Stocks
How Trump’s Policies Could Boost Small Cap Stock Growth
If you’re considering the impact of Trump-era policies on your investment strategy, you’ll want to pay attention to small-cap stocks. These companies, often overlooked in favor of their larger counterparts, stand to gain substantially from proposed corporate tax cuts and deregulation measures. While large corporations have already optimized their tax strategies, smaller firms typically pay higher effective rates – meaning they’ve […]
My Urgent Election Debrief
Let’s skip right to what you came here for: the type of stocks to buy under Trump’s second term. Many investors expect a Trump administration to have significant implications for the stock market and various sectors of the economy. Indeed, the markets are buzzing with certainty for the near-term, but is that accurate? And how will […]
How Elections Have Affected The Stock Market Historically: Unpacking The Hype
In the months leading up to every election, the airwaves fill with predictions, theories, and enough speculation to fuel Wall Street for decades. Experts and not-so-experts come out of the woodwork to tell us how much the next election will affect the stock market. And if history has taught us anything, it’s that predicting the […]
ETFs
How Covered Call ETFs Can Supercharge Your Passive Income
Covered call ETFs are an amazing investment tool. With just one trade, you can supercharge your passive income. These ETFs are best for near-retirees, active investors, and anyone looking to increase the passive income in their portfolio. How do they do it? Covered call ETFs purchase a basket of stocks (Each ETF has a different […]
How AI Will Change U.S. Infrastructure Forever
Recently, the AI discussion has taken a turn with the realization that the production of advanced AI chips and the building of massive data centers to house those chips will dramatically increase the amount of electric power needed in the U.S. A recent forecast change by Georgia Power illustrates how much power demand will grow […]
Three Top Cryptocurrency ETFs
In January, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the first 11 spot-bitcoin exchange-traded funds, and they have been quite popular with investors. However, they are not the only options for those looking to tap into the fast-growing cryptocurrency industry. Several other ETFs invest in companies that in some way serve the industry. These ETFs might be […]
Dividend Stocks
3 Funds To Beat Post-Election Volatility, Deliver 8%+ Dividends
With more volatility likely as we move past the election and into late 2024, retirement planning might not be top of mind for you right now. I get it. But with investing—income investing, especially—it’s critical to keep the long term in focus. And over the long term, the direction of the markets is up. When […]
How To Play China’s New Stimulus Package (At A 17% Discount)
When I show you a chart like the one below, your first thought might be that we’re looking at, say, the recent stock performance of NVIDIA (NVDA)—or maybe a biopharma firm that just dropped a breakthrough treatment: Not a Tech Stock—Just a “Boring” Index Fund But you’d be wrong. What we’re looking at here is the iShares MSCI China […]
2 Good Dividend Stocks Up To 11% To Buy Today
Believe it or not, your favorite income strategist once had a multi-year stint as the head of human resources for a US-based software company. It was, coincidentally, my last regular “day job” before I drifted into the world of stocks and startups. When my old boss, our managing director, handed me the task of hiring our […]
Commodities
AI Stabs Renewable Energy In The Heart
A funny thing happened on the path to massive expansion of wind and solar energy production. That thing is Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI needs massive data centers, which need 99.99999% reliable electric power around the clock. By their very nature, wind and solar power are not reliable enough to provide power 100% of the time. […]
How To Make A 22% Yield From Rising Silver Prices
Precious metals—specifically, gold and silver—are having an excellent year. Gold is trading near record highs, and silver is at levels it hasn’t seen for over a decade. Since my strategies focus on income-paying investments, a silver-focused covered call fund gives the best of both worlds. Earlier this year, we launched the first of our high-yield ETF […]
Buy These Three Top Energy Sector Dividend Stocks Profiting From AI
The news media and investors are rapidly realizing that the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) will require massive increases in available electrical power. And investors have a significant opportunity to profit from AI’s growing need for power. A recent Forbes article titled, “AI Is Pushing The World Toward An Energy Crisis,” includes some interesting facts. The article […]
Real Estate
Own Your Slice Of Cash Generating Passive Investments
Does generating passive income on some of the world’s greatest assets sound appealing? I’m excited to share a game-changing concept revolutionizing the investment world: fractional investing. Imagine owning a piece of a cash-flowing rental property in a hot in, demand city, a vacation home in the mountains generating rentals, or even a share of a private, cash-flowing […]
Navigating The Land Buying Process: Essential Steps For Prospective Buyers
It’s a dream come true for many people – owning a piece of land to call your own. Whether it’s for building a home, starting a farm, or using it as an investment, buying land can be a rewarding experience. Buying vacant land follows a similar process as buying a house. The finances, legalities, and […]
Really Rich REITs: 7 Massive Yields Up To 15%
Select real estate may be the income investing play for 2024. As I write, seven real estate investment trusts (REITs) are dishing dividends from 8.7% all the way up to 15.4%. These REITs—and their ilk—are literally designed to deliver dividends. That’s how Congress wrote the rules when they legislated these real estate investments into existence back in […]
Personal Finance
How To Calculate The Exact Year You Can Retire In 6 Steps
Retirement can seem like a distant, blurry concept, especially when you’re in the thick of daily life, paying bills, working, and saving what you can. But here’s the truth: retirement isn’t as complicated as it’s often made out to be. Yes, financial gurus throw around terms like “net worth,” “4% rule,” and “compound interest” as […]
10 Ways To Work Less And Get Paid More
Are you exhausted after a long day of work? Living paycheck-to-paycheck? Too many people think working harder is the way to solve money problems. The truth is you can work less and get paid more, but you have to do it right for the maximum benefit. If hard work guaranteed success we would have a […]
Why You Are Always Broke
Is it easier to earn money or have money? Keep your answer to the side. We’ll be returning to it. In the U.S. the median household income for 2022 was $74,580. That means over the working careers of the wage earners in a household, income will total around $3 million. Of course, most people make less […]
Other Recent Posts
Bitcoin’s March To $100,000: Can You Profit Without Trading Crypto?
Bitcoin recently exploded from the $55,000-to-$65,000 trading range it had been in for months. As I write this, Bitcoin trades at $88,000, and it seems destined to crack the magical $100,000 level. I have long been a Bitcoin skeptic, but some new ETFs in the market have me all in to join the run to […]
How Trump’s Policies Could Boost Small Cap Stock Growth
If you’re considering the impact of Trump-era policies on your investment strategy, you’ll want to pay attention to small-cap stocks. These companies, often overlooked in favor of their larger counterparts, stand to gain substantially from proposed corporate tax cuts and deregulation measures. While large corporations have already optimized their tax strategies, smaller firms typically pay higher effective rates – meaning they’ve […]
FOMC Lowers Rates By 25 Points, Won’t “Speculate” Or “Assume” On Trump Policies
Key Points Fed chair Powell was asked if he would resign, if asked by the new president. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) lowered the federal funds rate by one quarter of a percentage point, or 25 basis points, at its meeting November 6 and 7. The move was largely expected, as 97% of interest […]
