fund has taken very large stakes in Sovereign and Home Depot- link to other trades by this activist hedge fund

A smart way to protect yourself from rising gas prices is by hedging your annual usage using one ETF. A hedge is an investment that is taken out specifically to reduce or cancel out the risk in another investment. The ETF is UGA- United State Gasoline Fund L.P. It trades on the NYSE just like any other stock like Microsoft, IBM or Apple.

A good starting point for income investors is the S&P Dividend Aristocrats list, which features companies that have increased their annual dividend payments every year for more than 25 consecutive years. I have selected the 20 highest yielding stocks in the index, along with their ticker, P/E ratio, dividend yield and dividend payout ratio.

The ballooning US trade deficit is good news for the world’s sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). Current assets controlled by Sovereign Wealth Funds are estimated to be $3 trillion. They are expected to reach at least three times this amount over the next five years.