Thursday, November 7, 2024
Over the past year, there has been a divergence in the energy market: spot uranium advanced 12% while oil, natural gas, and coal all fell anywhere from 30-70%. The reason? For the first time in history, uranium has slipped into a persistent and widening deficit. Some say uranium has reached a pivotal inflection point that […]
A recent article highlighted the differences between the different income-focused investment sectors. Investors often see energy midstream and utilities as similar infrastructure-type investments. Both pay high yields and tend to be pretty safe bets. But significant differences exist, so let’s see where best to put your money… Utility stocks, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and […]
Today, I want to follow up on last week’s article on trading. I am fascinated by the fact that so many people fall for the same sales pitches about trading systems that promise to make you millions of dollars with minimal effort and hardly any risk at all. The statistics on retail trading are readily […]
Last week, in our 48-Hour Income service, we sold a put on high-end retailer Nordstrom (JWN). In 48-Hour Income, the goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. JWN was about to announce earnings and the stock had already sold off quite a […]
YieldMax’s first four ETFs launched in November 2022 and really caught investors’ attention. Yields up to almost 79% will do that. Recently, another seven YieldMax ETFs started trading on the stock exchange. Let’s take a look at whether these new single-stock ETFs are worth your time and money… A covered call options strategy involves selling […]
Fixed income investors who listened to Wall Street earlier this year and bought bonds have been left holding the bag. Rates have yet to peak, and yields have continued to move higher, lowering the value of any bonds the investors already held. So, what should income investors do now? With so much uncertainty still surrounding […]
Today, I want to show you the chart on uranium. I’m seeing a tailwind trend right now that’s likely to have some legs to it long term. A tailwind trend signifies a circumstance or condition that contributes to the enhancement of growth prospects. For example, when gasoline prices decrease, it can bolster the profitability of […]
Here we go again. An article in Fortune magazine recently talks about the older members of Generation Z, those 20-somethings who have come of age in the era of financial crisis and global pandemics—and how they are trading much more than their predecessors. The article attributes their investing behavior to good old-fashioned FOMO (fear of […]
George Roper founded Roper Technologies (ROP) in 1890, primarily as a manufacturer of home appliances, pumps, and other industrial products. It was an old industrial conglomerate. But no longer…the company has sold off its industrial businesses and transformed itself into a software conglomerate. In June 2022, Roper sold a 51% stake in 16 legacy industrial […]
The inverted yield curve has investors and savers focused on short-term investments like money market funds because of their high yields. However, when the Fed starts to lower interest rates, the yields on money market funds will also decline. That’s why you need to act now to lock in today’s high yields. Let me show […]
