Ugly jobs data (hopefully transitory), uglier energy industry data, and ugliest comments from Trump on throwing away any fiscal restraint with the debt-ceiling bathwater left the dollar down, stocks l...
Preferred stocks have been good investments. Preferred investors are up about as much as stock investors in 2017, but with less risk. A preferred that I’ve been adding to client portfolio is the new...
The US Treasury as a result of the government’s bloated response to the Great “Recession” has been forced in notes and bonds to reopen their auctions each and every month. Before then, reopening...
Well, one day on from Trump’s deal with Democrats to rush aid to victims of Hurricane Harvey and avoid any 11th hour brinksmanship ahead of a technical U.S. default, markets were nervous. Although s...
For new investors, getting into the business of buying, selling, and renting homes may seem pretty ambitious. But like any other area of personal finance expertise, real estate investing boils down to...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is engaged in designing, manufacturing and marketing mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players. The Company’s products and ...
The coming gold and silver moves in the next few months will really surprise most investors as market volatility increases substantially. It seems right now that “All (is) quiet on the Western Front...
Shares of U.S. bank stocks are trading lower on Thursday, amid a drop in the yield on the benchmark 10-year treasury note. The yield fell to 2.037% in the late morning. The drop in yield was due prima...
Note: We’ve updated the charts below based on monthly data through August. Here’s an interesting set of charts that will especially resonate with those of us who follow economic and marke...
Dividends are the most common method that a company can use to return capital to shareholders. Dividend growth investors often place significant emphasis on dividend yields as a result. However, share...