You hear a lot of obscure terms in the investing business, too many of them math-related for sure. But one key idea that far too many gloss over is “portfolio.” It sounds pretty complicated, but it’s not that hard to grasp. A portfolio is just a collection of investments. They are typically chosen at the same time with the purpose of providing the investor a range of asset classes. This is not the same thing as diversification, ...
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In afternoon trading on Friday, Energy stocks are the best performing sector, up 1.4%. Within that group, Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) and Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE: NFX) are two large stocks leading the way. The next best performing sector is the Financial sector, higher by 0.5%. Among large Financial stocks, Zions Bancorporation (NASD: ZION) and The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) are the most notable. Comparing ...
Penn Virginia (PVA) – Billionaire George Soros owns almost 9% of PVA and the company has officially put itself up for sale, hiring an investment bank to find a buyer for the company.Whiting Petroleum (WLL) – Billionaire John Paulson owns more than 6% of Whiting Petroleum. Paulson is an expert at M&A and merger speculation, and Whiting has also officially put itself up for sale, hiring consultants and investment banks to sell the company or assets. ...
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