Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Dear Reader, The official numbers finally show what we’ve all felt in our wallets for months if not years: Inflation is here. No wonder – 40% of U.S. dollars in circulation were printed in the last 12 months. Whether that inflation is here to stay or not, we as investors have to adapt. That’s why […]
Over the course of three days last week, I drove 2,100 miles from my home in northern Nevada to pick up a new travel trailer in southern Michigan. Although this trip was rushed (2,100 miles in three days is a lot of driving!), I always enjoy a long road trip. I thought it would be […]
Every quarter, companies report their earnings. And every quarter new investors ask what to look for in earnings reports from dividend stocks. Most companies follow a calendar quarter, so I will be digging through a flood of third-quarter earnings reports over the next four weeks. While I review hundreds of company earnings reports, I focus […]
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 […]
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% […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
