Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Investors in some of the new breed of ultra-high-yield option strategy ETFs have seen significant share price erosion. I regularly get asked whether the share price can go to zero, and whether the investors in it will lose all their money. The good news is that the ETFs’ share prices won’t go to zero. The […]
The 10 highest yield dividend stocks going ex-div this week. These are some of the top dividend stocks for this week.
Fears that a lot of bad debt is lurking in the private lending sector have investors worried about results for business development companies (BDCs). The VanEck BDC Income ETF (BIZD) has fallen 17.5% over the last four months. Even with a double-digit yield, that level of loss is hard to watch. The business of a […]
From Gemini, Google’s AI assistant: “Embrace the suck” is a military phrase meaning to accept and endure unpleasant or difficult situations rather than fight them, often to build resilience and achieve a goal. It involves acknowledging that hardship is inevitable, leaning into discomfort, and finding a sense of purpose or pride in getting through it. […]
Investors were getting excellent returns from SFL Corp (SFL) from the end of 2020 through May 2024. Starting at that time, the shipping stock share values tumbled, and SFL followed suit. Then a dividend cut caused further price erosion. Can this stock turn things around for 2026? Here is the five-year SFL stock price chart […]
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 […]
When someone learns that I write about stock market investing, I am often asked about investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The impact of AI on business, investing, and everyday life is rapidly expanding. There are numerous moving parts in the AI universe. Of course, you have the actual artificial intelligence programs, but they need a […]
I recently came across the relatively new high-yield ETFs from NestYield. The website graphics are eye-catching, to say the least. They have my attention, and the next step is to examine their historical and potential performance. Here are a couple of screenshots from the NestYield.com website: EGGQ, EGGS, and EGGY are the stock symbols for […]
Historically, August and September have been among the most challenging months of the year for stock investors. While this year may buck the trend, it would be beneficial to have a plan in place if the stock market enters a correction before the end of September. Investopedia calls it the September Effect. The article notes […]
Rithm Capital (RITM), formerly New Residential Investments, has been in my Dividend Hunter portfolio since August 2014—eleven years now. A decade ago, the company was a straightforward finance real estate investment trust (REIT) with a unique portfolio of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). Over the last six years, the company has evolved into a diversified alternative […]
