When the topic is the current market, a lot of pundits like to talk about “the new normal” — that is to say, a range-bound stock market confined by a slow-growth economy. But when it comes to finding decent long-term… Read More
Income Investing
Investors tend to steer clear of any company or industry with limited growth prospects. But there... Read More
Investors tend to steer clear of any company or industry with limited growth prospects. But there is money to be made if the rest of the market looks to shun such investments. After all, these... Read More
I’ve mentioned before that I often go off the beaten path to find the best income investments in my High-Yield Investing and High-Yield International newsletters. These days you have to — remember that the common stocks in the S&P 500 yield only 2% on average. Luckily, there… Read More
This is a tricky market for income investors. Bonds are selling at historically low yields and high prices. The 10-year Treasury bond currently pays a miniscule 2.6% and a three-year CD pays about 1.8% on average. Meanwhile… Read More
In a former life, I worked as a manager and analyst at IBM (NYSE: IBM) for almost 20 years. During... Read More
In a former life, I worked as a manager and analyst at IBM (NYSE: IBM) for almost 20 years. During my time there, I was in charge of some pretty big budgets — some reaching nearly $100 million... Read More
In my Daily Paycheck newsletter, I buy income-generating securities for the long haul — reinvesting dividends for compound growth and income. But when I see an investment with ridiculous fundamentals, coupled with a repeating trend, it gets my trader’s heart beating. And that’s what I see when… Read More
I sold my 1994 Mazda 626 — affectionately called “The Green Monster” — to a neighbor about two years ago. The car had served me well and still had enough life left to see his two teenagers through those dicey “new driver” years. I’m happy to report that the teens… Read More
During the past decade, analysts have collectively raised and lowered their rating on Walmart (NYSE: WMT) hundreds of times. Perhaps they shouldn’t have bothered. The stock has gone nowhere in 10 years, having been mostly stuck between $45 and $60 for all of that time. But just because the stock… Read More
I have a little quiz for you. I’ll describe a few features of one of the most intriguing places in the world to invest, and you tell me which nation I’m talking about. Ready? This country produces more copper than any other nation in the world. It… Read More
I have a chart that I want to show you. It’s nothing complex or hard to understand. In fact, I take pride in how simple it is to read. You’ll be surprised that the information shown in this chart is the result of just six months of… Read More