Monday, May 5, 2025
When one of my recommended high-yield stocks does a secondary share issue, I always get questions about what is going on. The significant share price drop and share dilution of a secondary issuance make investors wonder if the stock remains a good investment. So today, I thought it would be good to review secondary stock […]
I’ve come to think that while some companies strive to make Wall Street analysts and large portfolio managers happy, others put common investors like us first. A company’s dividend policy will be a telling factor about on which side a company’s management team and board of directors fall. Small investor-friendly companies pay out a significant […]
Last week the Federal Reserve hiked its benchmark interest rate by 0.75%. With inflation exploding higher, the Fed has, since February, pushed the rate from effectively zero percent to a current target of 2.25% to 2.50%. You may have heard or read that these higher rates are a stiff headwind for tech company growth and […]
One way to increase your cash flow from owning stocks is to write an in-the-money- covered call on a dividend stock. Last week, a trader sold a call on AT&T (T) that was below the stock price and doesn’t expire until next January. The purpose of the trade is to collect premium from the call […]
I look at hundreds of charts weekly… sometimes even daily. And when something sticks out, I want to share it with you right away. Now, I’m not saying these 2 sectors I’ve found are the bottom for them… But the charts alone look like they could be forming a base, which comes together before the […]
The financial news has been full of stories about a rapidly slowing housing market. Higher mortgage rates have reduced affordability for new home buyers. Home builder and mortgage company stocks have taken a hit in the stock market. However, there’s one sector of housing that should benefit from the turmoil with home buying… If someone […]
Recently I received a note from a long-time subscriber asking what was going on with the Dividend Hunter recommended preferred stock ETFs. During the Covid crash, these ETFs and preferred shares in general were a great buy. With lower risk than regular shares, pre-fixed dividends, and fire-sale prices, those of my Dividend Hunter subscribers who […]
With the stock market down across the board, investors who were looking for capital gains are in a bad spot. But as share prices go down, you can get the same dividend payments for less money. In other words, dividend yields are going up. Right now, I’m looking at the yields from my Dividend Hunter […]
Crude oil prices have dropped significantly since early June, and energy stock prices have matched or exceeded the decline. Yet energy commodity prices remain very high, and the supply/demand imbalances point towards higher prices later in the year. Now is the time to invest in all three of the energy subsectors. Here’s my favorite way […]
As inflation has climbed to 40-year highs, interest rates have also ratcheted higher. For borrowers, higher rates are not a good deal, as they raise the costs of taking out loans. For investors, however, higher rates open up opportunities to invest safely and still earn a meaningful return. Today, let’s talk about an investment product […]
