The 3 Easiest Ways to Eliminate Bear Market Fears
It’s amazing how quickly we get comfortable. It was only a year ago that the market was in the throes of one of the most volatile sell-offs in history. But after enjoying 11 months of a rip-roaring bull market, investors have already forgotten what that was like. With...
Most Bullish Scenario for Your 2021 Stocks
Strong Hands … or Strong Paws! Longtime Profits Unlimited subscriber Mark wrote that he and his family have weathered all the market storms with Strong Hands and that my dog Alex shows him how. We have breathing room and a future thanks to you and your team. When the...
Cannabis Watchlist Update: Buy Into High Tide’s Rapid Growth
I’m picky when it comes to adding new stocks to our Cannabis Watchlist. I search for different ways to invest in the cannabis sector. I don’t want to just follow the crowd into the biggest names and hope for the best. After digging through the data, and reading your...
Overleveraged Companies Spell Doom
I’ve been digging into hedge fund manager Paul Singer’s latest letter to his investors. Singer is more insightful than many pros, having delivered market-beating returns to his clients for decades, and one of his thoughts stands out. Singer told his investors that:...
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Tech? Value? Cover Both With 2 “Strong Bullish” Stock Buys
In this episode of The Bull & The Bear podcast, Charles and I have two more stocks to buy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfTWD1U3mQg Surging bond yields had the market moving down through most of this week. You might be worried we are facing another stock market...
The 3 Easiest Ways to Eliminate Bear Market Fears
It’s amazing how quickly we get comfortable. It was only a year ago that the market was in the throes of one of the most volatile sell-offs in history. But after enjoying 11 months of a rip-roaring bull market, investors have already forgotten what that was like. With...
Cannabis Watchlist Update: Buy Into High Tide’s Rapid Growth
I’m picky when it comes to adding new stocks to our Cannabis Watchlist. I search for different ways to invest in the cannabis sector. I don’t want to just follow the crowd into the biggest names and hope for the best. After digging through the data, and reading your...
This Stock Has a “Hidden” 6.1% Yield (and Rises With Interest Rates)
Today we’re going to bulk up our dividends — and position ourselves for some nice gains — with a group of stocks that pay us four ways as interest rates head skyward: By paying a dividend; By growing their dividend; By repurchasing shares, and; Through the pure...
Profitable Protection: Buy This Cybersecurity ETF Now
In this episode of The Bull & The Bear, I tell you why one cybersecurity ETF is better than all the rest. For all of its uses, there is one problem when it comes to data like personal information: keeping it safe. Protecting your bank account, passwords, email or...
A New, New Deal? Profit With 1 Infrastructure Stock Now
Here at Money and Markets, we talk a lot about infrastructure stocks. For the federal government, infrastructure projects are historical face-lifts for the national economy. During the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt implemented the New Deal, a...
Grab a 4% Dividend Payout as the World Returns to Normal
This year’s slogan is “Back to Normal.” The world hasn’t quite recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s still going to take several months to get there. But we are inching toward the light at the end of the tunnel. That’s fantastic news for advertising firms like...
Most Bullish Scenario for Your 2021 Stocks
Strong Hands … or Strong Paws! Longtime Profits Unlimited subscriber Mark wrote that he and his family have weathered all the market storms with Strong Hands and that my dog Alex shows him how. We have breathing room and a future thanks to you and your team. When the...
Overleveraged Companies Spell Doom
I’ve been digging into hedge fund manager Paul Singer’s latest letter to his investors. Singer is more insightful than many pros, having delivered market-beating returns to his clients for decades, and one of his thoughts stands out. Singer told his investors that:...
Don’t Underestimate the Wave of “Noisy” Retail Traders
“Noise traders.” That’s the latest label the media is using for the small retail investors who catapulted the GameStop story beyond CNBC and onto your local evening news. But it’s not a new term or concept. In 2012, I read a book titled Behavioral Finance as part of...
Fund Manager Singer Warns of Staggering Stock Valuations
As I noted yesterday, Paul Singer is one of those hedge fund managers we should listen to. Although he’s not a well-known name, Singer delivered market-beating returns to his investors since 1977, through several bull and bear markets. Singer told his investors that:...
Will Bond Yields Rip Higher After Last Week’s Shock?
February was a raging dumpster fire in the markets. The moment many investors have feared for months —when rising bond yields would disrupt the stock market — finally arrived. This is a nightmare. Bonds are supposed to be your refuge from stocks. When stocks aren’t...
Cloud Tech Giant SNOW Earnings Forecast + A Healthy IPO
Money & Markets Week Ahead for February 28, 2021: Snowflake Inc. (Nasdaq: SNOW) reports earnings this week — plus another IPO to watch. Investors started getting nervous about the stock market last week as the Dow, Nasdaq and Russell indexes bounced back and...
The Coinbase IPO Will Live or Die With Bitcoin
I mentioned a few days ago that I made my first bitcoin trade via my PayPal account. Well, that was only the beginning. I ventured deeper down the crypto rabbit hole and tinkered with some of the more exotic coins. This is still just play money for me. I’m only...
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Will Trump Boom Ignite Biden Bubble?
“Well, that’s it, Charles. The bull market is over.” I was chatting about the markets with my dad. He wasn’t particularly happy about the election results. Regardless of what any of us think about President Trump, his presidency hasn’t been bad for the stock market....
2 Investing Rules to Live by After the 33.1% GDP Surge
The advanced numbers for third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) in the U.S. came out, and they were a doozy. Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 33.1% in the third quarter. Or did it? The devil is in the details here. By any account, it was a great quarter....
Stimulus Hopes: Why Retail Stocks Are a Good Buy Now
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Good morning pic.twitter.com/UZOcR2yGVd — StockCats (@StockCats) October 9, 2020 It seems that hope for a stimulus bill is what keeps us plodding along. The COVID-19 pandemic took a wrecking ball to the economy. GDP...
Home Prices Rocket Higher With No End in Sight
It seems that most of the Twittersphere has been focused this week on Tuesday’s presidential debates. Let’s steer clear of that one… Instead, I wanted to talk about something positive. August saw the biggest gain in home prices across the country since September 2013;...
4 Reasons Deflation Is Here to Stay
You might have noticed the price of gold spiking to new all-time highs lately. We’ve covered it quite a bit on Money & Markets, and the general consensus around here is that the barbarous relic is likely to go a lot higher. Investors view gold as an inflation...
Not Your Grandfather’s Real Estate: Grab This Fund on the ‘Cheap’
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on America’s landlords. I never thought I would see a time in which real estate investment trusts (REITs) reported “percent of monthly rent collected” to their investors, but that’s where we are today. Those trends are looking a...
These Companies Benefit as Closures Become Stark Reality
Business review site Yelp reports 132,580 businesses closed from March 1 to July 10: You can see in this chart that the number on the left-hand side had been higher. You would think that is a good sign. But it’s misleading. When we first put the brakes on the economy,...
Buffett’s Annual Letter: Wise Words for Your Retirement
Warren Buffett recently issued Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE: ) annual letter. And as with every edition the Oracle of Omaha has penned over his six decades at the helm, you can bet that millions of investors are picking over every word...
Fear the Bear: The Dangers of a Buy-and-Hold Nest Egg
The market “always” rises 8% to 10% per year over time. You’ve heard that for most of your adult life. You’ve read it in glossy financial planning literature your financial advisor gives you. You’ve seen it in Vanguard mutual fund commercials. The problem with the...
Should You Invest in a Beach House?
No. If you’re in a hurry, you can skip the rest of the article. The answer is, “No, in most cases, a beach house is not a good investment.” Before I get into the details, I should share a confession. I’m writing this from the beach in Peru, where I’m renting a house....
2 Ways to Stay Ahead of the Taxman in 2021
President Joe Biden takes office today, and if the stock market’s performance since November is any indication, the outlook is broadly positive. The hope is that increased federal spending — including another proposed $1,400 stimulus check — will be enough to goose...
Dodge the Tax Man With an IRA Reverse Rollover
Financial planning advice tends to go something like this… Spend your career contributing to a 401(k), collecting the employer matching and building your retirement nest egg. Then, when you retire or change jobs, roll the balance into an IRA and either manage it...
Expert Advice: 3 Tips to Start the New Year Right
I don’t know how wild the parties were this New Year’s Eve. In the age of social distancing, it’s still in poor taste to cram a ton of people into a room and clink glasses. But I know that I wasn’t sad to see 2020 come to a close. My celebration was tame this year,...
Sneak in a Roth IRA Conversion Before December 31
I realize there’s no more room left on Mount Rushmore. We’re stuck with Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt. But if we could squeeze in room for one more, I’d carve the face of the late Senator William Roth of Delaware. He isn’t as significant in...