As 2022 winds down (it’s been an ugly year so far), things can still get worse in 2023. In this report, we review overall market valuations, macro risks (e.g. monetary policy and recession) and the growing risks related to specific investment styes (e.g. growth versus value, small versus large cap, and various sector opportunities). We also share a handful of specific investment opportunities and then conclude with a few critical takeaways for investors.
Top 10 REITs: Big Dividends, Discounted Prices
If you like steady dividend income and the potential for healthy share price appreciation, REITs are worth considering. Especially this year as share prices are down and dividend yields have mathematically risen. However, not all REITs are created equally. In this report, we share data on over 100 REITs, sorted by industries (and including a brief commentary and outlook for several important REIT industries), and then countdown our top ten REIT ideas (starting with #10 and finishing with our top idea).
Top 10 Big-Yield Bond Ideas (4.7% to 13.5% Yields)
For years, income-investors have decried the artificially low interest rates set by the Fed. However, if you’ve not been paying attention, things have changed significantly in recent months. Yields are a lot more interesting now, ranging from bond closed-end funds to specific individual bonds. In this report, we countdown our top 10 bond ideas for you to consider.
This Mega-Cap Growth Stock—On Sale and Attractive
It’s been a rough year for growth stocks as rising rates are slowing the economy and analysts revise down their previously over-extrapolated long-term high-growth targets that were based on the relatively short-lived pandemic bump. But don’t let the negative short-term sentiment fool you into believing certain long-term secular trends have ended; they have not, and attractive businesses are now trading at increasingly attractive prices. In this report, we review one mega-cap high-growth stock in particular (including the financial metrics that mislead some investors) and then conclude with our strong opinion on investing.
100 Preferred Stocks: This 7.6% Yielder is Attractive
Need Income: 5 Bond Strategies Worth Considering (5% to 13% Yields)
Huge Rally: Inflation Slowing, Upside Ahead
With this morning’s inflation numbers coming in lower than expected, the market is up a ton. One data point does not constitute a trend, and no one knows where the market will be later today, next week, next month or even next year. But over the long-term it IS going higher, and right now is a GREAT time to be an investor. This report shares some brief thoughts and ideas on where you should be invested going forward.
100 Dividend-Growth Blue-Chip Stocks: These 4 Worth Considering
Dividend-growth investing has been one of the most underrated strategies in recent years, however the tide is shifting. Specifically, with interest rates rising, and style leadership now shifting from growth to value, dividend-growth stocks are increasingly attractive and many of them are still significantly undervalued by the market. In this report, we share data on over 100 top dividend-growth stocks (those that have raised their dividend for at least 10 consecutive years), and then dive into four specific stocks that are particularly attractive, undervalued and worth considering as long-term staples in a prudently-diversified income-focused portfolio.
Top 10 Big Yields: BDCs, MLPs, REITs and CEFs
The market has been ugly this year. Steep interest rate hikes are not yet slowing inflation, but they are dragging down stock and bond prices, as energy costs continue to soar. And as counterintuitive as it may seem, these conditions are creating select attractive contrarian opportunities, particularly for disciplined high-income investors. In this report, we share data on over 100 big-yield investments (including REITs, MLPs, CEFs and BDCs), and then rank our top 10, starting with 10 and counting down to our top idea.
Top 10 Big-Yield Bond CEFs and BDCs
This has been a terrible year for bonds. As interest rates have risen sharply, bond prices have fallen sharply (and lending in general has been tumultuous). Both Bond Closed-End Funds (“CEFs”) and Business Development Companies (“BDCs”) have been impacted dramatically (i.e. their prices have plummeted as rates have risen). However, this has created select opportunities offering bigger than normal yields and higher than normal price appreciation potential. In this report, we offer an overview of Bond CEF and BDC opportunities, we share important data on over 50 of them, and then we countdown our top 10 big-yield Bond CEFs and BDCs.
Microsoft Earnings: Temporary or Permanent Slowdown?
Energy Stocks: About to Get (More) Volatile
The 7 Healthiest Big-Dividend REITs (By Industry)
Big Dividends: Top 10 Healthiest (6% Yields and Up)
With the market in disarray this year (stemming from inflation, central bank policy changes and now the threat of an ugly recession) a lot of investors are increasingly looking to dividend stocks for safety. With that trend in mind, we are sharing the 10 most “financially healthy” big dividends (yields of 6% and up). We conclude with our strong opinion on how you should, and should not, be playing this current market environment.
No, US Treasuries Do Not Still Yield Close to 0.0%
An almost constant refrain from frustrated income-focused investors and savers alike over the last few years is that interest rates have been close to zero. And now with all the talk of inflation and rising rates, some investors have failed to notice that shorter-term US treasury bills and notes (which are guaranteed by the US government) are now offering somewhat compelling yields. This quick note shares a few important details.
S&P 500: Blood In The Streets, 3 Big Risks, 3 Dividend-Growth Stocks
Rarely has there been a market where both stocks and bonds have fallen so hard at the same time. And if you’ve tried to hide in cash, well inflation is crushing you too. From an investor standpoint, there is blood in the streets, and things can still get much worse, especially considering the precipitous technical level of the S&P 500, the rising S&P 500 Fear Index, the dangerous S&P 500 style reversion trend and the Fed’s extreme focus on battling inflation. In this report, we share our take on the current unsettling position of the S&P 500, three big risks to be aware of, and three dividend-growth stocks worth considering. We conclude with an important takeaway and our strong opinion on investing in this market.
The Dow Enters Bear Market Territory
Testing the June Lows
Futures are pointing to a lower market open today, as the S&P 500 is set to re-test the June low of 3,636. Having closed Friday at 3,693, and with pre-market futures trading around 3,688, technical analysts are left wondering if the market will take out the prior lows—and does that mean there is more pain ahead?
Stay Focused: An Update on The Fed and The Market
On Wednesday, the Fed made clear it will continue to aggressively fight the high inflation that it previously ignored and dismissed as “transitory.” Specifically, the Fed just raised rates by 75bps for the third FOMC meeting in a row, and these hikes continue to harshly punish investment accounts holding both stocks and bonds.
Fed Rate Hikes To Impact Top Big-Dividend BDCs
With the Fed set to raise interest rates another 75 basis points on Wednesday (following its 2-day open market committee meeting which kicks off today), it’s worthwhile to revisit big-dividend BDC and how they are impacted by rising rates. This note shares data on how many of the most popular publicly-traded BDCs are impacted differently by rising rates depending on the structure of their balance sheets (floating-versus-fixed-rate assets and liabilities, as well as leverage levels). We also highlight a few of our favorite BDCs (two we own and one we are considering) that yield 9.1%, 10.0% and 10.2%, respectively.