Sunday, April 20, 2025
Editor’s note: This issue was written ahead of the news that the Trump administration tariffs would be paused for 90 days for all countries except China. Crude oil prices have dropped 16% since April 1. Oil at $60 per barrel has significantly different implications compared to oil at $75. The commodity has fallen on the […]
Gold is a hot commodity and a popular investment. The precious metal has gained 19% this year to date, and 38% over the past 12 months. While I expect gold to continue to post gains, those profits won’t come in a straight line. The new world of option income ETFs enables investors to gain exposure […]
When the markets become volatile, as we have seen them do over the last couple of months and even more so with recent tariff announcements I am often asked about safe places to park cash and earn a reasonable interest rate. Recently, a new ETF was launched that provides an interesting alternative to money market […]
Over the past few weeks, the major U.S. stock market indexes have tumbled into correction territory. Of course, falling stock prices lead to news reports filled with warnings about continued price declines, the potential for a bear market, and even an economic recession. Every time stock prices enter a downturn, news outlets and many investors […]
On March 7, 2024, Roundhill Investments launched the first two ETFs utilizing zero-day-to-expiration (0DTE) options to generate income and pay dividends to investors. The team at Roundhill recently released a report detailing the returns and features of these two high-yield funds. The two Roundhill ETFs are: · Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call […]
With the stock market in a downturn, my publisher says fewer people are signing up for newsletters because they’re sitting on their hands. Fear has taken control. I would think that with stock prices going down, investors would be looking for ideas and strategies that let them weather the decline without giving in to the […]
There is an old investment saying that the safest dividend is the one that was just increased. With the stock market currently in a correction, looking for stocks that have fallen sharply yet pay stable and growing dividends would be a good place to look for stocks that will benefit the most when the markets […]
Last week, I made a couple of investment presentations at the MoneyShow in Las Vegas. During and after my presentations, I was peppered with questions about the new breed of ultra-high-yield, covered-call ETFs, especially about funds managed by YieldMax. YieldMax pioneered covered call ETFs with single stocks as the underlying assets. These ETFs have caught […]
The SEC approved spot bitcoin ETFs just over a year ago, in January 2024. Eleven new Bitcoin ETFs received approval at that time. Over the course of 2024, fund sponsors launched ETFs that make short options trades to generate income, with Bitcoin ETFs or futures as the underlying assets. Investors and traders have long used […]
When Rithm Capital (RITM) announced its 2024 fourth-quarter results, the CEO, Michael Nierenberg, hinted at changing the company’s capital structure, dropping its REIT status. Let’s look at RITM as a REIT and what a change might mean. In 2022, the company, then called New Residential, acquired its management contract from Fortress Investment Group to become […]
