The Simple and Profitable Alternative to Trading

The Simple and Profitable Alternative to Trading

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 […]

Trade of the Week: JWN

Trade of the Week: JWN

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 […]

A High-Yield Way to Invest in Mega-Tech Stocks

A High-Yield Way to Invest in Mega-Tech Stocks

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 […]

How to Get a 12% Yield, Safely

How to Get a 12% Yield, Safely

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 […]

This Uranium ETF is a Bullish Investors’ Dream

This Uranium ETF is a Bullish Investors’ Dream

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 […]

How the Pandemic Taught Us the Wrong Thing About Investing

How the Pandemic Taught Us the Wrong Thing About Investing

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 […]

How One Stock Went From Industrial Caterpillar to Software Butterfly – and a Screaming Buy

How One Stock Went From Industrial Caterpillar to Software Butterfly – and a Screaming Buy

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 […]

Lock in Today’s High Yields Before They Go Away

Lock in Today’s High Yields Before They Go Away

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 […]

Trade of the Week: EBIX

Trade of the Week: EBIX

In our 48-Hour Income service last week, we sold a put on insurance software company Ebix (EBIX). For 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. EBIX had recently missed on earnings, so its puts appeared to be overpriced. We […]

The One Thing Every Investor Needs to Have

The One Thing Every Investor Needs to Have

Today, I am talking with Ryan Kreiger of Freedom Day, an investment management firm with a great name and an even better idea when it comes to investing. Freedom Day focuses on high-quality dividend growth as the chief metric for identifying companies that can consistently deliver. Ryan and I talked at length about his investment […]