When a Drop in Share Price is a Good Thing

When a Drop in Share Price is a Good Thing

Dear Reader, Last week, one of my recommended stocks, Starwood Property Trust (STWD), announced a $400 million secondary offering of common stock. The new shares will go to institutional investors and typically get priced at a discount to where the stock currently trades. As a result, the STWD share price dropped 3.5% the day after […]

Trade of the Week: TIP

Trade of the Week: TIP

Last week, a highly unusual amount of options action occurred in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP).  TIP is a popular ETF for investing in TIPS bonds, which are treasury bonds that are indexed to inflation.  In other words, as inflation goes up, these bonds go up.  While the ETF has $38 billion in assets, it […]

Two ETFs Capitalizing on Semiconductor Shortage

Two ETFs Capitalizing on Semiconductor Shortage

Chip shortages could last well into 2023, at least according to Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. In an October interview with CNBC, Gelsinger said: “We’re in the worst of it now, every quarter, next year we’ll get incrementally better, but they’re not going to have supply-demand balance until 2023.” While the shortage continues to be bad […]

Visa: A Bargain Growth Stock

Visa: A Bargain Growth Stock

One of the most well-known names in finance is Visa (V). The company operates the world’s largest electronic payments network, providing processing services and payment product platforms, including credit, debit, prepaid, and commercial payments. Visa traces its roots back to the issuance of the first Bank of America credit cards in the late 1950s. Visa […]

How to Make Market Volatility Work for You

How to Make Market Volatility Work for You

Dear Reader, The recent stock market volatility reminds me again of the power of reinvesting the income from your dividend investment strategy. Once you understand the compounding power of dividend reinvestment, you realize that it’s very good for your long-term wealth when the stock market goes through a period of decline. It’s something my Dividend […]

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Disney (DIS) Shares at 52-Week Lows

The Walt Disney Company (DIS) is a beloved company many investors have known of since their childhoods, after being introduced to characters such as Cinderella, Mickey Mouse, and Peter Pan. Most of these characters are featured in the company’s theme parks, which have become family destinations for many generations. Disney’s founders, Walt Disney and his […]