Tag: stocks
Finding A Balance In Your Income Basket
Once again, yields are low… really low. This creates an obvious challenge for investors that still need their portfolios to generate income. While junk bonds offer high levels of income, you probably shouldn’t have risky junk bonds as your only income generator. But how can we build a portfolio with the primary goal of income […]
3 Good Yields In Energy We’ll Soon Buy As GREAT Yields
The broader market, as defined by the S&P 500, has rallied like crazy. But don’t worry, you haven’t “missed out” on anything. The rally has been carried by large, and largely non-dividend paying stocks! Most income plays are just now getting up off the mat. We’ll discuss one of my favorites today. Energy, for example, is in the […]
5 Stocks That Could Be The Next Amazon
These five stocks have the best chance of following the Amazon playbook to big gains for investors Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been one of the most impressive stocks in history. Amazon now has returned over 165,000% from its initial public offering (IPO) price of $18 (adjusted for subsequent stock splits). Put another way, $1,000 invested in the […]
7 Simple Personal Finance Principles
I like the number seven. Ten seems like a lot of rules principles, and five may not seem like enough. Maybe I’m a bit bias because my birthday is on the seventh day of November. 🙂 I never thought I would write one of those articles about the number of ways to do this or […]
Three Iconic Brands You Can Rely On Even In A Bear Market
In its latest earnings report, Nike (NKE) reported a 36% increase in digital sales. In a press release accompanying the earnings release, President and CEO John Donahoe said, “We know it’s in times like these that strong brands get even stronger.” I tend to agree with Mr. Donahoe. I’ve written about several new names that have […]
How To Start Investing With Little Money
Want to start investing but don’t have much to contribute? You’re not alone. Given the cost of living in most areas, the amount of debt the average family has, and other important necessary expenses, many Americans can’t afford a $1,000 expense let alone spare extra money to invest. On the bright side, you don’t need […]
These Three High Yield Stocks Get Bullish Analyst Ratings During The Bear Market
The pandemic-triggered stock market selloff has been incredibly tough on income investors, and the dividend-paying stocks they like to own. In the current market, investors have been drawn to big-name companies whose business was uninterrupted by the crisis. This group pays small or no dividends. Several factors have kept dividend-paying stocks down, but that means […]
These Three Popular Dividend Stocks Might Have A Place In Your Portfolio
The COVID-19 crisis-driven stock market crash has investors taking a different approach to stock selection. The economic shutdown has all of us taking a different look at different stocks, compared to what investors were most interested in before the market dived. Three Questions You Need to Ask First Here are some factors concerning individual stocks […]
7 Safe Stocks To Buy On The Coronavirus Dip
Coronavirus fears are roiling global markets, but these safe stocks could help your portfolio weather the storm With financial markets across the globe plunging as the novel coronavirus outbreak brings economic activity to a screeching halt, investors are naturally looking for safe stocks to buy to weather the coronavirus storm. Fortunately, there are plenty of good options […]
The 10 Best Stocks To Buy After The Market’s Historic Sell-Off
The historic market sell-off in March has created some attractive long-term buying opportunities The stock market just had a historic sell-off. In fact, it’s in the middle of one of the sharpest and most violent sell-offs, ever. On Monday March 9, the Dow Jones Industrials Average dropped more than 2,000 points, the first time that’s happened in […]
