Last year’s dividend numbers were the worst in more than half a century, as corporations large and small struggled with a lack of financing, weak economic conditions, and poor earnings. But now,…
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Reasons to Be Suspicious of this Market
by Claus Vogt Dear Subscriber, A healthy bull run for the stock market must come from rising prices and rising volume. This is an old and time-honored stock market analysis concept, and…
The Most Valuable Business in the United States
The most valued company in the United States? If you guess Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) or ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) or Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A), you’re way off. Hint: This company been around since…
Two Small Caps with Big Dividends
Most income investors ignore small companies. Conventional wisdom says that large, mature companies pay dividends and small companies don’t. That’s hardly the case. Nearly 10,000 small caps trade on U.S. exchanges. Of…
The Secrets of Bill Gates’ Portfolio
Bill Gates owns about 700 million shares of Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) — 713.1 million to be exact. His cache of Microsoft stock is worth a tidy $18.7 billion. Every time the price…
The Safest 6%-Plus Yielding Stock in America
Not sure how to best judge the dividend safety of an investment? Let Standard & Poor’s do it for you. “AAA” credit ratings are hard to come by. The S&P sets the…
My IPO Recommendation is Up +74% – Here’s What You Need to Know Now
I bought a pair of noise-canceling headphones from an airport vending machine. When I put them on and turned the switch, the dim from the airport disappeared. After my flight took off,…
This Country’s Market Could Jump +33%, One 25% Yielding Fund Could Do Even Better
Published: October 6, 2009 The Chinese Civil War ended Oct. 1, 1949. The (winning) communists controlled Mainland China and the (losing) Chinese Nationalist Party was relegated to Taiwan. The relations between the…
The Nasdaq cut open and broken down
Today we are going to be examining the NASDAQ Index. This market, which made its peak in 2000 at the height of the dot com bubble, remains in a secular bear market….