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3 Dividend Stocks To Buy Now And Hold For 20 Years
Forget the pundits—they totally blew the call on this election. And I sure hope you didn’t take their stock advice, either. Ahead of the vote, one economics professor said the market would drop 7% if Trump won. Another analyst said you should go to cash “if you’re not already there.” I could go on. If […]
3 Stocks With 30% Upside In The Next 12 Months
A few months back, I advised you to stick to your guns and avoid the temptation to “sell in May and go away.” I hope you followed that advice, because it looks like investors who were duped by this tired old slogan are going to miss out on gains. Here’s how the SPDR S&P 500 […]
3 Infrastructure Stocks To Buy Before Election Day
No matter who wins the November election, infrastructure stocks should get a bounce. We’ll talk best plays in a minute – but first, let’s recap the rhetoric. Clinton says she’ll push for a five-year $275 billion plan that, with loans and leverage, would total up to $500 billion. Trump says he’ll double that. Of course […]
Beware Of These 5 “Low Beta” Dividend Traps
There’s a lot of buzz about beta these days. Should we contrary-minded investors fade the fad? Beta is industry slang for volatility. It’s generally used when judging a particular investment or portfolio with respect to the broader market, with 1.0 as the benchmark. Lower is better, as that (in theory) means the issue is less […]
4 Dirt-Cheap Dividend Growth Stocks
Dividend growth stocks deserve a place in your portfolio, no matter how modest the allocation, simply because they often return 100% to 200% or better relatively quickly as their payouts rise. You’ve probably noticed you rarely see your favorite stock paying more than 2% or 3%, even if the company raises its dividend every year. […]
Ranking Hot Retirement Stocks Worst To First
The hunt for bond proxies is in full swing – but how good are these untested replacement players? A 100% dividend-only income stream is the goal of any responsible “no withdrawal” retirement portfolio. Which of course is superior in every way to the fatally flawed 4% retirement myth, but difficult to achieve in a world […]
A Simple All-ETF Portfolio That Pays 4.3%
The stock market is complicated and volatile. This is why professional investors diversify their investments into a large batch of stocks. But buying many different companies is not easy—the more you diversify, the more research you need to do to make sure you aren’t buying a dud. This is why ETFs have become incredibly popular. […]
A Safe 3-Stock Portfolio That Pays 5.9%
When planning for retirement, most investors try to split their assets between stocks (higher risk, higher return) and federal U.S. government bonds (lower risk, and these days, much lower return). Problem is, stocks are enjoying an overextended winning streak. The S&P 500 is up over 7% year-to-date: S&P 500 Moves Up and To the Right […]
5 Popular Bond Funds To Sell Now
With all this talk of rising rates, it’s surprising that bond funds are doing so well. The largest bond ETF, the iShares Core Total US Bond Market (AGG), is up over 4% in 2016 and hasn’t paused its bull run throughout the year: Investors are Hungry for Bonds Tax-exempt bonds aren’t doing as well, but […]
2 Popular Dividends In Serious Danger And 3 To Buy Instead
Is it time to buy the higher yields that industrial stocks pay, or are their dividends and profits in cyclical trouble? I’m talking about companies that make big physical products. Their yields of 3% and even 4% or more are 50% to 100% better than the broader market. Many of these stocks are paying at […]
