Bonds
Lock In 6% Yields Without Stock Market Volatility
In a world of record low interest rates, where savings accounts offer less than 1% interest, investors are struggling to find a risk-free return on their money that will outpace inflation. With U.S. Treasuries no help, many people are flocking to dividend growth stocks or junk bonds. Unfortunately, both of these can be volatile, as […]
Is The Market Poised For A Big Summer Rally?
The second quarter came to an exciting conclusion on Friday. Stocks soared thanks to a last minute deal by European Union leaders to prop up the region’s ailing banks. The Dow Jones Industrials rose 2.2% to close at 12,880.09. The S&P 500 Index notched a 2.5% gain, rising 33 points to 1,362.16. And the Nasdaq […]
The Fed Is Virtually Guaranteeing Stocks Will Go Up
Now’s a great time to buy US stocks. I know it sounds crazy… I see the same headlines as you do. And they scare the hell out of me. Look, I get it. It’s tough to invest your hard earned money when you see European countries are up to their eyeballs in debt, with no […]
Are You Ready For Stagflation?
Stagflation… the very word strikes fear into the hearts of anyone who lived through the 1970s. It conjures up images of low economic growth, surging inflation, sky high energy prices, and of course, crippling unemployment. Although I was just a young boy in the 1970s, I remember the effects of stagflation well. Unemployment hit my […]
Mortgage Rates Under 3%?
Ben Bernanke and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) are meeting in Washington this week. They’re saddled with the most unenviable of jobs. They’re trying to keep the economy afloat in a storm of negative economic data. The problem is the Fed has already fired most of its ammunition. They’ve lowered short term interest rates […]
Ben Bernanke Says “Buy Stocks”!
Don’t take it from some CNBC analyst. Don’t listen to Bloomberg. Heck… don’t even take it from me. The best part is you don’t have to. Because we just got it direct from the horse’s mouth! That’s right. We heard direct from the source that it’s time to get back into the market. Folks… your […]
What The S&P Downgrade Means For You
The week was done. The market’s had taken a beating, but we made it safely into the weekend without a complete market meltdown. In fact, the Dow even managed to eke out a slight gain on Friday after a 4% drop on Thursday. Then it happened… Early Friday evening Standard & Poor’s dropped an atomic […]
Hey Washington… Quit Bickering And Create Some Jobs!
Washington’s handling of the debt ceiling crisis can be summed up in one word… disgraceful. With time running out at the end of last week, it looked like a deal would never get done. On Friday, House Republicans wasted precious time passing a bill, which they knew Senate Democrats would never agree to. And for […]
How The Middle Class Dies
It’s no secret American workers are caught between a rock and a hard place. Unemployment is high. Job growth is slow. Wages are stagnant. And at the same time, prices for just about everything are rising. But I had no idea just how ugly the situation is… The following picture is worth a thousand words. […]
US Debt Ceiling Negotiations: Off-Budget Spending Vehicles Need Reform Now
I’d be willing to bet most of America is in the dark on this one. And quite honestly, we need to shed some light on the matter. At this moment, Congress is voting on raising the debt ceiling. And the first go around failed to pass the House miserably… as expected. And you should be […]
