Garner Income from This Pharma Giant

Garner Income from This Pharma Giant

The stock market offers pockets of opportunity in sectors that combine a decent dividend yield with a good quality business. In other words, growth and income. One such sector is the pharmaceuticals sector, which overall has lagged the S&P 500 in the past five years, although not by much. There are, no doubt, some world-class […]

Is This the Time to “Buy the Dip” in Regional Banks?

Is This the Time to “Buy the Dip” in Regional Banks?

Due to the collapse of multiple banks in March, we’ve seen regional banks stay depressed in pricing.  There’s been little pop back to the upside.  And, as more people wake up to the fact that keeping your money in low-interest checking accounts isn’t smart… We could keep seeing more deposits flee the small banks.  However […]

Japanese Stocks are Finally Hot Again

Japanese Stocks are Finally Hot Again

Warren Buffett has done it again, racking up another profitable investment in the span of a few years. This time, he went across the Pacific Ocean to the stock bargain basement known as Japan. His surprise bet on five Japanese companies has nearly tripled in size—to $17 billion—in under three years. The surge partially reflects […]

Trade of the Week: Real Estate

Trade of the Week: Real Estate

Short-term options trades have become increasingly popular in recent months. These types of trades can be used for both speculation and hedging. For instance, a strategist apparently decided that the day of the FOMC meeting was a good time to buy a bearish put spread on iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR). This two-week block […]

What the Fed’s Rate Hike Pause Means for Stocks

What the Fed’s Rate Hike Pause Means for Stocks

Last week, the Federal Reserve decided to pause its rate hiking efforts to slow down inflation.Fed Chair Jerome Powell made it clear that the central bank is not done fighting inflation yet, and that this is just a brief pause to allow the committee to observe how the rate hikes impact the economy.From where I […]

Elon Musk May Be About to Give Us a Dividend Stock

Elon Musk May Be About to Give Us a Dividend Stock

The recent deals by Tesla Inc. (TSLA) to allow Ford Motor Co. (F) and General Motors Co. (GM) electric vehicle owners to use the Tesla Supercharger network will be huge for Tesla. I hypothesize that Tesla will spin out the Supercharger network as a new company… That may eventually pay dividends! Here’s why… It was […]