The “smart money” is on the move… Regular readers know we’re referring to institutional-level traders and fund managers. They’re the big guys in the investing world. So it’s critical for us to always know what they’re doing. And right now, these smart-money traders are piling into one group of “defensive” stocks – consumer staples. These …
The Federal Reserve spilled the beans… Interest rates are going up soon. The central bank indicated last week that it plans to raise the benchmark federal funds rate from near zero as soon as March. Many analysts expect at least three rate hikes in 2022. That sounds great for one of Wall Street’s most prized …
I was born too early… Decades ago, many kids’ lives revolved around team sports. If you were a good player, other kids accepted you – even if you were a jerk. Well, I wasn’t made for team sports… My high school football coach had enough sense to cut me before the end of spring practice …
One of my college professors would often respond to students’ ideas by saying… “That sounds good if you say it fast enough.” It’s a way of saying that the idea makes sense if you don’t stop to think about it. But if you give the idea a little bit of thought, you’ll see that it …
Editor’s note: The markets and our Chaikin Analytics offices will be closed Monday, January 17, to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Because of that, we won’t publish the Chaikin PowerFeed e-letter. Look for your next issue on Tuesday, January 18. We’re all human… We all make mistakes. But that doesn’t mean we should accept …
A big difference exists between being wrong… and understanding why you’re wrong. Consider the case of “Larry Smith”… That’s a fake name for a real person with whom I’ve crossed swords over the years on a well-known, investment-focused website. It all started back in December 2011… Larry stated his case for short-selling Amazon (AMZN) in …
If you’re searching for high yields, you’re bound to look into real estate investment trusts… Historically, they’ve offered some of the most attractive yields in the market. But as we learned in our “prudent yield hog” series a month ago, it’s naïve to just chase high-yielding stocks without doing a little bit of additional work. …
This Stock’s High Yield Is Less Risky Than It First Appears Read More »
Defying convention makes for great fiction… Legendary playwright William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is about a pair of young lovers who do just that. They go against their two families’ wishes and fall in love. In the end, Shakespeare’s masterpiece became one of the greatest pieces of fiction ever written… And 425 years later, it’s …
“Perfectionism rarely begets perfection, or satisfaction – only disappointment.” Those words of wisdom come from New York Times bestselling author and The Daily Stoic podcast host Ryan Holiday. They serve as a great lesson for investors, too… We all want to own shares of rapidly growing companies with other appealing traits. We seek great balance …
These Two Industry Stalwarts Avoid the ‘High-Yield Cliff’ Read More »
It’s not always fashionable to go with what’s “hot”… Sure, stocks can go on incredible runs when they first catch investors’ eyes. The COVID-19 pandemic provided two examples… Work-from-home superstar Zoom Video Communications (ZM) soared from about $70 per share at the start of 2020 to around $570 per share by mid-October 2020. That’s a …
