If you want to teach your kids more about how to handle money, there’s some great stuff here. There’s also some interesting articles for those interested in dividends here. Enjoy!
If you want to teach your kids more about how to handle money, there’s some great stuff here. There’s also some interesting articles for those interested in dividends here. Enjoy!
Here’s another question I received recently. Again, feel free send us any questions you have and keep checking back to see them get answered. Question: I’m looking at a ton of stocks that are now sporting dividend yields of 4%, 5%, even 7%. Do you think it’s a good time to begin nibbling on these shares? Answer: This is sort of a corollary of the last question. However, dividends are more meaningful than earnings because they put cold, hard cash in your pocket. It’s true that many big investors often support stocks that show big yields, even during tough...
This is a dangerous time for investors, but it’s only partly because of what the bear market is doing to your portfolio. In my experience, these are the times when investors tend to stray far outside the bounds of any normal, prudent system; they do exactly the wrong thing at exactly the wrong time. And that’s what really kills them. Why does this happen? Because when movements in the markets become extreme (on the upside or downside), emotions ratchet up. And when emotions ratchet up, investors want to do something … almost anything. Instead of patiently waiting and calmly...
“XYZ stock is up 15% today! The story is great! And the market was up 10% on Tuesday!! Should I load up on XYZ?!?” This is a common question I’m getting this week–many just can’t stand the sight of some stocks roaring ahead 10% or 15% without them. But that’s what you should do. First, because the market is still in a downtrend by my measures; we’ve been able to be defensive (mostly in cash) since early September, and really, since late-June. Really, the only investors enjoying these huge bounces are the ones that stayed in during the crash. ...
Admittedly, the list of good-looking stocks is extremely small these days; that’s how it is at market bottoms. But the few stocks that do reveal strong investor support are worth following closely–particularly if they have great growth stories–because they’re the stocks most likely to lead the next market advance. One sector we’re keeping on eye on is the airlines. It’s common knowledge that high fuel prices killed some of the weaker players in the industry. But now that fuel prices are falling, the airlines are going to report surprisingly good earnings … and the performance of their stocks reflect...