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 […]
These Three High-Yield Dividend Paying ETFs Give You Income and Diversification
One of the best ways to gain exposure to dividend stocks is with an exchange-traded fund (ETF). ETFs are defined by Investopedia as “a type of security that tracks an index, sector, commodity, or other asset, but which can be purchased or sold on a stock exchange the same way a regular stock can.” Not […]
Does Robinhood Offering Crypto Wallets Mean It’s a Buy?
Formed in 2013, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) became a publicly traded company in late July with much fanfare. The company is widely considered the leader in pioneering commission-free trading for stocks and exchanged-traded funds through its popular mobile trading platform. Shares made their debut on July 29th at $38 a share but were priced at the […]
Generate Cash While You Wait For The iPhone 13
For the last decade or so around this time of year, investors and technology enthusiasts have anxiously awaited the launch of brand-new Apple (AAPL) products. Ever since the iPhone became the most popular product in the world, each new iteration of it (and other Apple products) has drawn significant interest. From an investor standpoint, Apple […]
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 […]
Trade of the Week: SNAP
We saw some unusually heavy option volume in Snap (SNAP) last week, with nearly 2x the average amount trading on a big up day in the stock. SNAP is the owner of Snapchat, a very popular social media platform. Some negative news on Facebook sent that social media stock down, and SNAP may have been […]
Social Security COLA for 2022 Projected to Be Highest Since 1983
The Senior Citizens League reports, “Social Security COLA (Cost of living adjustment) For Next Year Could Be 6.2%.” Mary Johnson, a Social Security policy analyst tells us: “With one third of the data needed to calculate the COLA already in, it increasingly appears that the COLA for 2022 will be the highest paid since 1983 when […]
*Urgent* Is Evergrande the next Lehman Brothers?
This is Serge Berger with an urgent message about the Evergrande situation currently going on in China. This company is at risk of default on their real estate portfolio… and many question if there are “contagion risks” to the US market. Meaning, will we be seeing some correction in the short-term as this incident ripples […]
Dogs of the Dow Could be One of the Best Investment Strategies Right Now
In case you haven’t heard the term used before, Dogs of the DowDogs of the Dow simply involves buying the top 10 highest-yielding stocks on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) that were down the most in the year prior. Investors buy the Dogs of the Dow on the first of a new year and […]
Create a Portfolio of the Best Fixed Income Investments
Building a diversified portfolio? Fixed income is one area you don’t want to overlook. Learn where to seek the best fixed income investments.