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charlesrotblut

  1. Shareholders of companies that initiate or raise dividends get higher returns than those investing in non-dividend payers.
  2. I agree. @barronsonline: Cash rich technology funds should pay dividends. stks.co/402p
  3. Saw her a few years ago; great in concert. RT @ericjackson: likes Realize by Colbie Caillat on Ping po.st/3IRuO1 #iTunes
  4. Not sure what this says about box office sales, but there is no one in line for Men in Black 3. I'm happy with a quiet, empty theater.
  5. The S&P 500 is still inexpensive on a P/E basis, but Q2 earnings forecasts are being cut.
  6. $SP-500 The S&P 500 hovering above its 200-day moving average. Could be a support a level (fingers crossed). fsc.bz/Mtz #WORDEN
  7. In California? I'll speak in Sacramento on June 7 (stks.co/3zVa) and in Sunnyvale (stks.co/3zVb) on June 9
  8. Editor's pick: 'Piotroski: High F-Score Screen,' one of more than 60 stock screens on AAII stks.co/3zVQ
  9. Love the covers on Bloomberg Businessweek (@BW); the one on the new issue has me chuckling. It's funny, but sad at the same time.
  10. AAII Investor Update: Stocks Are Pricey, But Inexpensive stks.co/3zGW (My latest commentary)
  11. AAII Investor Update: Stocks Are Pricey, But Inexpensive stks.co/3yw0 (My latest newsletter to AAII members)
  12. Video of my interview on BNN with @hainsworthtv. We talked about investor sentiment & Facebook ($FB) stks.co/3ytc
  13. Data shows that much of the money coming out of domestic stock mutual funds is not being redirected to ETFs.
  14. Assets for domestic equity ETFs fell to $696.6 bil in Apr from $704.1 bil in March, per ICI.
  15. @mcuban It's important to note that not all individual investors are the same. Both @AAII_CI and I see differences in financial knowledge.
  16. @mcuban Both @AAII_CI and I are educating investors and some do know what they are doing, but yes there is still work to be done.
  17. Editor's pick 'From the Bookshelf.' Reviews of "The Indomitable Investor" & “Winning With ETF Strategies" stks.co/3yWq