There is frustration among numerous management teams of companies with high-dividend yields that the stock market has not credited for continued dividend payments. The result has been stock prices that fell and stayed down, resulting in tremendously high yields on the shares. I admire the companies that have protected their investors by not cutting dividends; […]
How to Play a Potential Infrastructure Bill
For the past few months we’ve been doing quite a bit of work on how to play a pending infrastructure bill. We’ve finally now narrowed down our positions to a few stocks, mainly etf’s. Today we’ll review these with a bit of a glimpse through the lens of charts.
AMD Agrees to Buy XLNX After INTC Sells Flash Memory
It was just last week when I told you that Intel’s deal to sell its loss-making NAND flash memory unit was the beginning of a move toward greater consolidation in the semiconductor industry. And sure enough, a few days later, another major deal was announced. This time Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) agreed to buy rival […]
LYFT and UBER Stock Price Take Off on California Proposition 22
Gig economy stocks, like LYFT Inc. (LYFT) and Uber (UBER) got a boost earlier this week on the passage of California Prop 22 won. As noted by The Guardian, LYFT and UBER won a major victory to classify drivers as contractors, not employees following the passage of the measure. “The passage of proposition 22 in […]
The Best High-Yield Stock for “fill in the blank” Winning the Election
Finally, election day is in the books. No more calls, texts, or TV ads, and soon congress and the president can get back to governing the country. Even if your guy was not the winner, do not despair about your investment prospects. History shows that the U.S. stock market has gone up during the term(s) […]
Will SNAP Continue To Defy Gravity?
Earnings season has pretty much been a non-event this year, with investors entirely focused on the election and the COVID-19 pandemic. The week leading up to the election has been extremely volatile, and you could indeed be forgiven for not realizing earnings are still rolling out. The thing is, what may have been overlooked with […]
ENPH Stock Price Set to Take Off If Biden Wins
Enphase Energy (ENPH) is another top green stock pushing higher on a potential Biden win. In fact, since bottoming out around $40 in June 2020, ENPH has exploded to a recent high of $98.09. From here, it could explode even higher ahead of the election. [insert solar related image we’ve not used in a while; […]
Trade of the Week: PINS
Idea-sharing social media site Pinterest (PINS) is seeing a lot of options action after posting standout earnings. Like many social media companies, PINS is thriving from the remote work/study/play environment brought on by the pandemic. PINS user growth and ad revenues were better than expected, and the stock jumped over 26% higher on the day […]
Buy AAPL or Buy This 12.8% Yield?
Today is the day before one of the most contentious presidential elections in memory—at least my memories, which go back to JFK. I figure discussing detailed investment strategy will get lost in the noise, so today, I will use this platform to express my thoughts on broader aspects of life in the financial world. They […]
Targeting Safe Income? Preferred Stocks Can Help
In early 2020, much of the world went into a lockdown due to a medical pandemic. Governments warned millions could die. The world was scared. Headlines like, “Coronavirus sparks stock market chaos” were common. Wikipedia reports: “During March 2020, global stocks saw a downturn of at least 25%, and 30% in most G20 nations. …. […]