A typical trade-off for most high-yield investments is that they pay non-tax-qualified dividends, which would be taxed at your marginal income tax rate. Not a lot of investors know that there is a way (outside of qualified retirement accounts) to earn tax-advantaged, high-yield dividends. The benefits can be substantial. So let me show you how […]
Author: Tony Daltorio
Get Dividend Rewards from the ChatGPT Craze
It seems like everyone is rushing to cash in on the artificial intelligence (AI) craze unleashed by ChatGPT. This is especially true for companies in the technology industry. Companies from Microsoft to Google to China’s Baidu are all rushing to create the best chatbot. No one yet knows what company, if any, will come out […]
Look at This Retail Winner from South of the Border
Fomento Económico Mexicano (FMX), known as FEMSA, is a very interesting company that traces its origins to an 1890s brewery in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. Now a Mexican multinational beverage and retail conglomerate headquartered in Monterrey, FEMSA operates the largest independent Coca-Cola bottling group in the world as well as the largest convenience store […]
The Brand-Name Giant That’s Doing a Huge Profit Turnaround
2022 was a bad year for many companies… but not for consumer goods companies, which had a remarkably strong year. And this was despite a sharp rise in raw material costs and stretched household budgets because of inflation. Consumers swallowed big price increases in 2022 without batting an eyelid. Companies in the sector hiked prices […]
Apple’s Next Big Thing
Later this year, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook wants to cement his legacy by revealing the company’s ‘next big thing’. He hopes that Apple’s mixed-reality headset will become the next iPhone. The stakes are high for Cook because this is his baby – the first new hardware platform developed entirely under his leadership. The iPhone, […]
If You’re Worried About Banks, Invest Here Instead
During the current period of intense market volatility, some investors have grown fearful. For these concerned investors, municipal bonds, aka “munis,” are worth a look. Munis are issued by state and local governments, and generally pay tax-exempt interest at the federal and potentially state levels. Municipal bonds have played a vital role in building the […]
Netflix is Back on Top
2022 was a terrible year for the media industry companies. This was because competition among streaming services has come to an all-time high and consumers are getting pickier about their number of subscriptions. On top of that, companies are contending with lower ad revenue and more cord cutting. When Netflix (NFLX) reported it lost subscribers […]
The SVB Effect Is Spreading
The only thing markets are watching, at the moment, is the fallout from the Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) collapse last week. As nearly 50% of the global tech sector banked with SVB, it became an immediate, systemic economic crisis. Around the globe, central bankers and Treasury Departments spent the weekend looking to stem crises across […]
Invest for the 2023 Air Travel Boom
Airlines have become perpetual motion machines. The global economy is weak, fuel prices are rising, yet there is an apparently relentless demand for flying around the world. It’s an air travel boom. Here’s how to invest to profit from it… People all over the globe have flocked back to air travel as restrictions have ended […]
Profiting From a Messy Energy Transition
Everyone pretty much agrees that we will—eventually, at least—transition from a fossil fuel-powered economy to one powered by less polluting energy sources. However, as this energy transition gains speed, the risk of chaos emanating from it is rising. Here’s why… Today, investment in new oil and gas supply is well below what it was a […]