Don't Wait for Top Tick

In March 2009, both the Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSE ARCA: DIA) and the S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE ARCA: SPY) bottomed out, a culmination of the infamous 2007/2008 financial crisis for US equity markets.
DIA traded as low as $64.78 in that month, whereas SPY traded as low as $67.10; from then onwards, neither index has looked back, and one of the greatest bull markets in US stock history has ensued.
On Friday, DIA closed at $177.65 and SPY closed at $206.52. Yesterday, DIA closed at $179.36 and SPY closed at $207.47. To say that these indexes have had quite the run over the past six years is self evident.  (more)

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Top 10 Stocks for 2015

Early projections for 2015 are just starting to roll in. While forecasts vastly vary, they are so far ho-hum at best.
Investment powerhouse Goldman Sachs predicts the broad-based S&P 500 benchmark will end next year at 2,100. That’s less than a meager 2% above where the index currently sits. That projected paltry gain is the kind more typical from stodgy bonds, not stocks.
Deutsche Bank sees the S&P 500 climbing to 2,150 by the end of 2015, a modest 4% advance. (more)

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2015 Investing in the VIX, 3 VIX Funds to Own for 2015: iPath S&P VIX-Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE: VXX), ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (NYSE: UVXY), VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN (NYSE: TVIX)

Historically, the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index — or VIX, for short — has been a bellwether benchmark for measuring the volatility of the U.S. financial markets.
Its formula is fairly simple: Take a mathematical estimate of how investors believe the S&P 100 Index option (OEX) will move in the next year using a calculation based on the disparity between current OEX put and call option prices.
In that equation, the VIX rises when put option purchases move upward and declines when call option activity is robust.
In general, a “read” on the VIX is the result of that formula over a 30-day trading period. A high VIX figure means traders fear a volatile market environment. (more)

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17 High-Yield Oil And Gas Pipeline Stocks

Oil & gas pipeline operators with highest dividend yields originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Stocks from the basic material sector could complement your portfolio and hedge it against strong commodity price increases. One industry from the basic material sector with the highest yielding stocks is the oil and gas pipeline industry.

39 companies are linked to the industry of which 37 pay dividends. Combined they have a total market capitalization of USD 800 billion. Nearly 60 percent of the industry players have a yield over 5 percent and some have a really great dividend history. Thanks to the share gas boom it’s now possible that more pipeline infrastructure is needed. The average industry yield amounts to 4.72% and the P/E ratio is 33.40. - See more at: http://long-term-investments.blogspot.ca/2013/03/17-Oil-And-Gas-Pipeline-Stocks-With-Highest-Dividend-Yield-To-Buy-Now.html#sthash.7s0xY9Mn.dpuf

Oil & gas pipeline operators with highest dividend yields originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Stocks from the basic material sector could complement your portfolio and hedge it against strong commodity price increases. One industry from the basic material sector with the highest yielding stocks is the oil and gas pipeline industry.

39 companies are linked to the industry of which 37 pay dividends. Combined they have a total market capitalization of USD 800 billion. Nearly 60 percent of the industry players have a yield over 5 percent and some have a really great dividend history. Thanks to the share gas boom it’s now possible that more pipeline infrastructure is needed. The average industry yield amounts to 4.72% and the P/E ratio is 33.40. - See more at: http://long-term-investments.blogspot.ca/2013/03/17-Oil-And-Gas-Pipeline-Stocks-With-Highest-Dividend-Yield-To-Buy-Now.html#sthash.7s0xY9Mn.dpuf

Oil & gas pipeline operators with highest dividend yields originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Stocks from the basic material sector could complement your portfolio and hedge it against strong commodity price increases. One industry from the basic material sector with the highest yielding stocks is the oil and gas pipeline industry.

39 companies are linked to the industry of which 37 pay dividends. Combined they have a total market capitalization of USD 800 billion. Nearly 60 percent of the industry players have a yield over 5 percent and some have a really great dividend history. Thanks to the share gas boom it’s now possible that more pipeline infrastructure is needed. The average industry yield amounts to 4.72% and the P/E ratio is 33.40. - See more at: http://long-term-investments.blogspot.ca/2013/03/17-Oil-And-Gas-Pipeline-Stocks-With-Highest-Dividend-Yield-To-Buy-Now.html#sthash.7s0xY9Mn.dpuf

Oil & gas pipeline operators with highest dividend yields originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Stocks from the basic material sector could complement your portfolio and hedge it against strong commodity price increases. One industry from the basic material sector with the highest yielding stocks is the oil and gas pipeline industry.
39 companies are linked to the industry of which 37 pay dividends. Combined they have a total market capitalization of USD 800 billion. Nearly 60 percent of the industry players have a yield over 5 percent and some have a really great dividend history. Thanks to the share gas boom it’s now possible that more pipeline infrastructure is needed. The average industry yield amounts to 4.72% and the P/E ratio is 33.40.  (more)

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The 5 Best Sectors for 2015

Next year should see some interesting action in the stock market…
The news on the economic front has been good, and some economists are thinking about raising their fourth-quarter GDP estimates after solid wholesale trade reports and continuing low levels of jobless claims.
Even with a luke warm Thanksgiving, consumers are feeling pretty good as a result of the fall in gas prices that has put additional cash in their wallets. I do not think the Federal Reserve will be in any great hurry to raise rates. (more)

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2014 Review and 2015 Predictions

Miles Franklin, Published on Dec 23, 2014
On his weekly podcast, Andy Hoffman discusses plunging oil prices, gold and silver, the Swiss National Bank, the FOMC meeting last week, holiday retail sales and manipulation of all markets.
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