Wednesday, November 12, 2025
The Fed’s rapid increase in interest rates, starting in 2022 at nearly zero and peaking at more than 5%t in 2023, was hard on the business success of Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), and for its investors. Arbor Realty Trust primarily provides financing for multi-family property investors. Loans on these types of property investments almost always […]
In the sometimes wild world of high-yield option strategy ETFs, probably no fund showed the crazy side more than the YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF (ULTY). ULTY launched on February 28, 2024, with the intention of generating significant option premium income from some of the most volatile stocks in the market. The ETF has […]
After peaking near $4,400 on October 20, the price of gold has tumbled sharply, and as I write this, the precious metal trades below $4,000. If you believe, as I do, that the pullback in gold is a buying opportunity and that the price will rise again (did someone say $5,000?), I have an ETF […]
For more than 20 years, Hercules Capital (HTGC) has produced superior returns for investors. Last week, the business development corporation (BDC) issued a press release celebrating the fact that it had accumulated $25 billion in debt commitments, noting that Hercules is “the largest and leading specialty financing provider to innovative venture, growth, and established stage […]
With five-sevenths of the Magnificent Seven stocks reporting earnings this week, perceived negative news could cause a drop in share prices. And if one starts to drop, investor sentiment could likely force a selloff of all seven. However, these are the most successful seven public companies in the U.S., and their long-term prospects are outstanding. […]
When I tell people that I write about stock market investing, you might understand that I get a lot of questions. One common question is what someone can do with money in a previous employer’s 401(k) plan. The money you have in a 401 (k) plan is your money. There may be some vesting of […]
A recent Wall Street Journal article, “The Frothiest AI Bubble Is in Energy Stocks,” highlighted the fact that investors are looking for any way to invest in the artificial intelligence boom. It is becoming increasingly apparent that AI will need massive data centers that require enormous amounts of electric power. The U.S. power grid is […]
The U.S. vs. China trade spat has quickly turned the U.S. market volatile. When President Trump announced potential retaliation on October 10 over rare earth metals, the Dow dropped by more than 1200 points. On Monday, the market recovered with a gain of 300 points. Then on Tuesday, October 14, the Dow was down 400 […]
The need for more energy infrastructure has become a hot topic. Investors are realizing that the artificial intelligence and data center buildout will require many gigawatts of electrical power—power that is not currently available. Until small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) become widely available, likely in the mid-2030s, natural gas will remain the energy source of […]
Business news is full of discussions about the growing impact of artificial intelligence (AI). Companies are spending billions on developing AI software, on building the massive data centers required for AI to operate, and on creating energy infrastructure to provide the substantial amounts of power needed by the data centers. Investors are wondering when AI […]
