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In The News: Oil, Housing, and Cryptocurrency
Let’s take a look at some market-impacting headlines from the morning of November 19, including volatile oil prices, pressure in the housing market, and the sustained decline in Bitcoin.

Nov 16, 2018

Plenty of Reasons for Prudence in Today’s Market
Image shown: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) share price performance since early 2016. Source: TradingView.Market volatility looks to be here to stay. Let’s take a look at some of the recent developments that have market observers concerned. Let’s also dissect recent commentary from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

Nov 16, 2018

Encana Adds Attractive Assets with Purchase of Newfield Exploration
Image Source: Encana third-quarter presentation. Encana already holds a nice presence in some of the most attractive oil-producing regions in North America, and its merger agreement with Newfield Exploration should only add to its appealing portfolio of unconventional plays.

Nov 13, 2018

In The News: Oil Price Slump Continues, GE Cutting Baker Hughes Stake, and Home Depot’s Outlook
Let’s take a look at some of the top stories from around the markets, including a number of energy-related headlines and what Home Depot sees in its near-term outlook.

Oct 31, 2018

Upstream Oil Major On the Upswing
Image Source: Author’s Calculations and SEC Filings. ConocoPhillips appears poised to grow its dividend thanks to a materially healthier balance sheet and an improving free cash flow profile. Volatile energy resource pricing will always be a long-term risk to the payout, but the near term looks bright for the upstream oil major.

Oct 25, 2018

Valuentum's ETF Reports
Image Source: Got Credit. Within each ETF report, we provide in-depth analysis and offer insights to help investors stay on top of key trends impacting exchange traded funds and their underlying industries, companies, and commodities. From evaluating the real estate cycle in REIT-focused ETFs to assessing the business dynamics of top holdings within consumer discretionary ETFs, for example, we focus on relevance and leave nothing important to the investment decision-making process out. Our ETF reports and ratings are completely forward-looking and bring the data to life with easy-to-understand analytics.

Oct 8, 2018

Best Ideas Newsletter Portfolio Not Bad Thus Far in 2018
Part of what we take pride in at Valuentum is telling things how they are. If things are going great, we let you know. If things aren’t going as good as they could be, we don’t hold back. In the year of crypto and cannabis, 2018 hasn’t been the best year for the simulated Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio, but it hasn’t been bad either.

Sep 24, 2018

Update on 5 Top Energy Stocks: KMI, ETP, EPD, MMP, XOM
We generally like the diversification provided in the Energy Select SPDR ETF (XLE) as one way to consider exposure to the energy resource arena, but let's get the highlights on some of the most-viewed energy-related ideas on our website: Kinder Morgan, Energy Transfer Partners/Equity, Enterprise Product Partners, Magellan Midstream, and Exxon Mobil.

Aug 28, 2018

ETF Analysis: Energy
Energy sector ETFs offer a diversified way to capture the potential for higher crude oil prices without being exposed to the capital budget decisions of any one operator.

Aug 17, 2018

ICYMI -- Podcast: 2nd Annual Nelson Exclusive Yearly Round Up Call
President of Investment Research at Valuentum Brian Nelson talks the markets, valuations, the economy, the consumer and various other trends from crude oil to cryptocurrency to geopolitical risks to corporate tax reform and beyond. Running time ~25 minutes.

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