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Why CEF Stocks Are Mostly A Junkyard… Except For Two
I regularly field many questions about specific high-yield investments. The questions often specify a closed-end fund (CEFs), and the investor asking often does not realize the high-yield stock symbol that caught their interest is a closed-end fund. Today, let’s look at CEFs, both pros and cons…lots of cons. CEF stands for closed-end fund. A closed-end […]
Sell These Five High-Yield Closed End Funds
My Dividend Hunter service provides a list of high-yield investments to build an income-focused portfolio. Many closed-end funds pay very high yields, so the conflux of my focus on high yield and investors discovering closed-end funds (CEFs) leads to many questions from my subscribers about specific funds. Let me share what I think about the […]
This Stock Is The Latest Short Squeeze From r/WallStreetBets
Shares of Rocket Companies (RKT) recently zoomed to a high of $43 without any apparent new news from the company. However, the stock currently has large short bets placed against it by hedge funds and appears to have garnered some bullish interest from day traders on Reddit’s infamous r/WallStreetBets forum. Roughly 45% of RKT’s available […]
FuelCell Energy Still Looks Overvalued
Hydrogen pure-play stocks outperformed the overall market in 2020 and continue to do well in 2021. Hydrogen-related investments have attracted investor interest, as bullish sentiment believe the element — which emits no greenhouse gas when burned or used in fuel cells — may be a viable option to help the world meet its climate goals. […]
You Could Be Missing Big Gains on Dividend Stocks By Chasing The Media’s Story Stocks
The need for instant gratification has spilled over into the world of investing. The GameStop (GME) saga was the culmination of a world in which both the financial media and social media focus on short-term news and “advice.” I hear it from many of my subscribers who see the news and hype around stocks like […]
BAC Stock Price Reaching Oversold Territory
Shares of Bank of America (BAC) reached “oversold” levels after falling for eight-straight sessions. It held its 50-day moving average while recently announcing fourth-quarter earnings. The chart below shows the RSI (relative strength index) for the stock recently hitting 40, as well as levels from late October. You will also see RSI reached 30 in […]
Here’s What’s Going On With GME and AMC
In investing, history can be a useful guide to what to expect moving forward. However, its usefulness only goes so far. There’s always something new and surprising in the financial markets that investors have never seen before. Last year it was negative oil prices. This year, it’s the stock squeezes occurring with names like GameStop […]
WDI: When Your Favorite Stock Story Turns Out to Be a Scam
The Numbers For WDI Looked Great, but They Were Lies German digital payments company Wirecard (WDI), which processes payments for companies like Visa and Mastercard, has 6,000 employees in offices around the world. Last year, WDI had revenues of $2.2 billion—four times what they did in 2013. The company has been the toast of Wall […]
How to Avoid Being Scammed in The Stock Market
A Story Too Good to Be True Luckin Coffee (LK) had everything going for it. If there ever was the right company in the right place at the right time, this was it. Billed as the Starbucks of China, the coffee chain had grown at a blistering pace. It went from its founding to an […]
