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214: Should You Trade Currencies (Forex) Like Soros?

July 25, 2018 by David Stein · Updated August 31, 2021

How the foreign exchange market works and how George Soros made more than $1 billion shorting the British pound in 1992. Why currency trading today is more like gambling than when Soros made his billions. Why trading closed end funds can be more profitable than currency trading. Photo by Central European University In this episode you’ll learn: How does foreign exchange trading work and why is it like gambling.Who are the principal players in the foreign exchange market.How George … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: closed-end funds, currencies, currency devaluation, currency trading, forex, Soros (George)

191 Plus: Market Sell-Offs and Emotional Investors

February 10, 2018 by David Stein · Updated May 12, 2021

This week February 10, 2018 on Money For the Rest of Us Plus, we look at how frequently market corrections occur. We analyze how the current sell-off has impacted market internals, such as trend, momentum and the level of fear. Then we look at fundamental data such as earnings and inflation to see if there has been any deterioration to justify further market declines. We look at data from Jack Bogle's expected stock market return model to see that over a 10-year period the stock market … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: closed-end funds, speculations, stock market losses, valuations

187 Plus: More On Yield Cos, Small Cap Stocks, Real Estate and Closed End Funds

January 13, 2018 by David Stein · Updated April 29, 2021

This week January 13, 2018 on Money For the Rest of Us Plus, we revisit our yield co discussion from Plus Episode 186 and look at how yield cos appears to be changing. We review the allocation to U.S. small company stocks in the model portfolios. We look at when return of capital distributions for closed end funds are okay and when they should be a concern. Finally, we analyze the relationship between real estate cap rates and interest rates and provide an update on the current … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CHI, closed-end funds, REITs, renewable energy, small cap stocks, YieldCos, YLCO

175 Plus: Can A Bond Fund Lose Money? Updates on Wunder and Peer-to-Peer Lending

October 6, 2017 by David Stein · Updated April 29, 2021

This week October 6, 2017 on Money For the Rest of Us Plus, we look at how long it would take a long duration bond fund to recover losses from rising interest rates. We look at the unique structure of Wunder Capital's new fund. I provide an update on peer-to-peer lending performance and finally we look at an exchange traded note tied to the performance of closed end funds. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bond duration, CEFL, closed-end funds, LendingClub, peer-to-peer lending, Wunder Capital

MNY141 Plus: Currency Hedging, Closed End Bank Loan Funds and Investing In Economic Sectors

January 21, 2017 by David Stein · Updated April 29, 2021

This week January 21, 2017 on Money For the Rest of Us Plus we look at the risks of investing in bank loans via closed end funds. What does it mean to hedge currency risk and is investing in economic sectors likes technology, healthcare, etc. a viable strategy. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bank loan funds, closed-end funds, hedging

MNY050 Plus: Measuring Bond Fund Yields and a Closer Look At Closed End Bond Funds

April 4, 2015 by David Stein · Updated April 29, 2021

In this week's Money For the Rest of Us Plus episode, I discuss Why there aren't many investment opportunities currently The difference between SEC Yield, distribution yield and yield to maturity How to evaluate a closed end bond fund using BIT and DSL as examples. The episode length is 17 minutes. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Money Plus Tagged With: bonds, closed-end funds, yields

New Video Added: Lesson 10 of Learn To Invest In 7 Steps

December 18, 2014 by David Stein · Updated June 23, 2020

The most recent lesson in the video series Learn To Invest In 7 Steps is a screen cast on finding and buying a closed end fund. Lesson 10: Step-by-step Example of Finding and Buying A Closed End Fund … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio and Video Lessons Tagged With: closed-end funds

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