Tuesday, April 7, 2026
As I write this on March 30, the price of WTI crude oil has topped $100 per barrel. Brent crude trades at $114 per barrel. Oil was trading at $55 to $60 at the start of 2026, so it has nearly doubled. Oil prices will likely remain elevated as long as shipping through the Strait […]
The 10 highest yield dividend stocks going ex-div this week. These are some of the top dividend stocks for this week.
Private lending fears have spread far beyond the handful of companies that could be affected if there are actual problems with the $1.5 trillion that have been issued as private loans to corporations. It seems the contagion has spread to finance real estate investment trusts (REITs), which have nothing to do with private lending investments. […]
The war with Iran has caused serious disruptions to the global energy markets. Much of the focus has been on oil tankers trapped on the wrong side of the Strait of Hormuz. However, the Persian Gulf countries export a range of energy and other products, and they must all transport them through the strait. Furthering […]
If you read my articles here, you are likely someone who is comfortable managing your own portfolio and investments. I am writing this so you can talk to the people you know who find investing in the markets very scary. They have little or no knowledge and don’t know where to start. I talk to […]
In late December and early January, WTI crude oil traded around $55 per barrel. The war against Iran sent oil into a parabolic rise. As I write this, WTI oil is trading for $95 a barrel—up 70% from where the prices were at the start of the year. The primary cause of the price increase […]
March is Women’s History Month, a time set aside to reflect on the women who pushed boundaries long before many of the opportunities we have today existed. In finance, those stories are not ancient history. Many of the women who opened the doors to this profession were working only a generation ago. In 2015, I […]
Subscribers who have been with me for a while know that I have a general negative opinion of closed-end funds (CEFs). I have heard them called the Junkyard of Wall Street. That said, I have added a few CEFs to the Dividend Hunter portfolio when I found ones with compelling potential. Currently, there are two […]
Over the last few years, innovation in ETFs has been happening at a breakneck pace. When I see a new fund with a different strategy, I take a closer look and try to find a good investment use for it. Launched on February 18, 2026, the Roundhill S&P 500® Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF (TPAY) […]
Many new income investors are confused about when they need to hold stocks to collect dividends. Either they end up missing the dividend because they bought too late, or on the other side, they sold too early. Ongoing dividends from any stock are not guaranteed. A company’s board of directors will review the financial results […]
