The average S&P 500 drawdown during a recession since 1990 is 40%. Recent economic data show that we are now careening towards a slowdown. Check out the bearish trends from…
Money. It’s difficult and time consuming to make it. Yet, it can be spent very easily and quickly. This asymmetrical, unfavorable relationship regarding our money can actually be fixed. How?…
National Fuel Gas (NFG) is a dividend titan that does not receive the recognition it deserves. Undoubtedly because it is in the mundane utility sector so it is overlooked because…
Enbridge’s (ENB ) big draw as an investment is its highly reliable dividend, which it has increased annually (in Canadian dollars) for three decades. There’s just one problem for investors:…
The market pullback we’ve seen in the last couple of weeks really hasn’t come as a surprise to me. The economy is sending what you could—at best—call mixed signals right…
The silver lining to any stock market correction is that many excellent businesses trading at lofty valuations quickly become more palatable price-wise. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) had briefly dipped into…
What’s the greatest thing about investing? Tough to say. I think there are many candidates for the top of the list. But if I had to really narrow it down,…
In recent weeks, the broader market has veered toward a correction. The S&P 500 is down roughly 10% from its high, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite has dropped approximately 14%…
Stocks have cooled off quite a bit this year, with most broader market indexes declining about 10% from their peaks. The silver lining amid this sell-off is that dividend yields…
The stock market is currently caught up in its deepest slide since July. We contrarians are prepared to move quickly for deep-dip-buying opportunities. Right now, I’m paying close attention to…
Everybody loves dividends, as they provide a passive income stream, limit drawdowns in other positions, and provide more than one way to profit from an investment. And when considering dividend-paying…
Some people think investing is dry and boring. I don’t agree. I think investing is incredibly rewarding and exciting. It’s also deceptively interactive. What I mean by that is, it’s…