Finding Yield When Interest Rates Are At Zero

Finding Yield When Interest Rates Are At Zero

Global pandemics and civil unrest don’t seem to impact stock prices, but it remains challenging to find yield in a world of near-zero interest rates. Central banks are doing everything they can to keep global economies from crashing (which is the main reason stock prices are stable), and the result is that yield can’t be […]

One Easy Formula for a Retirement of Endless Income

One Easy Formula for a Retirement of Endless Income

Many investors buy hot or well-known stocks in the hope that share prices will continue to rise. However, as I was advised many years ago, hope is not a plan. The plan I share with my subscribers derives from conversations I had over several decades with investors who have actually become wealthy by investing in […]

Moderna (MRNA) Given 75% Probability to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine

Moderna (MRNA) Given 75% Probability to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine

Moderna’s (MRNA) stock has given investors heartburn recently. Moderna first announced promising news related to a COVID-19 vaccine in mid-May. After the news sent MRNA skyward, the company announced it would be doing a secondary offering, in an attempt to raise just over $1.3 billion. Then, a few days later, vaccine experts started questioning MRNA’s […]

Trade of the Week: Costco

Trade of the Week: Costco

After earnings last week, there was quite a bit of options action in Costco (COST). With the pandemic in full swing, COST has performed better than many retail stocks due to the nature of its business. That is, bulk buying is exactly what people were looking for during a prolonged period of being stuck at […]

These Investor Favorites Are Already Adapting – and Seeing Stock Gains – As The Country Reopens

These Investor Favorites Are Already Adapting – and Seeing Stock Gains – As The Country Reopens

As the U.S.—and the world for that matter—begins the reopening process, every business is trying to figure out what the new way of doing business looks like. We already know what the white collar version of post-pandemic business has become. It’s Zoom (ZM) meetings, Docusign (DOCU) virtual document management, and Activision (ATVI) [gaming in between […]

HIG Earnings Report Shows Earnings Down; Declares Dividend

HIG Earnings Report Shows Earnings Down; Declares Dividend

The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG) has declared a dividend of $0.325 per common share for shareholders of record on June 1st. Currently, the company has a dividend yield of 3.3%. HIG recently announced earnings, they cited the fact that Hartford had returned $258 million to shareholders in the first quarter. $108 million of that total […]