
Hedge Funds Are Selling CIT Group Inc. (CIT)
Looking for high-potential stocks? Just follow the big players within the hedge fund industry. Why should you do so? Let’s take a brief look at what......(read more)
Legendary Short Seller Jim Chanos Is Bullish On These Equities
Kynikos, the hedge fund of revered short seller Jim Chanos, recently disclosed its U.S public equity portfolio as of September 30, which contained assets......(read more)
Billionaire Julian Robertson Takes Out Huge SPY Hedge, Grows Bearish on Transportation Stocks
Tiger Management is a New York-based hedge fund founded in 1980 by legendary investor and billionaire Julian Robertson. The original ‘Tiger Fund......(read more)
Hayman Capital Closes Huge McDonalds (MCD) Put Position, Turns Its Bearish Gaze on This Health Stock
Kyle Bass became a kind of legend on Wall Street after he generated an annual return of over 212% the very next year after he founded his hedge fund Hayman......(read more)
Clinton-Backer George Soros Gets Out of Gold ETF Just in Time, Whiffs on Barrick Gold (ABX)
Billionaire George Soros has fought several battles in his life and won most of them. However, the election of Donald Trump as POTUS will probably go......(read more)
5 Reasons To Be A Dividend Growth Investor
As a dividend growth investor knows, it’s not exactly a secret that the U.S. stock market has been one of the greatest long-term wealth generators in......(read more)
5 Sizzling Options Plays From Billionaire Louis Bacon on Citigroup (C), Wells Fargo (WFC), More
Moore Capital Management, the New York-based asset management firm founded by billionaire trader Louis Bacon, recently revealed its U.S equity portfolio......(read more)
Stag Industrial Inc (STAG), New York REIT Inc (NYRT): Biggest Q3 Moves Made by REIT Masters Forward Management
Forward Management, the California-based multi-strategy hedge fund that was acquired by Salient Partners last year, recently submitted its 13F filing......(read more)
State Of The Market In 7 Charts – November 2016 Edition
It feels like we have almost packed a full year’s worth of stock market price action into just the last two weeks. With so many diverging market sectors......(read more)
This Hedge Fund Just Made A Massive Bet Against the SPY
Boston-based hedge fund Fort Warren Capital Management is predicting a doomsday scenario for equities in the coming months, if one goes by the latest......(read more)
Are Leucadia National’s Bets On Harbinger Group (HRG) & Gold Worth Considering?
Our data culled from the 659 funds in our database which filed 13Fs for the June quarter, and whose portfolios contained at least 5 long positions in......(read more)
Hedge Fund-Mimicking ETF Launched by Goldman Sachs
Last week, Goldman Sachs launched a new exchange traded fund (ETF) that will focus on the 50 most popular stocks that are ranked among the top-ten holdings......(read more)
Russia-Based ETFs Dominate List of Top Performing Emerging Markets ETFs
Emerging markets ETFs are having a great year. The largest two in terms of assets, the Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fd (NYSEARCA:VWO) and the......(read more)
Enhancing Your Income Portfolio With Dividend Growth ETFs
Investors who have entered the retirement phase of their life cycle or place great importance on income often have tunnel vision for high yield investments......(read more)
A Donald Trump Win Should Help These ETFs
With less than a week to go until the fateful US presidential elections, investors are on tenterhooks, as the election results could change the course......(read more)
10 Most Successful Investors in the World
These 10 most successful investors in the world don’t have much in common aside from their obscene net worths. They come from different backgrounds,......(read more)
