The One Dividend Stock That Kicks Inflation in the Teeth
The beast you and I know as “inflation” has emerged from its four-decade slumber. And so far, it’s a monster that the “Creature from Jekyll Island” can’t seem to vanquish.
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February 2022
Inflation Is the Fed’s Own Problem, and It Is Too Slow with the Solution
The Fed greatly expanded its balance sheet – essentially printing money – for years through a process called quantitative easing (QE). It started in the aftermath of the housing bust and financial crisis 15 years ago. And while the economy recovered, the Fed never really stopped printing money for long.
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Sustainable Dividends Need This
History is littered with bankrupt enterprises that were seemingly profitable until the day they went belly-up because they simply ran out of cash. Analyzing a company’s cash flow isn’t difficult. (By the end of this article, you’ll know how to do it in a matter of minutes.)
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Here’s How to Select the Top Stocks from the Best Sectors
This proven strategy has outperformed the S&P 500 Index over the past 20 years. And the beauty of it is that you participate in the upside of every healthy sector in the stock market using ETFs, so you hold only 11 positions max.
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One Important Options Concept You Need To Know
Despite what you may have heard, delta isn’t a hard concept to understand. In fact, by the end of this article, you’ll have many of the tools necessary to read, interpret, and use delta in your options trades.
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This Simple Rule of Thumb Could Save You in a Bear Market
There is no way around this; inflation at 40-year highs will not disappear automatically, and inflation is now the No. 1 concern and pain point for American voters. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index fell to a 10-year low this month because of inflation, with sentiment levels comparable to those of the Great Recession post-2008.
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This Beats the S&P 500 and Gives You an Automatic Exit Strategy for Bear Markets
As individual investors, we may not know where the market is headed next, but we should all have an investment game plan in place no matter which way the market moves.
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Picking the Right Strike for Your Option Spread
Many of you are wondering how to choose the best strike price for your own investment goals. I’m going to walk you through some key points today to help you get a better understanding of what happens when you pick different strike prices and what influences them.
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