Tag: Stocks

  • Markets drop over 1% at the end of the day

    Markets drop over 1% at the end of the day

    Stock losses accelerated toward the end of the trading session, leaving major indices around session lows by the time the market closed. The Fed minutes, released Wednesday afternoon, showed most officials believe the economic recovery has advanced enough that the central bank could begin the tapering process sometime this year. That put some pressure on stocks, which…

  • Regaining some lost ground

    Regaining some lost ground

    Regained some lost ground last week, possible class action law suit brewing for Hoegh LNG Partners, employers increasingly looking towards vaccine mandates, companies hoarding cash, and much more!

  • The great risk rebalance

    The great risk rebalance

    High Yield Portfolio takes a big hit and I attempt to rebalance that portfolio to maintain a high dividend with less risk.

  • The great rebalance

    The great rebalance

    I made all my moves and hopefully I have things better balanced with less risk for my High Yield Portfolio. The yield is still high but at more moderate at about 8% versus the 12% in the prior mix. The safety of the dividends and distributions are much safer although still at a higher risk…

  • Chasing The Yield Podcast – July 19, 2021

    Chasing The Yield Podcast – July 19, 2021

    Markets are taking a dive, J&J has more problems, Microsoft blames Israeli group, OPEC reaches compromise, hotels eliminating housekeeping, and much more!

  • Investorplace lists 10 dividend stocks you should consider

    Investorplace lists 10 dividend stocks you should consider

    I don’t hold any stock in the companies on this list but I’m going to take a close look and see if maybe I need to add one or two to my portfolio. Here’s their list. Click the link to read their rationale. Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) J.P. Morgan (NYSE:JPM) Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS)…