You’re probably having a tough time these days if you live off the interest from your investment portfolio. For example, according to Bankrate.com, money market accounts are now yielding a paltry 0.76…
Category: Money and Markets Newsletter
Is it too late to buy stocks?
I love fielding intelligent questions on the markets and other financial topics, and lately you’ve been sending me plenty of them. For example, a Dividend Superstars subscriber named Sharlene recently asked the…
The Dominos Are Lining Up for a Sovereign Debt Crisis!
Boy, what a week! I’ve been warning about a troubled euro and a building sovereign debt crisis for some time. And the bond and currency market activities this past week are a…
How Greece Can Impact YOU!
The economic problems in Greece have made front page news for the better part of the past three months. And I’ve written several columns here in Money and Markets on the ongoing…
The Stock Market Is Starting to Look Toppy
From a big-picture perspective, the stock market’s advance off the March 2009 low is nothing more than a huge, bear market rally. To understand how I come to that conclusion, just look…
14 Risks with Supposedly “Safest” Securities
When AT&T, California, New York City or virtually any other borrower wants your money and offers its bonds for sale, it’s required to give you a prospectus that properly discloses all the…
Teaching Your 401(k) to Roll Over and Other Tricks
Last week’s column talked about some of the “everyman” tax shelters available these days — including 401(k) plans and IRAs. Today I want to talk about how those two different accounts relate…
Foreign markets surge again! Where. Why. What to do.
While U.S. markets have gained a bit more in the last few days, the key foreign markets I told you about have literally catapulted higher. So now they’re outperforming the Dow by…
The Dividends Are Flowing Again
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,…