Do This to Stay on the Fed’s Good Side

Do This to Stay on the Fed’s Good Side

“Don’t fight the Fed.” Famed fund manager Marty Zweig came up with that one in 1970 and repeated it religiously until he passed away in 2013. The Federal Reserve has been raising rates since March of 2022, and Fed funds rates have gone from 0.25% to more than 5%. Three-month Treasury yields have risen from […]

How ETFs Really Work – And Why It Matters

How ETFs Really Work – And Why It Matters

Active investors typically hold a lot of different types of securities in their brokerage accounts. From interacting with my newsletter subscribers, I know that many of them think of every investment in their brokerage account as “stocks”; however, much of what we own may not be common stock shares. This may seem like a minor […]

It’s Time to Take a Look at Office REITs

It’s Time to Take a Look at Office REITs

One of the hottest topics of conversation on Wall Street, and among my colleagues like Tim Plaehn and Tim Melvin here at Investors Alley, is the state of the U.S. commercial real-estate market (CRE). The story on Wall Street, as articulated by media outlets such as Bloomberg, is that a $1.5 trillion “Wall of Debt”—mortgages […]

Are META’s Growth Days Behind It?

Are META’s Growth Days Behind It?

It seems like just yesterday—actually, it was October 2021—that Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook would be rebranded as Meta Platforms (META). Facebook was going all-in on the metaverse. Some wondered why. After all, the company’s stock was up 70% over the prior two years as the pandemic boosted social media businesses. A Facebook face plant soon […]

Trade of the Week: GDX

Trade of the Week: GDX

A very large call spread options trade in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) could suggest that gold prices are going to be much higher in the next six months. GDX is a popular proxy for trading gold as it is composed of the largest gold mining companies in the world. Last week, a strategist appeared […]

What’s Next for Real Estate Investing, With Sandy Schmid

What’s Next for Real Estate Investing, With Sandy Schmid

As you know, real estate is one of my favorite investment vehicles. So this Independence Day, while you enjoy your beer, food, company, and fireworks, I want to show you what’s next in the real estate market… And where the profits are. That’s exactly what you’ll see in today’s in-depth discussion with Sandy Schmid, Director […]

High-Income, High-Quality Income Stocks are On Sale Right Now

High-Income, High-Quality Income Stocks are On Sale Right Now

With the start of the third quarter of 2023, I am struck by the tremendous opportunities for investors from the different high-yield categories. Business operations are stable to growing, yields are fantastic, and share values remain below historical norms. Investors who get into these categories now will be thrilled over the next few years. Here […]