1) The Bull is Back in Business Despite a lot of uncertainty on the geopolitical front, e.g. Greece, the EU and Ukraine, the bull managed to muscle its way back on to Wall Street this week, as both international and domestic equities had a good showing. Treasury bonds didn’t have it so good this week, as the slide in bond prices (i.e. the rise in bond yields) continued. Find out how all of the global markets performed in today’s leadoff podcast segment. 2) ETF Strategies: Gentlemen Prefer Preferred Stocks You’ve probably heard of preferred stocks, but what exactly are these hybrid-style securities, and when you should you own them in your portfolio? In today’s ETF strategies segment, I cover the lay of the land in prefer stocks, including which ETFs represent the best way to get your portfolio exposed to this income-generating asset class. 3) It’s Time for a Q&A
I get a lot of questions about all kinds of subjects, including many of the subjects I’ve covered in previous podca