by Clinton Lee | May 19, 2021 | Bauman Daily, Dividends, Income, Investing, REITs, Trading Strategies
Expectations of a hot economy have put cyclical and commodity sectors in the lead this year. But here’s another top performer you might not have expected: real estate investment trusts (REITs). That shouldn’t come as a surprise. After all, REITs rank as the...
by Ted Bauman | May 18, 2021 | Bauman Daily, Cash, Dividends, Income, Investing, REITs, Rising Dividends
Making money by speculating on stock prices can work really well, as it did throughout 2020. Until it doesn’t. The end of a speculative boom is inevitable. Eventually, stocks can’t go any higher. Investors start looking for excuses to sell. That’s known as a “top.” I...
by Angela Jirau | Apr 26, 2021 | Banks, Bauman Daily, COVID-19, Economy, Financial Sector, Income, Investing, Investment Opportunities, Stimulus, Stocks, Trading Strategies, U.S. Economy, Wall Street, Wealth Protection
So far, the U.S. government has spent $5.3 trillion to help manage the pandemic and boost the economy. But as Ted Bauman and Clint Lee explain in today’s Your Money Matters, much of that money is stuck in the financial sector’s “whirlpool,” which means it’s not...
by Ted Bauman | Apr 23, 2021 | Bauman Daily, COVID-19, Economy, Income, Investing, Investment Opportunities, Investments, Recovery Trade, Stock Market, Stocks, U.S. Economy
Look at this chart… It shows the percentage of U.S. adults who’ve not yet received a vaccine but who would be keen to get one as soon as they possibly could. That number has fallen. The percentage of those who say they don’t want the vaccine at all has risen...
by Clinton Lee | Apr 14, 2021 | Bauman Daily, Dividend Growth Stocks, Dividends, Economy, Income, Income Stocks, Investing, Investment Opportunities, Retirement, Rising Dividend Yields, Rising Dividends, Wealth Protection
One by one, the dominoes keep falling. Practically daily, investors witness the impact of interest rates on one asset class after another: Gold prices have fallen over 16% since last summer, giving back over 60% of 2020’s rally in prices. Expensive tech and growth...
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...