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Intellectually and Emotionally, Investors Wear Different Eyeglasses

"Intellectually, we all know that, over time, the stock market goes up," says Sheaff Brock Managing Director Dave Gilreath (as well he might, looking back over no less than four decades in wealth management). In fact, a chart (shown below) of S&P 500 returns over the past 40 years shows "mostly good years mixed in with a few scary ones." Of course, few clients look at their investment account statements only once per year, Gilreath admits; a chart showing quarterly, [...]

Income Investments in 2019 | Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors

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 [...]