Dividend Stocks
3 Dividend Stocks Soaring While The Market Is Sinking
Three weeks ago, I warned that NVIDIA Corp (NVDA) was pricey. On cue, the stock sank 10%! It’s since bounced, but I’m not sure the bottom is in for this bubbly darling. More tears are likely. So what to buy instead? I’m intrigued by stocks that have the ability to soar while the broader market sinks. That’s a strategy we […]
Bots, Barrels, Banks, And Biopharma: Inside 2023’s Dividend Doldrums
The latest report from Dan Lefkovitz, strategist at Morningstar Indexes, examines dividend-stock underperformance in 2023. Recent weakness among Morningstar dividend indexes is less about interest rates than a narrow equity market; long-term upside remains. Equities have logged solid gains so far this year. After the aggressive monetary policy response to stubbornly high inflation sent markets diving in 2022, stocks […]
Should You Write Covered Calls On Dividend Stocks?
If you’ve been trading options for any length of time you’ve no doubt heard about Covered Calls. It’s a solid strategy that generates cash flow almost immediately, and is relatively safe to trade. Heck, you can place covered call trades with just Level 1 Options approval… and you can even place these trades in your retirement […]
Our CEF Playbook For The Rest Of 2023 For 6%+ Dividends
Here’s some great news as we head into the summer market doldrums: we’ve got a terrific setup to buy, with stocks rallying, economic data strong—and the S&P 500 (and many high-yielding closed end funds) still cheap. These bargains exist because of the media’s constant bleating about a recession. But that, of course, has been completely wrong—and I expect it […]
I’ve Never Lost Money In This Dividend-Paying Sector Using This Simple Trick
In my decades of investing and researching the markets, I’ve never lost money in one of the most interesting dividend-paying sectors… As long as I used a simple trick. It’s an investing strategy that’s easy to learn, easy to stick with, and it beats the market over the years, too. The trick is getting in […]
This Consolidating Industry Creates Huge Incomes For Investors
There is a business sector in which the number of publicly traded companies has shrunk by two-thirds over the past decade. This sector provides absolutely essential services to keep the economy running. Its consolidation offers investors the potential for long-term, attractive total returns… From the 1990s through the mid-2010s, energy midstream rewarded investors with excellent […]
Private Equity’s Loss Can Be Your Gain With These Three Income Stocks
Higher interest rates have put a damper on the funding of venture capital investments from the private equity world. When interest rates were near zero percent, private equity firms could borrow money with no cost, which could be employed as venture capital investments. This led to some headline-grabbing returns. The higher rates brought on by […]
Our 3-Part Strategy For 20%+ Dividend Growth In 2023
If 2022 taught us anything, it’s that we need to swing our portfolios away from this: We’re Fading “Cardiac” Share-Price Action Like This … That’s the chart of “America’s ticker”—the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)—last year. I call SPY “America’s ticker” because it’s by far the most popular way to track the S&P 500. But its popularity […]
All You Need To Know About Living Off Dividends
Preparing for retirement may take more time, money, and effort than you think. It is especially harder to transition this year as inflationary pressures intensify. Although it may benefit savers and lenders, its impact is less desirable than we think. It erodes the value of dollars and, in turn, hurts the purchasing power of consumers. Not […]
Act Now To Get Special Dividends Deposited In Your Account
A special dividend announcement in my inbox reminded me it’s that time of year: special dividends season. For certain types of stocks and funds, special dividends point to a high probability of future dividend increases. That’s a big help in a year when falling share prices made us wonder about the stability of our investment choices. Here […]
