Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images Suze Orman recently offered some advice in a blog post on where to put your money to get a guaranteed high-yield return. However, you need to act sooner rather than later to earn the greatest return on your investment. Read on for her recommendation for the smartest money move you […]
As interest rates started to rise two years ago, investors soured on the real estate investment trust (REIT) sector. That isn’t shocking, since REITs make use of debt to buy property. But the short-term pain of higher interest costs won’t derail the long-term opportunity in the REIT sector, since property markets have historically adjusted to […]
Many dividend stocks lost their luster over the past two years as rising interest rates drove investors toward fixed-income investments. For those prudent investors, it didn’t make sense to buy a riskier dividend stock with a 3%-4% yield when they could simply park their cash in risk-free CDs or Treasury bills to earn interest payments […]
When looking for high-yield stocks in the energy patch, there is no better place to look than the midstream space. Midstream companies are involved in a number of activities, but are largely known for transporting crude, natural gas, and NGLs (natural gas liquids) through their networks of pipeline assets. These pipeline companies generally have minimal […]
If you have $1,000 (or more) to invest today you should tread carefully. The S&P 500 index is near all-time highs and you want to make sure you own high-quality stocks in case a bear comes along. It would be even better if you could buy a stock that itself wasn’t too expensively valued. Add […]
Stocks have continued to rally this year. While that’s great for portfolio values, finding attractive new investment opportunities has become more difficult. That’s especially true for income-seeking investors since dividend yields fall as stock prices rise. However, there are still some compelling income opportunities if you know where to look. For example, the average real […]
The past few years have been challenging for most real estate investment trusts (REITs). Higher interest rates have weighed on real estate values to increase their income yields above those of lower-risk income investments like bonds. In addition, higher rates have made it more expensive for REITs to borrow money to fund development projects and […]
Are you wishing you’d invested in semiconductor company Nvidia five years ago? I sure am. It was recently up a phenomenal 1,775% in that period, averaging annual growth of 80%! That’s enough to turn a $10,000 investment into close to $190,000 — in only five years. It’s too late to make a 2019 investment, though. […]
Want to find profitable oil stocks? Pay attention to what Warren Buffett is buying. His holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, now owns several oil stocks. Two in particular are worth diving into now. Buffett is betting big on this oil stock As of last quarter, Berkshire Hathaway held around 250 million shares of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: […]
Big technology companies have always been known for generating price appreciation for investors, but the tide is slowly changing. Personal electronics giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has paid dividends since 2012. Meanwhile, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) recently joined the dividend ranks. Many dividend investors look for cash flow first and […]
Investors in Coupang (NYSE: CPNG), South Korea’s biggest e-commerce company, have had a challenging time over the last few years. The company went public on March 11, 2021, at $35 per share and closed at an all-time high of about $50 later that month. But in the subsequent months and years, it slowly gave up […]
Dividend stocks aren’t just for retirees. They provide passive income streams that can be valuable for people at any stage of life, and they’re typically well-established anchor stocks that can provide security and ballast to a diversified and healthy portfolio. If you have $400 available to invest after paying down debt and building a robust […]