Dividend Investing

Why You Can’t Trust Share Buybacks

Why You Can’t Trust Share Buybacks

Dear Investor, Share buybacks have become the rage for companies with large amounts of excess profits or free cash flow. Wall Street analysts love share buybacks as a way to “return capital to shareholders,” and many boards of directors give a lot of weight to what the analysts who follow their companies say. My opinion […]

When a Drop in Share Price is a Good Thing

When a Drop in Share Price is a Good Thing

Dear Reader, Last week, one of my recommended stocks, Starwood Property Trust (STWD), announced a $400 million secondary offering of common stock. The new shares will go to institutional investors and typically get priced at a discount to where the stock currently trades. As a result, the STWD share price dropped 3.5% the day after […]

How to Make Market Volatility Work for You

How to Make Market Volatility Work for You

Dear Reader, The recent stock market volatility reminds me again of the power of reinvesting the income from your dividend investment strategy. Once you understand the compounding power of dividend reinvestment, you realize that it’s very good for your long-term wealth when the stock market goes through a period of decline. It’s something my Dividend […]

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Traditional Retirement Planning is Broken – Here’s Your Fix

Dear Reader, A recent Wall Street Journal article, “The Rules of Retirement Spending Are Changing,” did not bring good news. Instead, the article clearly reveals that traditional financial planning rules for retirement will not work for those who have diligently saved to fund a comfortable life after decades of work. I want to propose a […]

Trade of the Week: TWTR

Trade of the Week: TWTR

Market volatility is back and it has resulted in quite a bit of options action.  One options chain that has been very active lately is Twitter (TWTR).  The popular microblogging site has seen its stock drop substantially since the latest earnings release.  Just this week, current CEO Jack Dorsey announced he is stepping down to […]

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Good Management Matters – Here’s How to Find It

Dear Reader, Recent earnings coming out of the retail sector show how important management decisions have become in this era of supply chain challenges and high inflation. Stocks have stopped moving in tandem with their peers. Those who can pick the best companies, with the best management teams, as their investments will significantly outperform the […]

Trade of the Week: SBUX

Trade of the Week: SBUX

Retails stocks have seen a lot of options action lately including Starbucks (SBUX).  The coffee giant normally trades about 55,000 options a day, but saw nearly double that on a day last week when the stock was up about 2%. Over 80% of the action was in calls, which tends to be a bullish sign.  […]