What Investors Are Missing About the Economy

What Investors Are Missing About the Economy

The U.S. Economy Is Defying Expectations Since its March 23 low, the stock market has put on a rollicking rally. Of course, this is less of a rally and more of the market making up for lost ground from a punishing fall in February and March. Once the severity of the coronavirus pandemic became clear, […]

NRZ Doubles It’s Dividend and Looks to Increase Again

NRZ Doubles It’s Dividend and Looks to Increase Again

At the start of the pandemic-triggered economic crisis, a large portion of stocks in the high-yield sectors slashed or suspended dividend payments. For example, Hoya Capital Real Estate reports that 31 of 42 mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs) cut or suspended dividends from March through June. Other sectors, such as equity REITs, business development […]

Trade of the Week: Macy’s (M)

Trade of the Week: Macy’s (M)

There was quite a bit of unusual options activity last week in Macy’s. The physical department store chain hasn’t been on the radar for most investors in years. In fact, department stores in general were seemingly going the way of the dodo, especially when the pandemic hit. However, M shares got a boost in recent […]

ZIXI Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates

ZIXI Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates

With many people now working from home, the potential for cyberattacks has only increased.  That’s where Zix Corporation (ZIXI) has come into play.  Most recently, the company announced the release of its Advanced E-Mail Threat Protection program for the U.K. market.  Using machine learning capabilities, the tool offers multi-layered filtering that safeguards corporate inboxes against […]

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Three Energy Stocks Poised to Double

2020 has been a wild ride for investors in energy infrastructure stocks. A range of factors, including energy demand destruction due to COVID-19, a meltdown of the high-yield investment sectors, and a perception that new, renewable energy technologies, will quickly replace oil and gas usage. Energy infrastructure, sometimes called energy midstream, are the services that […]

Is Silver’s Correction For Real?

Is Silver’s Correction For Real?

The story of the last month or so has been the rise in precious metals prices. Gold set record highs at more than $2,000 per ounce. And while not at record highs, silver was up over 60% for the year at one point. Whether talking about bullion, futures, or miners, pretty much any type of […]

These Tech Stocks Are Hot Again

These Tech Stocks Are Hot Again

On June 10, the Nasdaq closed above 10,000 for the first time in history. Even more remarkable is that the index closed above 11,000 less than two months later! The Nasdaq is heavily weighted with tech stocks, which have been red-hot lately. I’ll give you an example. One of the ratios I like to watch […]