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January 5, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing, U.S. Economy
Things are hard to find these days. COVID tests and face masks are in short supply. And a shortage of bus drivers is affecting my local school district. Some things are hard to find in the stock market as well … especially for income investors. The yield on the S&P 500 is a measly 1.3%.The 10-year Treasury yield is only 1.67%.Factor in inflation and those figures drop into negative territory. Your income isn’t keeping up with rising prices. You can look for yield in riskier assets such as high-yield bonds. But the “risk premium” is near historic lows. You’re not getting paid enough to justify it. Finding a good yield is becoming more like a treasure hunt … with investors scouring over hard-to-read maps. That’s why it’s time to revisit one popular strategy for clues. Compounding: Bigger Than Apple’s $3 Trillion Market Cap
January 4, 2022 Investing, Investment Opportunities, Real Talk, Technology
(4-minute read) Finding quality businesses to invest in isn’t the hard part. In fact, it’s our job to do all the heavy lifting for you. Instead, the hard part for most investors is this… Energy Will Be the Most Tradable Sector in 2022
January 4, 2022 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
One trend will define the volatility of 2022, and could have major implications for the energy sector — and your portfolio. Prepare for the Reversal of the Perpetual Motion Machine
January 3, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Investing
“Active managers” are hedge and mutual funds that constantly trade in and out of stocks to outperform the market. The opposite of active management is (you guessed it!) passive management, also known as indexing. An index fund holds stocks from a specific segment of the market, or index. Each stock is held in exact proportion to its weight in that index. The most common form of indexing is exchange-traded funds (ETFs). If you want to invest in the S&P 500, for example, you buy the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY). As the index performs, so the fund performs. If active managers are supposed to be so good, why do they keep underperforming the market and passive index funds? And what could change that? The answer will surprise you… Add THIS Industry to Your Portfolio for Max Growth
January 3, 2022 Investing, Technology, Winning Investor Daily
(3-minute read.) One market’s about to move even higher thanks to several catalysts…