Saturday, April 12, 2025
Main Street Capital (MAIN) usually sports the lowest yield and largest premium to NAV. Investors ask me why I recommend Main Street Capital with such a low yield compared to other BDCs and why I am willing to pay such a premium for the shares. As a start, based on its regular monthly dividend, Main […]
I knew this day would come. Every other investor and analyst did too. But I think most investors and analysts don’t understand what’s happening. Last week, the yield curve uninverted. That is likely to be the most significant event of 2024. I know that’s a bold statement. After all, we saw incredible events last year, […]
A recent article about a liquified natural gas (LNG) ship caught my attention and made me think about investments that take advantage of this one ship’s dilemma. Recently, Bloomberg reported that a sanctioned Russian LNG carrier ship almost circumnavigated the world looking for a buyer for the LNG on board. The ship was at sea […]
This week, we are doing a covered call and covered put analysis on Tesla (TSLA). The stock price has been both sharply up and sharply down over the past few weeks. At the same time, volatility has been near the top of its 52-week range, which suggests there could be some downside risk. Once things […]
A recent article highlighted the trend of the number of publicly traded companies shrinking and the rocketing number of private companies. Instead of looking for a big IPO payday, company founders and their private equity partners are choosing to stay private and keep profits to themselves. This chart shows changes in public vs. private companies […]
If you only read mainstream news, you probably think that crude oil consumption is falling and that fossil fuels will soon be replaced as an energy source by renewable sources and natural gas. That assumption is far from reality. Let’s start with global crude oil consumption. A decade ago, the planet consumed 83.65 million barrels […]
Energy midstream stocks appeal to investors with attractive yields and steady dividend growth. These days, with the focus on providing energy for data centers and AI, midstream companies with natural gas assets get the attention. Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) provides midstream services focused on crude oil, meaning it’s not on the radars of […]
This week, we are doing a covered call analysis on Mara (MARA). The stock has been an interesting covered call candidate because it has mostly remained range-bound despite the strength of cryptocurrencies in general. Volatility is also quite high in the stock, due primarily to how volatile the crypto market can be. We are looking […]
When I did my ex-pat tour in Uruguay, many of the foreigners living in Montevideo were British. I found it interesting that the British gave a “happy Christmas” wish instead of the “merry Christmas” I grew up with. Now, a decade after returning to the States, I still have “happy Christmas” in my head. So, […]
This can be a frustrating time of year for investors in the types of stocks I follow and recommend. With little to no news about smaller companies, share price movement can be very random, and a random down will make investors ask: “why?” The real news is scarce for stocks that aren’t in the news […]
