Michael Foster's Latest Posts
Why You Need To Invest In Closed-End Funds
By now you probably either invest in closed-end funds (CEF) or have heard more folks talking about them. There’s a good reason why: dividends! With 10-Year Treasuries yielding around 2.3% and your typical S&P 500 stock paying even less—just 1.9%—there’s a very good chance none of the folks you know are clocking dividends that can even beat […]
4 Reasons Why Stocks Will Soar – And Now Is The Time To Buy
Another day, another bearish article. It’s impossible nowadays to read the news without someone telling us that a crash is coming and we need to sell our stocks now! If you’re seeing these same people urging you to liquidate your retirement accounts, you’re not alone. In fact, these stories seem to be everywhere in the […]
An Instant 4-Fund Portfolio For $48,000 In Retirement Income
A couple days ago, we showed you how to get $4,000 in monthly income from just 4 stocks. A bonus? Each of these buys pays dividends every single month—precisely when your bills roll in. That $4,000 number was no accident; it’s the average amount a 65- to 74-year-old couple in the United States spends every […]
4 Cheap Dividend-Growth Stocks To Buy For 2017
2016 is in the books, and the S&P 500 gained over 11% on the year. That’s great news if you’re already in the stock market … but it’s bad news if you’re looking to buy. The market’s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is now 26.1, which is 17.6% higher than it was at the beginning of the […]
5 Overhyped Dividend Stocks You Must Avoid Now
Donald Trump’s win has done something extraordinary to the financial sector. Just look at this one-month chart for the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF): Banks Love Trump This is unexpected on two levels. First, of course, Trump’s very election came as a shock to many. Second, there was no shortage of people saying stocks […]
