February 2019 - Sheaff Briefs

What Is This Thing Called Volatility, Really?

“What is this thing called love, this funny thing called love?” is Cole Porter’s well-sung query, asking the Lord in Heaven above: “Why should it make a fool of me?” Recent market volatility has had many investors asking a similar question about the investment market. “Stock market volatility is a great way to test your nerves as an investor,” writes Leslie Albrecht in MarketWatch.com. The Volatility 101 lesson here for investors, as Albrecht correctly points out, is this: “There’s a [...]

Income Investments Take Center Stage Entering 2019

Income investments represent a popular “meme” for pundits these days, and for good reason. In offering innovative portfolio solutions for Sheaff Brock investors who want a balance between risk-avoidance and higher returns, income investments are taking center stage as we enter 2019. “After a tumultuous few weeks in the markets, the steady income offered by yield-focused investments looks very attractive,” Andrew Bary writes in Barron’s. The two drivers, Bary points out, are these: following the erratic market movements, the steady [...]