It may or may not surprise you to hear that since January 1, 2000 the S&P 500 is up 24.59%. However, we bet you’re absolutely surprised to hear that during the same time period the equal weighted S&P 500 is up 152.86%. These numbers come to us courtesy of our good friends at Dorsey Wright […]

Many people are confused about the liquidity of ETFs. That’s why we decided to make it the topic of our weekly podcast. Tom and Brendan discuss liquidity and whether or not daily volume is important to ETFs in this week’s Mullooly Asset Management podcast. We thought the best way to illustrate trading volume’s importance to […]

On this week’s Mullooly Asset Management podcast Tom and Brendan discuss high frequency trading. This topic has been getting tons of coverage this week because of the 60 Minutes episode many people saw on Sunday night (March 30, 2014). The episode featured an interview with Michael Lewis about his new book. The book is based […]

Historical returns can sometimes convey misleading information to investors. In March of 2014, investors should be especially wary of mutual funds touting exceptional five year returns. Tom and Brendan discuss why funds are going to start promoting their five year numbers in this week’s Mullooly Asset Management podcast. Take a moment and travel backwards in […]

Missing a market run-up is not something investors desire. It makes them feel left out, nobody enjoys that feeling. But how do you know when it’s time to move money back into the stock market after a big decline, like in late 2008 for example. Tom and Brendan talk about just that in this week’s […]

One of the biggest unspoken concerns that investors have is avoiding another 2008. Throw that one in there with “how to know your advisor isn’t Bernie Madoff” and “how to not miss a big market run-up” and you’ve covered the “trifecta”. In this week’s Mullooly Asset Management podcast, Tom and Brendan discuss how investors could […]

A problem that many individuals face today is how to get cash flow out of their investments while also growing their money for the long term. Putting an entire portfolio into yield oriented investments doesn’t provide the best opportunity for long term growth, in most instances. So how do you find a happy medium? In […]

It’s only the end of February, but a common theme of 2014 (so far) has been investors’ desire for more income. They’re chasing it more than ever and are hungry for income based investment ideas. In this week’s Mullooly Asset Management podcast, Tom and Brendan share some thoughts about this need for income. What they […]

In this week’s Mullooly Asset Management podcast Tom and Brendan discuss ETFs. ETFs (exchange traded funds) are something we’ve discussed several times in our weekly podcast. This week’s focuses on why more advisors and brokers aren’t offering ETFs as investment options to their clients. With over 1500 ETFs in the United States alone, a shortage […]

Do you know what a Master Limited Partnership is? In this week’s Mullooly Asset Management podcast Tom and Brendan discuss the risks of MLPs. They explain what Master Limited Partnerships are and share a recent example of how risky these investments can sometimes be. The title of this post, “Under the Boardwalk”, draws its name […]