Friday, July 4, 2025
There is a great “truth” put out by the financial advisory community that with ETFs, expense ratios are the only thing that matters. Lower expenses mean investors earn a greater return. Following Vanguard, which earlier this year cut fees on 66 funds, Schwab recently announced fee reductions on four ETFs with $66 billion in assets. […]
I recently researched an energy company – Vitesse Energy LLC – whose business motto included the phrase “the velocity of capital compounding.” That idea caught my eye and applies to the power of compounding dividend or interest income. I like using the word “velocity” to indicate the speed at which gains can happen. By the […]
In mid-April, Simplify ETFs launched a pair of what they call “barrier ETFs,” which use an advanced option strategy to generate above-average income for investors. The strategy is fascinating and hopefully profitable. Barrier put options have binary outcomes. Suppose the underlying asset is above the barrier at expiration. In that case, the option expires without […]
President Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement of imposing significant tariffs on the rest of the world triggered a steep and scary sell-off in the stock market. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices reached bear market (more than 20% down) from their mid-February record highs. The fast and furious market crash had investors—both individuals and professionals—selling […]
Recently, I ran across a list of the “7 Deadly Investing Sins Clients Make.” The article was aimed at financial advisors, but I think regular investors would benefit from understanding the list items. Let’s go through the “investing sins,” and I will share my thoughts. Forgetting Arithmetic My newsletter subscribers manage their own investments, so […]
My Dividend Hunter service focuses on earning income from a portfolio of high-yield investments. When I read analyst ratings on the stocks I recommend, I often find the analysis has the wrong focus. Traditional stock analysis examines a company’s business results and growth prospects to value the share price. From there, an analyst determines whether […]
The rapid growth in the number of ETFs employing option strategies to generate high yields for investors has caused a lot of fund sponsors to try a wide range of option strategies and tactics. Of these, the so-called zero days to expiration (0DTE) strategy seems to show a lot of promise. The first 0DTE ETFs […]
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 […]
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 […]
Most investors who own dividend-paying stocks are aware of the ex-dividend phenomenon. To receive an upcoming dividend payment, shares must be owned before the stock goes ex-dividend. That’s why you need to be aware of a big change coming to ex-div dates next week. A dividend announcement includes three pieces of information: the amount of […]
