Investing

Prices for gold have soared over $1,800 an ounce, a range that hasn’t been reached in nine years. Neil Hume reports for the Financial Times: Gold prices rose to more than $1,800 an ounce on Wednesday for the first time in nine years as data showed investors had stashed a record $40bn of cash into […]

Sharon Terlep explains the latest efforts by Walgreens to become a healthcare provider by adding doctors offices to its pharmacies. She writes in the WSJ: The largest U.S. drugstore chain by stores is pairing with primary-care provider VillageMD to open 500 to 700 clinics at Walgreens sites across the country over the next five years. […]

Young’s Dynamic Maximizers Portfolio® Are you worried about how a stock market meltdown could hurt you? What does a stock market meltdown look like? Think back. What were you up to at the turn of the century? Feels like a long time ago, doesn’t it? Are you aware that during this period, the speculative NASDAQ […]

Due to a convergence in timing, I was able to make by far the biggest commitment to the stock market in my life during late March and into the second quarter of 2020. On 31 March 2020, I posted My Three Week-Long Investing Program. It led off, “I am ramping it up over the month […]

Here’s Your Must Do List #1 Laser-like focus on NEW issue corporate bonds. #2 Tighten your relationship with your investment counselor. #3, Immediate and thorough cleansing of any index funds from your portfolio. #4, Dump all stocks from your portfolio that do not have a long history of raising dividends.

It’s time for a change in pace. Since the end of March, the Dow has exploded from about 18,500 to over 25,000 as June nears an end. During this period, I steadily added to my equities position as well as to my individual bond positions. I also added to three fund positions (nearly 50% fixed) […]