by David Zeiler
The cost of Obamacare is turning out to be higher than all but a few critics had anticipated.
Health insurance companies have submitted their Obamacare rate proposals for 2016, and many requests are for increases in the double digits.
It wasn't supposed to be this way. In fact, the supporters of the Affordable Care Act promised that insurance rates would go down, not up.
Here's why things aren't working out as expected...
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by Tom Gentile
Forget about Greece, Portugal, China, and every other country that's making news these days…
The fallout from current (and likely future) debt crises will lead to turbulence in the markets, but it's the inevitable recovery that interests me right now.
We've seen this setup before. In every case where financial misadventure leads to bailouts, one thing is clear: Though the short-term movement of the stock market might lurch to the downside, it has always recovered.
And the American blue chips always lead that recovery. That's where our big opportunity is today...
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The recent disquiet over Greece has been threatening the markets and dominating the headlines, but the best course of action for investors right now is to view it as more noise than signal.
The Greek situation has taken years to play out, and the levels of non-hedged global exposure to Greek debt have been drastically reduced since 2010. There has also been plenty of time to mitigate the risk of contagion that could result from a Greek default or even an exit from the euro.
President Obama just doomed millions of hardworking Americans to the unemployment line and, at the same time, just made it harder for every retailer – large and small – to turn a profit.
This is the last thing you want to see as an investor as well.
Here's the latest reason why you should now think twice about holding retail stocks...
The falling Chinese stock market is a frightening spectacle, given that China has been a driving force behind global growth for decades.
by Jim Bach
The Eurozone and the Greek people are wondering what happens if Greece exits the euro.
The conventional wisdom is that Greece would abandon the euro, adopt the drachma, and then work to devalue it to boost export competitiveness and grow the economy.
The reality is not so simple...
There are numerous financial figures to analyze when determining which stocks to buy, and the beta of a stock is one of the most important.
That’s because the beta of a stock indicates its volatility.
Here’s everything you need to know about beta, and how to properly analyze the figure…
by Alex McGuire
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) own or finance income-producing real estate properties like shopping malls and office buildings.
They're similar to mutual funds because they provide investors stable income streams and capital appreciation.
Here's why REITs are such a unique investment...
