It’s an ongoing dilemma. Each month as I prepare to start writing the next issue of High-Yield Investing, the first task is to select a featured recommendation. It’s not a quick process. In fact, I often spend several days on background… Read More
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Have you ever gotten an advance on your paycheck? How about an advance on your next 24 monthly paychecks? Well, one of the charter members of my Special Dividend Payers Index is about to make a payment to stockholders that is… Read More
November 2017 Update Tick by tick, oil prices have now risen for four straight months. Last week, benchmark Brent clawed its way back above $62 per barrel. Believe it or not, that’s the highest level in two years. Read More
November 2017 Update Investors have a lot on their plate right now. Benchmark Brent crude oil prices have just retaken the $60 per barrel mark and are now at the highest levels in two and a half years. Read More
National Cinemedia (Nasdaq: NCMI) — Stephen King’s horror classic “It” was a box office smash, breathing new life into cinema-related stocks. In-theater advertising company NCMI rallied nearly 30% during September. I am confident that the next installment in the… Read More
If Warren Buffet has taught us anything, it’s that the secret to generating superior returns and creating real shareholder value lies in the exploitation of a competitive advantage, something that allows a business to either charge premium prices for its products or… Read More
The tail-end of 2008 was a terrible time to be holding shares of Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG). The country was sliding deeper into recession, wreaking havoc on retailers. As the nation’s largest owner of shopping malls, Simon found itself squarely in… Read More
I’ve seen this before. An out-of-favor company facing some headwinds that are real, but over-exaggerated. Sure enough, the storm hits, the shares sink, and the confidence of the few remaining bulls gets tested. But then the skies clear, and investors start to… Read More
October 2017 Update It’s looking pretty good out there. That’s the consensus economic opinion of your fellow Americans, anyway. The recent CNBC All-America Economic Survey found that 43% of the public rates the U.S. economy as being in… Read More