Hello, friends. In between Christmas shopping and decorating, I am busy wrapping up (no pun intended) your next full issue of High-Yield Investing. It should arrive in your inbox later next week. In the meantime, I’ve got a couple of… Read More

It’s a safe bet that when we gather around the Thanksgiving table next week, the topic of conversation will quickly turn to LSU football. Someone will probably chime in with a comment or two on the weather. Or the price of gas. And then, inevitably, I will get asked about… Read More

The past few weeks have been unusually volatile, with investors rewarding companies that post upside surprises and savagely punishing those that fall short. Collectively, S&P 500 companies are on pace to deliver a 3.7% average earnings increase for the third quarter. While that growth may seem tepid, any positive number… Read More

We’re pretty fond of Warren Buffett around here. If you’ve been a reader for longer than a day or two, you already knew that. We frequently quote his sage (and colorful) advice on different investing concepts. I truly believe there is more wisdom contained in Buffett’s annual shareholder reports… Read More

There they go. Like the last few poker chips being shoved across the table after a prolonged run of bad luck, the Dow Jones finally surrendered the last of its remaining year-to-date gains on Friday. The blue-chip index opened the first trading day of 2023 at 33,148 and advanced as… Read More

I was driving through downtown Little Rock last week, watching anxiously as tens of thousands of Arkansas Razorbacks fans filed into War Memorial Stadium in a sea of red for the season’s first football game. I had two tickets in hand for the contest and was anxious to get inside… Read More

Investors rely on countless different indicators to glean insights into future market swings. Some even reposition their portfolios based on the outcome of the Super Bowl. Proponents of this indicator believe that an AFC victory foreshadows a stock market decline for the year, whereas an NFC win signals a market… Read More

Do you ever wonder how much those hotel toiletries cost per unit? It’s probably just me. Most people appreciate the nicer collection of lotions, cremes, shower gels, and shampoos found at higher-end resorts. Some are truly a cut above. W Hotels provides its guests with a spa-worthy ensemble of lemon… Read More