Archive Monthly Archives: January 2019
Gundlach Is Right About Junk Bonds And Stocks
Stock enthusiasts think the worst is behind us. Of course, they appear to be ignoring the fact that bear market rallies are quite common and that the current upswing may just fit the bill.The average bear rally in history is approximately 11%. We stand at roughly 11.5% off of the correction lows right now. What’s […]
Continue readingGeneral Electric: Some Big Developments On The Horizon
As earnings season nears for General Electric (GE), it’s important for the company’s shareholders, as well as market watchers, to take stock of where things are now and what should be anticipated for the firm’s press release. After all, this will be the first full quarter with new management in charge of the business, and with business […]
Continue readingLet’s Put The ‘Rhino Principle’ In Action With This List Of Tenacious REITs
Sometimes the investment world can be a dripping, sopping rainforest of confusing smells, sights and sounds.Sometimes it can be an absolute swampland of poisonous snakes, treacherous bogs and malaria-carrying mosquitos.And sometimes it can look like a long, long, oh-so-long swath of grassy, deserted plains that just keeps stretching on for miles to see, far away […]
Continue reading3+1 Lessons From 2018 – A Guide To Beat The Bear
The second half of 2018 has been challenging for many investors. For the first time in several years, both the TSX and S&P 500 finished in negative territories. While some screamed for a bear market, I’m not too convinced about the strength of that bear. After all, the S&P 500 hit -19.8% at closing on […]
Continue readingGeneral Motors: This Is A Game Changer
General Motors (GM) said at the end of last week that it expects to exceed its earnings guidance for 2018, and issued an upbeat earnings forecast for 2019, too. The trade conflict between the United States and China has weighed heavily on investor sentiment in 2018, and an optimistic earnings outlook paired with a resolution […]
Continue readingThe Dichotomy Between Junk Bonds And Stocks Continues
Mike Lanier, who has spent over 35 years in the trenches of the bond market, told me a while back that junk bonds “read like a bond but trade like a stock.” As the most volatile sector of the bond market, they offer significant opportunities to either make or lose a lot of money. The […]
Continue readingWhat The Devil? AT&T’s Dividend Is 6.66 Percent!
AT&T (T) shares have declined substantially over the past two years. A fair amount of this decline is related to the extended acquisition of the Time Warner, as well as concerns over cable and especially satellite subscriber losses, among other matters. The company recently raised its dividend and is now paying a devilishly high dividend […]
Continue reading5 Dividend Stocks With Yields Up To 7.27% From Real Estate
This research report was produced by The REIT Forum with assistance fromBig Dog Investments.We have five companies to cover today. Their dividend yields range from 3.3% to 7.27%.Let’s begin looking at some great dividend stocks from The REIT Forum!AvalonBayAvalonBay (AVB) trades about 1% over our target buy range recently. We had unloaded shares just prior […]
Continue readingThe Mall REIT Conundrum
Most every day, on my way to work, I drive by my area mall, and it’s a constant reminder that ‘Darwinism’ is alive and well. Charles Darwin wrote in 1882, “This preservation, during the battle for life, of varieties which possess any advantage in structure, constitution, or instinct, I have called Natural Selection.”Survival of the […]
Continue readingCramer: No Recession is Coming but Many Stocks are Trading like One is on the Horizon
Many stocks are trading down Tuesday as if an economic recession is on the horizon even though one is not, according to CNBC’s Jim Cramer.Stocks were up and down early Tuesday. Shares of Dow component J.P. Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo were under pressure, though well off their premarket lows, after releasing quarterly results before […]
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