Every investor wants to see his stocks pay off – or he wouldn’t be in the markets. But finding the right investment, the ‘one’ that will bring profits, no matter what direction the overall markets take, can sometimes be challenging. The two simplest courses of action an investor can take to ensure solid returns are […]
Read MoreAmong the interesting trends I have been watching for most of the last two years, and that have emerged at least in part as a practical response to the global health crisis we continue to struggle with has been a shift in consumer focus towards health, wellness and fitness. Given the constant messaging about personal […]
Read MoreIt has become pretty normal over the last several years to see the Technology sector leading the market – after all, Technology is increasingly at the center of just about every part of our daily lives in one sense or another. During the pandemic, Technology has been both catalyst and a hindrance to overall economic […]
Read MoreGo for big income investments with large dividend yields. When it comes to dividend stocks, many investors are only interested in the larger and more established companies out there that pay back their shareholders. That’s because, while you can find some high-yield offerings in the smaller sections of Wall Street, the stability and scale that […]
Read MoreAs we move into the last few months of the year, the sad and simple truth is that, no matter how much we might want to be able stop including COVID-19 and its impact on every aspect of life in our daily discussions, the health crisis hasn’t gone away, but instead is showing more persistence […]
Read MoreAs recently as a few months ago, a lot of signs about the global pandemic seemed to suggest that the worst of the worst was over, and we could all finally begin to put COVID-19 concerns and commentary in the rear view. As contagious variants of the virus have emerged, however, it has become more […]
Read MoreIn a world of paltry 0.06% interest rates, these income stocks yield up to 10.2% Earning a healthy passive income isn’t easy these days. Despite rate and inflation fears all over the news, the national average interest rate for savings accounts remains at a measly 0.06%. And thanks to the massive bull run over the […]
Read MoreWith oil well above $50 a barrel, Chevron should be able to sustain its dividend. Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg Inflation is proving to be more enduring than passing, leaving investors on the hunt for reliable sources of income. Bonds are hardly the place to be. Even former bond king Bill Gross this past week called bonds “garbage,” […]
Read MoreThese stocks have at least a 2% yield, $100 billion in value and lots of stability. When it comes to investing, some frenetic traders think holding a stock for a year or two is considered “long term.” But for many small-time investors, a year or two is just the start of the journey. After all, […]
Read MoreHaving a contrarian temperament generally means doing the opposite of what most people would do. It’s a mindset that I’ve found very useful as an investor, because while most people tend to flock to stocks that are at or near all-time highs, I’m able to find excellent long-term opportunities at much lower, bargain-level prices. It’s […]
Read MoreBeing a value-oriented investor means that seeing stocks trading at or near all-time highs is actually a demotivating factor; that’s because value-based analysis compares the value of the company’s book of business against the stock’s current price. Since the market tend to inflate stock values, upward trends also tend to outpace the growth in profitability. […]
Read MoreDividends have long been a favorite of investment gurus from Warren Buffett to late Vanguard Group founder John Bogle, and it’s easy to see why. Who wouldn’t want to generate a steady income stream from their stock portfolio? Individual stocks can provide income, but dividend ETFs are an easy way to gain exposure to a […]
Read MoreThe Food Products industry in the Consumer Staples sector is an area of the market that tend to get overlooked because, let’s face it, it just isn’t very sexy. Even so, it is one of very few segments of the market that saw consumer-driven improvements in demand during the pandemic. That gave a lot of […]
Read MorePart of taking a smart, value-based approach to investing in the stock market involves keeping track of information on industry and economic trends that are likely to have broad residual impacts on market activity. One of the sectors that I think has a broad carryover effect on multiple other sectors in the economy is Energy, […]
Read MoreThe Tech sector has enjoyed a lion’s share of attention among all segments of the economy for a number of years. Throughout the pandemic, that attention only seemed both intensified and justified, as technology companies provided the tools that allowed much of corporate America to keep things going by shifting their workforces to remote working […]
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