“Buy Low, Sell High.” That is the way all this works, right? Buy stocks when they are low, and no one wants them. Then, when everyone wants to buy stocks, it is a great time to sell and book your gains. One of the great truths of Wall Street is that fortunes are born in […]
This Stock Market Rally is Lying to You
We’re seeing a massive bifurcation in the market. What do I mean? Stocks aren’t all going up right now. In fact, only a select few big names are dragging the market higher. Meanwhile, many other sectors are underperforming at a pretty consistent rate the past 4-5 months. In today’s free Thursday video, I’ll show you […]
Benefit From the Tech Rally and Get Income
For months, the share prices of most stocks have been in the doldrums or worse. Large-cap tech stocks have been the exception, posting nice gains so far this year. Let’s check how a couple of covered call ETFs have performed compared to the most popular tech stock ETF. It’s my favorite way of investing in […]
This Energy Midstream Mega-Deal Will Be a Winner
U.S. natural gas pipeline giant ONEOK (OKE) is set to buy Magellan Midstream Partners (MMP), which owns a pipeline network that primarily transports crude oil and refined products for $18.8 billion. This is going to be huge for investors… Magellan shareholders will receive $25 cash and two-thirds of an ONEOK share for each unit of […]
Follow These SEC Filings and Your Retirement Account Will Thank You
Like millions of other investors, I anxiously awaited the 13F filing deadline on the 15th. I could not wait to dig into the databases and see what the best fund manager and investors were doing with their cash. OK, that’s not completely true. I did that because I do it every quarter – and have […]
Trade of the Week: Bitcoin
Some stocks are good for investing and others are better for trading. Bitcoin has become a popular trading instrument and may end up being at least somewhat uncorrelated with other asset classes. Currently, ProShares Strategy Bitcoin ETF (BITO) is a popular way to trade bitcoin (that uses bitcoin futures). Coming in June, the 2x Bitcoin […]
Follow These SEC Filings and Your Retirement Account Will Thank You
Like millions of other investors, I anxiously awaited the 13F filing deadline on the 15th. I could not wait to dig into the databases and see what the best fund manager and investors were doing with their cash. OK, that’s not completely true. I did that because I do it every quarter – and have […]
One “Magic Word” Proves Me Right About This Giant MLP Merger
Last week, when ONEOK Inc. (OKE) announced it would acquire Magellan Midstream Partners LP (MMP) in a $18.8 billion deal, the market disliked the news and the stock dropped by 10%. The market is wrong about this tie-up. I can prove it with one word… ONEOK is an energy infrastructure company focused on natural gas […]
How to Position Your Portfolio for a Soft OR Hard Landing
There are four scenarios that (I believe) could play out in the market right now: Which one will happen? No one really knows…even Jerome Powell has no clue which scenario will play out. However, I created a cheat sheet to prepare your portfolio for every single one of these four scenarios. I put them all […]
This CEO Just Went Off on His Stock’s Value – and He’s Right
When markets are disrupted, good companies get taken down along with the ones that are facing problems. The banking sector “crisis” pulled down the share prices of companies across the financial sector. Finance REITs were included, and this group faces continued challenges due to potential commercial mortgage challenges. Recently the CEO of a favorite finance […]