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
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 […]
Why Focusing on Quarterly Earnings Results Will Lead You Astray
Investors often use quarterly earnings results to decide whether to buy or sell individual stocks; however, investors who focus on past results will likely miss out on the blow-out positive quarters when looking at upstream energy producers. Here’s what to look for instead, and what to look for… Upstream energy companies are oil and gas […]
Why You Need to Be Buying BDCs Right Now
One of the favorite investments for income-seeking investors that our colleague Tim Plaehn recommends is business development companies, or BDCs. Business development companies provide equity and debt financing sources for small-to-medium-sized corporations. They act as commercial lenders to companies that cannot get financing through the banking system. Currently, BDCs hold a quarter of assets under […]
How Compound Interest Can Help You Retire YEARS Early
I’m sure most of you have heard about the benefits of compound interest. Compound interest is when the interest you earn on a savings or investment balance is reinvested, leading to exponential growth in your money. It’s like your money making more money. However, what is lesser known is looking at it through the lens […]
Buy This Hidden AI Stock Before Investors Discover It
When a technology is billed as something that will transform the entire global economy, the primary impulse of investors is often fear—specifically, fear of missing out (FOMO). And that’s exactly what we’ve seen so far in 2023, with regard to artificial intelligence (AI). However, for investors, the most obvious play to profit from generative AI […]
Why the Shrinking Number of MLPs is Great for Income Investors
Last week the news included announced acquisitions of two master limited partnerships (MLPs). That brings the total to three MLPs that will disappear by the end of the year. The number of MLPs has been shrinking for almost a decade, leaving only the strongest operating. That’s good news for us income investors. Here’s why… As […]
Trade of the Week: IONQ
In our 48-Hour Income service, last week we sold a put on quantum computing company, IonQ (IONQ). The goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. IONQ had earnings coming out so its options premiums were higher than normal. We chose a strike […]
What Makes a High-Quality Stock, and Where to Find Them
Last week I got to spend some time with John Davi and Frank Tedesco of Astoria Advisors. Astori is a firm that specializes in research-driven investing and offers two exchange-traded funds for public investors, as well as research for investment advisors across the United States. The firm’s latest offering is an exchange-traded fund that focuses […]
Why REITs are Due for a Rally
Since October 2022, the broader stock market has experienced a nice recovery coming out of the bear market. However, real estate investment trusts (REITs) have not participated fully in the stock market gains of the last ten months. As a result, REITs look very undervalued and may be the next sector to move strongly higher. […]