by Angela Jirau | Feb 12, 2021 | Bauman Daily, Dividend-Paying Stocks, Income, Income Strategy, Interest Rates, Investing, REITs
It’s tough out there for income investors… The S&P 500 Index now yields a dismal 1.5%, and yields on 10-Year Treasurys offer a paltry 1.15%. But income investments have a place in every balanced portfolio. And if you’re at or near retirement age, they’re...
by Clinton Lee | Feb 10, 2021 | Bauman Daily, Dividend-Paying Stocks, Income, Income Strategy, Investing, REITs
Lately the stock market has felt like a casino. You’ve seen that with the chaotic rise and collapse in stocks such as GameStop (NYSE: GME) and AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC). It’s a jackpot one moment, then a bust the next. Greed and the “get rich quick” mentality are...
by Clinton Lee | Sep 30, 2020 | Bauman Daily, Income, Investing, Stocks
When it comes to retirement portfolios, a 60%-to-40% (60/40) mix of stocks and bonds has been a cornerstone for decades. The results have been nothing short of spectacular. The compound annual growth rate has been 10.2% since 1980, according to the Financial Times:...
by Ted Bauman | Sep 29, 2020 | Bauman Daily, Income, Investing, Stocks
Yesterday I got an email from a reader who was impressed with my argument for investing in dividend-paying companies. He had found one that looked good: I found another stock named Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET). After analyzing the stock, I found that ET pays a quarterly...
by Angela Jirau | Sep 28, 2020 | 2020 Financial Crisis, Bauman Daily, Income, Investing, Stocks, U.S. Economy
Don’t let this morning’s stock gains fool you. To keep up astronomical price-to-earnings ratios, the companies that led this year’s stock rally need fiscal stimulus from Congress … and soon. But there’s little chance that will happen as tensions in Washington flare...
by Clinton Lee | Sep 23, 2020 | Bauman Daily, Diversified Investments, Income, Investing, Stocks
Recently, I noticed a growing chorus of analysts putting forth a disturbing message. They said that sky-high tech valuations are justified … this time is different than the late-1990s tech bubble. To paraphrase Sir John Templeton, “this time is different” are the four...
