I regularly host webinars for subscribers to my Dividend Hunter and Dividend Hunter Insiders services. Over recent months, I have fielded numerous questions about a coming potential market crash. I know many investors believe a crash is imminent and are scared about the values of their portfolios. I want to share my thoughts on the […]
Author: Tim Plaehn
A Rare Opportunity to Pick Up a Blue Chip Paying 7.5% and Currently On Sale
In November 2020, I added AT&T (T) to my Dividend Hunter recommendations list. At the time, a 7.2% yield with potential for annual dividend increases seemed like too good of a deal to pass up. For the next six months, I looked like a smart stock picker, as the AT&T share price appreciated by 13% […]
Finding Safety and Yield Out of 581 Preferred Stocks
Nearly every day, I hear from my newsletter subscribers expressing concern about a possible stock market “crash.” The crash prediction gig is a good one, with excellent compensation and no accountability. Still, whether or not the markets are due for a tumble, we should be aware of the risks in our portfolios and have some […]
Are You a Gambler, Guesser, or Investor? The Answer May Surprise You
Recent articles, such as this one from the Wall Street Journal, highlight the explosion in options trading by individual investors. As the article notes: “By one measure, options trading by individual investors has risen roughly fourfold over the past five years, according to Cboe data.” I believe we live in a culture with a lot […]
Retirement Investing Shock: $1 Million Is No Longer Enough
Recently, Bloomberg highlighted a research report on retirement investing that found a large percentage of relatively affluent Americans believe it will take “a miracle” for them to be able to stop working and retire. Part of me was shocked, but the other part understood those feelings on retirement investing. The Bloomberg article sourced a 2021 […]
Prepare Your Portfolio for a La Niña Winter
It’s only September, and natural gas prices are already skyrocketing in Europe and the United Kingdom. A forecast La Niña weather pattern, plus lack of energy security, could leave Europeans and Brits either sitting in the cold and dark or force the companies into a bidding war for U.S. sourced natural gas. My sources in […]
How Much Can You Make in Three Years From Just One Dividend Stock?
If you buy stocks for capital gains, it is currently a difficult market in which to invest and earn acceptable returns. Today’s hot stock is very likely to crash tomorrow. The winners of 2020 are falling in 2021. And despite the big daily gains you see on the financial news and tremendous price volatility, the […]
Top 10 Reasons I Love Dividends, And You Should Too
Over the decades, I have seen friends, relatives, and acquaintances lose their entire investment portfolios due to stock market crashes. Some of these folks, along with many, many other investors, gave in to fear and sold at the worst time in the markets. In truth, the human nature pushes most investors to follow the greed […]
Dividend Hunter Readers Made Triple-Digit Gains, And We Don’t Even Care
DDividend Hunter subscribers who followed my advice in April, May, and June 2020 have had the good fortune to see the shares on their dividend stocks they purchased then gain up to 300% since. And it was not just one or two dividend stocks. There are a few dozen dividend stocks on the Dividend Hunter […]
Why I Don’t Check Prices on My Dividend Stocks and You Shouldn’t Either
With my work, I spend most days sitting in front of the computer, researching dividend stocks, writing about dividend stocks, and communicating with my subscribers about dividend stocks. And yet, I rarely take notice of individual stock prices. I check how my total account balance is faring for the day, but couldn’t tell you which […]