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 […]

Why Nvidia Leads in the AI Race

Why Nvidia Leads in the AI Race

In the first part of my look at Nvidia (NVDA), I stated that most of the hype surrounding the company comes from the belief it will be the leader in the parallel computing era. Jefferies analyst Mark Lipacis refers to this as “the fourth tectonic shift in computing.” The first computing era was that of […]

Don’t Wait to Buy This Dividend Growth Stock

Don’t Wait to Buy This Dividend Growth Stock

An attractive yield plus strong dividend growth is the holy grail for income-focused investors. High-yield stocks usually come with little or no dividend growth. Stocks with solid dividend growth tend to be priced for much lower, even unattractive, yields. On occasion, however, the market will get it wrong, allowing investors to grab shares that will […]