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Sheaff Brock, ducks with heads underwater signifying downside risks,
15 Sep

When Diversifying Has Too Many Downsides

Strategies for Concentrated Equity Positions Part One: Covered Calls Whether through love or happenstance, like many investors, you may have ended up with a very large investment position in one company or in several companies within the same industry. Perhaps you received stock from an employer as part of your retirement package. You might have inherited shares from a beloved family member. You might have intentionally built a big position in the shares of a company you admire. Whatever the reason [...]

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Late-Year Investing | Sheaff Brock Perspectives
20 Nov

Important Things to Keep in Mind for Late-Year Investing

Not for naught has September been dubbed “the banana peel month” and October the “jinx month” for investors, Sheaff Brock Managing Director Dave Gilreath observes wryly—some of the largest “slip and fall” and “crash” incidents seem to relate to late-year investing. To be sure, the worst September ever for the S&P 500 (a 30% drop) happened a long time ago. Still, with six more September investing drops since then, the month of September has the dubious distinction of having surpassed [...]

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Salzinger Sheaff Brock | Mark Salzinger | Exchange-Traded Funds | investment strategy
18 Aug

The Anomalies and Advantages of Exchange-Traded Funds

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), often described as “baskets” of marketable securities, contain anywhere from 30 or 40 stocks to thousands, with the typical ETF containing companies numbering in the hundreds. Asked to compare owning ETFs to owning individual stocks, Sheaff Brock joint venture partner Mark Salzinger sees the “baskets” as a risk-reduction strategy, because with ETFs, investors are exposed to a broad range of companies. In fact, through ETFs, investors can gain exposure to “satellite” or niche positions, Salzinger adds—anything from [...]

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Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors REITs portfolio performance investing in apartments
04 Aug

REITs – The Timing may be Just Right

Investment income can be rather hard to find these days, as you’ve no doubt noticed. With interest rates in “the 2’s,” (not to mention the risk of principal loss when, as Kiplinger predicts, those rates likely rise), it’s time to get strategic, taking a broader look at portfolio possibilities. When both stock and bond markets become more unpredictable, Sheaff Brock feels it becomes important to diversify into assets that are less correlated with traditional stock, bond, and cash holdings. [...]

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apartment reits in diversified real estate & income portfolio sheaff brock investment advisors
09 Jun

Make Room for REITs in Your Portfolio

Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, are companies that own, and in most cases manage, income-producing real estate. In today’s environment, REITs may make a lot of sense for investors seeking diversification and yield. Perhaps you’ve avoided owning income-producing real estate because you’re uncomfortable losing liquidity. Since REITs trade on major exchanges like stocks, they offer the potential for a more liquid stake in real estate. In fact, as Investopedia explains, the three primary advantages of REITs include: active [...]

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Sheaff Brock REITs portfolio investment strategy
05 May

The Importance of REITs in a Diversified Portfolio

A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a company that owns, and in most cases operates, income-producing real estate. In today’s environment, Sheaff Brock Managing Director Ron Brock explains, REITS can make a lot of sense for investors searching for diversification and yield. While direct ownership of income-producing real estate typically means loss of liquidity, REITS trade on major exchanges like stocks and can provide investors with an extremely liquid stake in real estate. In fact, the three primary advantages [...]

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Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors Indianapolis Mid-Cap Performance analysis
07 Apr

Neither Too Big Nor Too Small, Midcaps May Turn Out to be “Just Right”!

Most investors are accustomed to paying attention to small company stocks (they’re exciting) or large caps (they’re familiar), but often need to be reminded of a third, sometimes “forgotten,” asset class that has the potential of being (as Goldilocks would put it) “just right” for their portfolios. With the necessary caveat that “past performance is no guarantee of future results,” Sheaff Brock Mid-Cap 10 portfolio manager Paul Coan likes to point out that midcap stocks tend to be more stable [...]

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Sheaff Brock Mid-Cap 10 One-Two Punch
28 Mar

The One-Two Punch Potential of Mid-Cap Stocks

Market capitalization? Just a fancy name for a straightforward concept, says Investopedia.com. The market value of a company’s outstanding shares is calculated by taking the stock price and multiplying it by the total number of shares outstanding. (It’s a misconception that the higher the stock price, the larger the company, Investopedia goes on to explain; the true value is affected by the number of outstanding shares each company has in addition to its price.) Used to be, stocks fell into [...]

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Sheaff Brock perspectives on investing for retirement dividend income and growth
27 Jan

Not Your Grandfather’s Retirement Portfolio

“We are living in an interesting time,” says Sheaff Brock Director and National Sales Manager, Jim Murphy, “and three factors are going to make all the difference when it comes to retirement planning.” Those factors are: Longevity Low capital market expectations Low interest rates (with the threat of ‘rising interest rates’ looming) Murphy believes that, “The idea of basing your sole retirement income on dividends and interest [from your investment portfolio] can be a challenge for investors facing retirement. Investors [...]

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Sheaff Brock | Mid-Cap stocks may be just right asset category; just like Goldilocks' chair
13 Jan

Could Mid-Cap Serve as the Goldilocks Asset Category?

Remember the story of Goldilocks and how the little girl tried sitting in each of the Three Bears’ chairs? After rejecting the first two chairs because they were the wrong size, she tries the third: “Ahhh, this chair is just right,” she sighs. Most investors look at small stocks (they’re exciting) or large cap stocks (they’re familiar). But midcap stocks can be the “forgotten” asset class that may turns out to be “just right,” points out Sheaff Brock portfolio manager [...]

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