Investment Ideas

Top 5 High-Yield Investments Worth Considering

This report is a continuation of our free public article titled “Market Top Coming: Top 10 High-Yield Investments Worth Considering," however this members-only version includes the Top 5. For some color, three of the Top 5 are high-yield bonds, and two are high-yield preferred stocks. Without further ado, here is the list...

Higher-Yield & Lower Risk: Several Attractive Ideas for You to Consider

Many investors continue to seek attractive high-yield investment opportunities with relatively low risk. This article consolidates and reviews a handful of attractive opportunities for you to consider. These ideas are mainly preferred stocks and a high-yield bond. Without further ado, here are the ideas.

These Preferred Stock Shares Are Worth Considering

If you like yield, but you’re not comfortable with a lot of volatility, then you may want to consider the preferred shares of this healthy company. They trade at a slightly lower price than the common shares, they offer a slightly higher yield (5.3% versus 5.1%), and the share price is significantly less volatile and safer. But before you go diving in headfirst on the preferreds, here are a few things you need to know.

Consider Nibbling at this Disciplined Dividend Growth Stock

Income investors love to own big dividend stocks, but sometimes it’s worthwhile to diversify into companies with smaller albeit growing dividends that also offer significant price appreciation potential. This article reviews one such opportunity that we believe has the opportunity to grow dramatically over time both its dividend and especially its price.

Did Warren Buffett Just Make an Obvious Mistake?

There was an interesting Warren Buffett interview last week where the “Oracle of Omaha” gave a handful of very wise advice to investors. However, we couldn’t help but notice, he seemed to make a glaring fundamental mistake. This article reviews Buffett’s good advice, postulates a couple reasons why he could have made his glaring fundamental mistake, and we finally offer a smart way (a specific security) to take advantage of Buffett’s good advice without making the same big mistake.

...Don’t Chase the Highest Yield, Own the Healthiest Yield (Part II)

As a follow up to “part I” in this series, this “part II” article highlights more attractive healthy-dividend companies. We’re sticking with the theme that investors should NOT blindly chase after the highest yielding securities, but rather focus on those with the healthiest yields. We highlight a handful of healthy yielders including one that we own in our Blue Harbinger Disciplined Growth portfolio.

Snap (SNAP): Load Up or Stay Away!?

We’ve had three interesting stock-specific inquiries from members over the last few days, so we are taking a moment to share. First, Doug from Antioch, Illinois notes that tech company Snap has fallen dramatically from its IPO highs just a few days ago, and wonders if now is a good time to buy. Next, Benjamin from France asks for our views on 2019 Alibaba Call Options. And finally, Michael from Lincoln, Nebraska asks about a new wood chip play, Enviva (EVA) which offers a big distribution yield of 7.3%. This article gives our brief views on all three of these opportunities.

This Company's Bonds are Better Than Its Stock

This week’s members-only investment idea is an investment grade corporate bond with an attractive yield (nearly 6%). The stock of this company also offers a high yield (the dividend yield is over 5%), but we believe the risks associated with the stock are too high, and we actually prefer the bonds instead. Specifically, the long-term viability (>10 years) of the company is uncertain which makes the stock very volatile, but we believe the company will still easily generate enough cash flow to support the bonds...

Three (3) High-Yield Shipping Opportunities

The shipping industry has been decimated in recent years as measured by the Dow Jones Global Shipping Index (DJGSH) which is still down nearly 50% since mid-2014 (and it now pays an 11.9% yield!). And while there may be some very valuable contrarian opportunities in the space, many shippers are in deep distress and there will likely be more bankruptcies. This article highlights three ways to play the space.