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43 Thoughts About Investing and the Economy. 1.

43 Thoughts About Investing and the Economy

According to a Wells Fargo survey, only 27% of millennials say "time is on my side for my savings/investments to grow. " Please, please make financial education mandatory in school. Drugstores Turn to Wellness, Natural Foods Keep Growing. This is an archived story.

Drugstores Turn to Wellness, Natural Foods Keep Growing

The information and any links may no longer be accurate. Changes at Walgreens show how the lines between drugstores and grocery stores are blurring. They are morphing into "wellness" centers that help people stay healthy, carrying everything from fresh food to smoothies, the kind of products common at Whole Foods. CVS and Rite-Aid are piloting similar approaches. "There's a groundswell of the American consumer who's recognizing that it's cheaper to stay healthy than it is to go to the doctor," Thom Blischok of market research firm Booz & Company told Natural Foods Merchandiser (NFM).

"Affordable health and wellness as an industry is somewhere between a $150- to $300-billion new business," he says. Walgreens has been transforming its NYC-based Duane Reade subsidiary into an upscale chain that offers organic produce, wraps and salads, smoothies and even sushi and local beer. Growth in the Natural Foods Industry. How to Buy Individual Stocks. There are many methods for investing, and each has its own benefits and risks. Buying individual stocks is somewhat more difficult and riskier than investing in a diversified portfolio or mutual fund, but you have the opportunity to see skyrocketing gains if you choose correctly. Historically it has made sense to buy individual stocks as the market as a whole has greatly increased, but many companies have failed and have brought their stocks down with them.

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Morningstar Stock, Mutual Fund, Bond, ETF Investment Research. Best Mutual Funds. AllianzGI Wellness Fund (RAGHX) Performance The fund has returned 39.63 percent over the past year, 20.27 percent over the past three years, 24.82 percent over the past five years, and 8.85 percent over the past decade.

AllianzGI Wellness Fund (RAGHX)

See more RAGHX performance Summary The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in wellness-related companies. About Biozoom. Jump to Top Share biozoom is dedicated to the advancement of reflection spectroscopy as a commercial technology.

About Biozoom

Today's biozoom technology can be used by anyone, anywhere, as a health and wellness diagnostic tool. CNNMoney - Business, financial and personal finance news. CNNMoney - Business, financial and personal finance news. INVESTING. Magazine. Recommended Stock Market and Swing Trading Blogs. Like reading blogs?

Recommended Stock Market and Swing Trading Blogs

I do. The blogosphere is jam-packed with stock market and swing trading bloggers pumping out some exceptional articles and news stories. So, on this page, I have listed a few of the ones that I especially enjoy reading. Got a favorite blog that you read? Let me know in the comments below. Ino.com Traders Blog Adam has some good general market analysis and trading updates. Ino.com Traders Blog » StockCharts.com StockCharts.com is my go-to source for stock charts and their blog posts are usually very informative. StockCharts.com » The Kirk Report Charles doesn't post very often but when he does it is worth reading. The Kirk Report » On The Edge This is the blog for Alan Farley, author of The Master Swing Trader. Visit On The Edge » Chart Swing Trader. The 22 Rules of Trading. The 22 Rules of Trading We give you Master Trader Dennis Gartman's 22 Rules of Trading, many of which you can apply to all sorts of life situations, as well as the markets.

The 22 Rules of Trading

Every day, Dennis Gartman gets up at bout 2:30 AM and writes an information packed 4 page newsletter on the world markets, oil, currencies, commodities political happenings and much more. He is read by the major trading houses and traders all over the world, as they stumble bleary eyed into work, grabbing the Gartman Report to find out what happened as they slept and to get insight as to what the issues of the day will be, and suggestions on how to trade. Dennis puts his trades on public display and talks you through his logic. It is a most remarkable work, and I find it a key part of my struggle in trying to keep up with what is going on. How to Buy Individual Stocks.