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 | 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 Angela Jirau | Dec 14, 2020 | Bauman Daily, Emerging Markets, Investing, Real Estate, REITs, Stocks
Some of the worst-performing investments of the year are set for an epic rebound in 2021. In this week’s Your Money Matters, I ask Ted and Clint Lee the question: “If you had $1 million to put in just one opportunity for the next year, where would you put it?” Their...