From the knowledge in your head to the products in your home, smarter is better, right? Well, one thing’s for sure—more smart home products are making inroads into our homes these days. A smart home device, according to Carley Knobloch, smart home expert for HGTV, is connected in some way via Wi-Fi or similar technology […]

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Looking for a really liquid asset? No, we’re not talking “I-can-sell-this-easily-if-I-need-to” liquidity, but rather “it’s-drinkable” liquidity. We’re talking about wine investing. (And is it considered a portfolio if there’s more in there than port? Maybe it’s a winefolio.) You don’t have to be a hedge fund manager to build and maintain a wine cellar; it […]

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Investing in fine wines has been popular for decades, but recently fine whiskey has become a sought-after investment. High-end whiskeys can fetch top dollar at auction, such as a specialty collection of Macallan Scotch whisky aged between 50 and 65 years, which sold for nearly $1 million earlier this year. (And before you ask, the […]

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Have you ever stopped to wonder if the state your investment portfolio calls home is the same state you call home? Unlikely. But our new “Find Your State of Investing” quiz helps you answer that very question. Plus, you may just gain some fun insights into how your personal preferences can impact your investment decisions. […]

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Remember investment clubs? Popular in the 1980s, they were a way to exchange knowledge about trading, back in the pre-internet days when getting information was difficult. Today, information is a mere click away, but investment clubs can still be a good way to learn about investing money and buying stocks. Have Fun, Learn, Have More […]

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As interest rates continue to be low, where should you search for yield? Should you consider adding preferred stock to your portfolio? Although the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has gradually been raising its key short-term interest rate since late 2015, interest rates remain historically low. As of mid-August, the 10-year Treasury note yield was roughly […]

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Many yield-seeking investors look to stocks that have historically paid high dividends as a potential means of generating more income than can be found in bank savings vehicles. Although consistent dividends are not guaranteed, and even the bluest of blue-chip companies can fall on tough times, when the return on Treasury bonds is barely breaking […]

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Is investing in growth stocks, and particularly those with large market capitalization, back in vogue? If the performance of the Russell 1000 Growth Index (RLG) vs. the Russell 1000 Value Index (RLV), and even compared to the S&P 500 (SPX), offers any indication, the answer might be yes. Over the last year, the large-cap growth-centric […]

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Are those cheap airfares to Europe and other far-flung destinations giving you the travel bug? Or are they bugging your portfolio more? In the past few years, discount carriers like Norwegian Air and Icelandair have staked a toehold in key airline hubs such as New York and Chicago. Newer aircraft that can fly longer have […]

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Music-streaming company Spotify has filed to go public, sometime in March or April, only it’s choosing to do so in an unconventional way, via a direct listing. Over the past decade, direct listings have been few and far between. There have been six of them on the Nasdaq since 2006 and Spotify’s would be the […]

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