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Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors | Indianapolis | Preferred Stock Performance | Asset Class
30 Oct

Will Higher Interest Rates Huff and Puff Your House Down?

Ever since (think back approximately a year-and-a-half) rates began their slow upward movement, income investors have experienced a certain degree of worry about the “big bad wolf” blowing down their carefully constructed investment “abodes.” Thankfully, as Sheaff Brock senior portfolio manager JR Humphreys, CFA, CAIA explains, if you’ve “built” for the longer term (planning a longer holding period), there may be little reason for concern. In fact, Humphreys pointed out in an October interview with our SheaffBriefs editor, since December [...]

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Sheaff Brock financial planning advice for distribution phase of retirement
23 Dec

Sheaff Brock Addresses Angela’s Angst

Angela isn’t a real person, merely a “fictional amalgam” created by wealth manager Jerry Miccolis, CFP®, CFA, writing in the Journal of Financial Planning. But Angela’s concerns about her financial future, Miccolis claims, are very real indeed, typical of the angst many clients feel as they enter the “distribution” phase of their financial lives. “Readers of my prior contributions to the Journal will probably know how I would respond if Angela came to me,” Miccolis writes. “What advice would YOU [...]

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Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors - post-election investment strategies
21 Dec

In the Wake of the Election, Looking to the Long Term

“Myths abound, but when it comes to your portfolio, it doesn’t matter much which party winds up in the White House,” at least according to Anne Kates Smith, senior editor of the Kiplinger Report. Conventional wisdom might suggest that Republicans are more “business-friendly” than Democrats, yet when we look back to 1900, it appears Democrats have actually been slightly better for stocks. Dave Gilreath, Sheaff Brock’s Chief Investment Officer, isn’t getting rattled by the post-election turmoil, either. Gilreath’s outlook on [...]

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Sheaff Brock end-of-year financial planning for investments and financial tax planning
12 Dec

More Items for Your Year-End Financial Planning List

(Continued from “Some To-Do, Not-to-Do, & ‘It-Depends’ Items for Your Year-End List”) There’s no lack of financial planning and investment “tweaks” to consider as the fall season comes to an end, financial planning practitioner Paul Coan reminds Sheaff Brock investors. And, while some tactics may not prove best given your individual situation, others might have the potential to enhance tax savings at year-end and moving into 2017. As always, Coan cautions, it’s a good idea to speak with your CPA or [...]

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pharmaceutical manufacturing and investments | sheaff brock investment advisors
18 Nov

After the Recent Election, There’s New Reason to Love the Unloved

In certain oversold industries, it’s been a long, long stretch with stocks deprived of investors’ love and appreciation, observes Sheaff Brock Chief Investment Officer Dave Gilreath. Over-regulation and disfavor have swung the “affection pendulum” away from certain basic areas of our economy, Gilreath points out, including: pharmaceuticals industrials “traditional” energy (coal, natural gas, oil) After all, Gilreath reasons, with an aging population, the importance of pharmaceuticals and medical devices isn’t going away. Similarly, as the Energy Xchange emphasizes, “renewables have [...]

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index income strategy requires long-term strategy and patience
18 Oct

In an Index Income Strategy, Optimism and Patience are at a Premium

Investment clients who are bearish on equities—or who do not have the patience to wait through market corrections—need not apply, at least not for becoming invested in the Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors Overlay Strategy. That’s because this particular strategy is intended for long-term, time-premium capture strategy, and is not a trading strategy designed for quick gains. How does the strategy work? For each of three subsequent months, portfolio managers: Sell put options on an S&P 500 ETF (exchange-traded fund) Buy [...]

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emotional investing financial news of the day instead of long-term investment strategy
19 Sep

Focus Away from the News “Of The Day”

Is following the financial media the best way for investors to stay informed? Do all those news broadcasts about stock quotes and stories of the day help investors make wise decisions? The answer, at least in the view of Jay Mooreland, author of The Emotional Investor, is a resounding “NO!” Think about the material presented by the typical financial news program, Mooreland told our Sheaff Brock investment team. Stock quotes? They are “of the day.” News stories? “Of the day.” [...]

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