When you own an income-producing asset, you’re immediately in a position to harness the power of compound interest. Too often, investors get caught up in the ups and downs of the market rather than the flow of cash into their pockets. The basic premise behind selling at higher prices means you need to get rid […]
Investing
Do Stocks Always Beat Bonds Over the Long Run?
The WSJ reports on new work that shows historically investment-grade bonds have beaten stocks in 40% of ten year periods. What’s more, in many 10-year periods the return on bonds is only about a percentage point less than the return on stocks. With Treasury bond yields nearing rock bottom levels, it would seem to be […]
This Billionaire is Buying up the Energy Sector
Originally posted March 10, 2020. While most investors are retreating, billionaire Sam Zell is buying up the energy sector. Shawn Langlois reports at MarketWatch: That’s Chicago billionaire Sam Zell talking to CNBC “Squawk Box” on Thursday about how he’s navigating his investments in the coronavirus scare. The founder of Equity Group Investments said he has […]
Dividend “Suspensions” Not Dividend Cuts Coming Fast
Originally posted on April 2, 2020. The liberal electronic and print media will shortly be howling – with cartoon-size bold headlines – about dividend cuts. We just began the second quarter of the year. Third-quarter earnings reports will, thanks to the lying Chinese, be breathtakingly ugly. And the media will be out in full force […]
Your Retirement Life: Run from Shiny Happy People
Let’s start with our bank of bad habits, shall we? The most common one I see is the annuity. How do they even get into a portfolio? I’ll tell you. “Well,” a prospective client might say, “I had a cousin who told me about that one.” Or, “It was sold to me years ago by […]
Here’s How Tiny Sweden Beat China
Tiny remote Sweden, partially sitting in the polar region, is home to only a little over 10 million souls. China, meanwhile, is a massive country, home to nearly 1.4 billion. You may not think Sweden would have the wherewithal to defeat China in any theater of competition, but in one growing industry, Sweden is prepared […]
Harley-Davidson in Transition, Probably a Takeover Target
Debbie and I have put over 100,000 miles on our Harleys riding across the United States and Canada. My riding days are behind me, but as a devotee, I keep an eye on Harley’s business, as I have for years. If you’re one of my long-time readers, you know Harley was Young Research’s stock of […]
“The Losses are Taking a Toll on Their Health”
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part LI “You know what’s crazy,” a client told me yesterday, “is that investors spend more time buying a grill than picking a financial planner.” Friends of his are in deep financial trouble. The virus has made it even worse, and the losses are taking a toll on their health. Another […]
Gamblers Descend on the Stock Market
If the stock market feels more like a casino to you than a place to invest for retirement these days, the FT has some insight to offer. With all major sports on hiatus and many casinos closed, gamblers are opening stock trading accounts. Net new client accounts have soared at online brokerage firms by almost […]
Update! May 2020: Why Vanguard is Too Big for YOU
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XLIX A new client of mine is consolidating his eight-figure fortune with Fidelity. What’s shocking is how easily he decided to leave Vanguard. “Why?” I asked him. “E.J., I haven’t heard from anyone at Vanguard in over a year,” he said. “They’re letting a quarter of a hundred million dollars […]
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