Wednesday, August 12, 2020
I get to interact with hundreds to thousands of individual investors, and I have observed that many investors are not aware that shares of closed-end funds (CEFs) are not the same as common stock shares. CEFs are risky in a separate and distinct way from common stock risks. CEFs attract new investors because many of […]
Since the late 90s there has been one constant in the semiconductor world. I knew that anytime I looked at a chart of Intel (INTC), I could also pull up a chart of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)…and it would be priced below Intel. As the rental car ad says, I don’t know if they were […]
Inseego Corp. (INSG) is one of the top 5G stocks to keep an eye on at the moment. Over the last few weeks, INSG ran from a low of $10.53 to a high of $15.25. Then, on earnings, the stock slumped to $11.27. INSG reported second quarter net revenue of $80.7 million — year-over-year growth […]
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and business resulted in a stock market crash and severe business disruption for many companies. One impact of the economic slowdown/shut-in was that many companies were forced or chose to slash common stock dividends. For example, out of the 165 equity REITs tracked by Hoya Capital […]
The 10 highest yield dividend stocks going ex-div this week. These are some of the top dividend stocks for 2020.
I’ve had it with the virus panic, riots, looting, property destruction and grandstanding politicians. A poor guy in Minneapolis tried to pass $20 in funny money and ended up dead. His $20 is pale in comparison to the trillions in funny money authorized by Congress and created by the Fed to bail out a corrupt […]
Celanese Corporation (CE) has moved higher after the company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.30 on net sales of $1.2 billion. CE said it “exceeded expectations in mitigating the effects of COVID-19 and limited its impact on second quarter earnings to less than the previously forecasted range.” CE saw “resiliency” across all its business […]
With all the hoopla over electric vehicles this year, it seems like investors have nearly forgotten about the ride-sharing business. There was a time where you couldn’t open up a financial publication without seeing something about Uber (UBER) or Lyft (LYFT). Lately, however, ride-sharing has taken a backseat to the rides themselves. Investors have been […]
The 10-year Treasury bond now yields 0.5% Last Friday, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note dropped to 0.520%. According to Deutsche Bank, that’s the lowest yield in 234 years. Whenever you see stats like this, know that someone is getting a little creative. What they’re doing is splicing data from other sources to come […]
Shares of electric carmaker Nio Inc. (NIO) exploded above $14 a share on July 2020 sales news. For July 2020, the company delivered 3,553 vehicles – up 322% year over year. NIO has now delivered 17,702 vehicles for the year – up 111% year over year. “In July, we are pleased to have achieved the […]
