As you know, the composition of an Index changes over time and this scipt takes the Yahoo Finance page and retrieves all individual stock symbols for you and stores it in the tickers object.

Last couple of years were unprecedented in human history with the ultra low interest rates that were dominating the markets. We even lived to see some rates move into negative territory – something many economists though to be impossible. And in that environment, people went crazy hunting for yield.

When the Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) scandal blew up, I didn’t wait very long to sell my shares. It was immediately evident to me that this was different from some of the other bank scandals, like J P Morgan’s (NYSE:JPM) “London Whale” scandal.

Healthcare costs in the United States have continued to grow over the decades despite healthcare outcomes that are often worse than they would be in poorer countries.

Global manufacturing is showing signs of resurgent growth in the fourth quarter, but the expansion is being accompanied by rising prices. With oil prices rising in late November as OPEC agreed to cut supply, global manufacturers face further increases in their costs.

Few people expect politicians to write every word they utter themselves; reliance on speechwriters and spokepersons is a long-established political practice.

While computers that talk are great, computers that listen and respond are even better! If you have used an Amazon Echo, you know how simple, useful, and powerful the Alexa-powered interaction model can be.

Some investors love high-yielding dividend stocks. Yet historical performance shows that this investment style often disappoints with regard to total return. A spin on high yield investing can be found in the white paper High Yield, Low Payout by Credit Suisse.

A few months ago a reader point me out this new way of connecting R and Excel. I don’t know for how long this has been around, but I never came across it and I’ve never seen any blog post or article about it.

Previously I had written about a list of Don’ts that was listed in Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits. A classic investment book that is left out on most reading lists. Get the entire 10-part series on Warren Buffett in PDF.