Tag - long-term strategy

active management of individual stocks | Sheaff Brock
08 Jan

What Do Active Managers Do (That Index Funds Don’t)?

There are many people espousing the use of index funds, ETFs or other passive products, instead of using a firm like ours that provides active management of individual stocks (or like our sister company, Salzinger Sheaff Brock, that uses active management with a portfolio of ETFs and mutual funds), Sheaff Brock Managing Director Dave Gilreath reflected in an interview with our SheaffBriefs editor … It’s an old, old debate about which way to manage investments is better—you know, the active [...]

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28 Jul

Getting Strategic with Asset Allocation

When it comes to asset allocation, getting strategic means dealing with the big picture and working on ways to achieve financial goals over time, explains Mark Salzinger, wealth manager and a founder of Salzinger Sheaff Brock, LLC. Time horizon According to Salzinger, asset allocation should always be guided by the length of time the assets can remain in the market. As Salzinger explains, a one- to two-year time-frame will be marked by volatility. If you, as an investor, are unlikely to [...]

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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 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 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 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 Investment Advisors - Year-end planning strategies
25 Nov

Some To-Do, Not-To-Do, and ‘It Depends’ Items for Your Year-End List

As the fall season sets in, there are certain end-of-year planning techniques you can begin implementing, financial planning professional Paul Coan reminds Sheaff Brock investors. There are some not-to-do items as well, Coan adds, and some “it depends” tactics that may or may not prove best given your individual situation. Since several, although not all, of these checklist items involve tax planning, there are a couple of cautions: Speak with your CPA or other tax advisor before implementing any tax-related [...]

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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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