Thursday, April 24, 2025
My Dividend Hunter service focuses on earning income from a portfolio of high-yield investments. When I read analyst ratings on the stocks I recommend, I often find the analysis has the wrong focus. Traditional stock analysis examines a company’s business results and growth prospects to value the share price. From there, an analyst determines whether […]
The rapid growth in the number of ETFs employing option strategies to generate high yields for investors has caused a lot of fund sponsors to try a wide range of option strategies and tactics. Of these, the so-called zero days to expiration (0DTE) strategy seems to show a lot of promise. The first 0DTE ETFs […]
The 10 highest yield dividend stocks going ex-div this week. These are some of the top dividend stocks for this week.
One big goal of Trump’s tariff scheme is to incentivize companies to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. Setting up new factories in the U.S. will require a lot of capital. Companies won’t pay for the construction out of free cash flow. They will borrow money for infrastructure and construction. Investing in the stocks of […]
Editor’s note: This issue was written ahead of the news that the Trump administration tariffs would be paused for 90 days for all countries except China. Crude oil prices have dropped 16% since April 1. Oil at $60 per barrel has significantly different implications compared to oil at $75. The commodity has fallen on the […]
Gold is a hot commodity and a popular investment. The precious metal has gained 19% this year to date, and 38% over the past 12 months. While I expect gold to continue to post gains, those profits won’t come in a straight line. The new world of option income ETFs enables investors to gain exposure […]
When the markets become volatile, as we have seen them do over the last couple of months and even more so with recent tariff announcements I am often asked about safe places to park cash and earn a reasonable interest rate. Recently, a new ETF was launched that provides an interesting alternative to money market […]
The value of gold continues to rise. The precious metal has gained 15% this year to date and is up 38% over the last year. Investors often choose to leverage gains in precious metals by investing in shares of gold mining companies. Gold miners generate profits by leveraging the price of gold, which is driven […]
For my high-yield-focused Dividend Hunter newsletter, I tend to steer away from recommending closed-end funds (CEFs). I have been known to call CEFs the “junkyard of Wall Street.” Still, when I discovered the Amplify High Income ETF (YYY), I had hopes of finding a fund that would select the best in the CEF world. It […]
Over the past few weeks, the major U.S. stock market indexes have tumbled into correction territory. Of course, falling stock prices lead to news reports filled with warnings about continued price declines, the potential for a bear market, and even an economic recession. Every time stock prices enter a downturn, news outlets and many investors […]
