Doug Kass Says the Market is Close to the Bottom
If I heard right, the day before yesterday Larry Kudlow said that Doug Kass told him the S&P 500 was 2-3 days away from a bottom. It seems like Procter and Gamble, Kraft, Coca Cola, Johnson &...
View ArticleDoes the Current Environment Favor Bonds Over Stocks?
SurlyTrader attempts to answer this question. Right now, the IShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) earns an indicated yield of 5.05% with an average maturity of over 12 years. On the equity...
View ArticleReasons Why Equities Could Have a Decent Decade Ahead
Richard DeKaser, Contributing Economist, The Kiplinger Letter, writes why he sees good returns in the coming years from equities, which he says investors avoid at their peril. This past decade, of...
View ArticleThe Trend in Dividends is Up
Paul Lim, at the N.Y. Times, writes about how, after a devastating recession, changes in dividend payments are finally on the right track: Since January, 136 companies in the Standard & Poor’s...
View ArticleHigh Dividend Payout Ratios Not Always Bad
Morningstar’s Josh Peters explains why companies that pay out a large percentage of their earnings as dividends are not necessarily poor investment choices. He comments on competitive position, debt...
View ArticleThe History of High Dividend Stock Performance
Investing in stocks with high dividends is very popular currently with interest rates plunging to new lows. InsiderMonkey, “The Smartest Monkey on Wall Street,” looks at the history of stocks paying...
View ArticleOption Grants Embezzle Investor Wealth Gradually
Brett Arends, financial reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has written an article regarding the dismal dividend yields offered by stocks currently. Arends proceeds to debunk one of the myths...
View ArticleWhere the Yields Are
Andrew Bary has written an article for Barrons focused on indentifying ETFs with above average yields. Most of the funds mentioned have fairly mundane yields between 2-4%, but there are several...
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Mario Gabelli Talks About Some of His Favorite Stocks
Long-time market observer and chief investment officer of Gamco Investors, Mario Gabelli, was recently interviewed on Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop” and shared his views on the economy and stocks...
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Bill Gross Believes in High Quality Dividend Paying Stocks for the Long Term
Bill Gross, co-founder of PIMCO, and considered one of the foremost experts on the markets, told CNBC’s Futures Now host Jackie DeAngelis stocks and bonds should do well in the current environment. The...
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