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Warning: Top Healthcare Performers Now Overvalued

ShareOver the past five years, one sector has outperformed all others in the S&P 500: healthcare.Biotech stocks have led the way, with the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index climbing a whopping 520% since early 2009.The sector’s incredible run hasn’t dampened enthusiasm for the future, either. Healthcare stocks continue to receive bullish outlooks, and some are even taking on an air of invincibility.In […]

Stock Trading at Xoom Corp (XOOM): 2 Insiders Unload Shares …

Stock Trading at Xoom Corp (XOOM): 2 Insiders Unload Shares
By Melanie Erbaron August 6, 2014Companies, Finance, Financial
This week, Xoom Corp (NASDAQ:XOOM) saw two of its insiders complete stock dispositions. The sales commenced on Monday, at the hand of Director Kevin Hartz, who unloaded 7,425 shares of Common Stock for a weighted average price of $21.69 per share. The stock was […]

You should fear 'the banksters,' not the stock market – The Week

My colleague Ryan Cooper argues that one key factor in millennials missing out on the current stock market boom is distrust in the financial system. Like very many millennials, he is apprehensive about becoming an investor, and cites numerous financial scandals from the past five years as events that have influenced this view:I hear “we’ll help you design the investment […]