Oil stocks can be excellent sources of passive income for investors who can stomach the volatility of the cyclical energy sector. And with oil prices down 9% or so in…
We contrarians love a beaten-up corner of the market—especially these days, when cheap stocks (and funds) are so thin on the ground. Right now, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are…
The S&P 500 is close to an all-time high, but not all areas of the stock market have performed equally well. In fact, the real estate sector has dramatically underperformed…
One of my favorite “hacks” in life is investing. Investing makes life so much easier. That’s because money makes life easier. When you have more money, you have more freedom,…
No two ways about it: This stock market is getting twitchy, and it’s (frankly beyond) time for all investors to take it seriously. Trade wars. The possibility of spiking inflation.…
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B) has a stock portfolio worth about $300 billion, with many of its positions selected by legendary investor Warren Buffett himself. To be fair, there’s a solid…
The oil industry isn’t exactly a Wall Street darling these days. With investors fretting about long-term energy demand, many oil stocks are trading at depressed valuations. Chord Energy (Nasdaq: CHRD),…
President Trump has been talking about tariffs since 1989, when he advocated for a 15% to 20% tax on imports from Japan because of unfair trade practices. This is how…
One of my personal investing heroes, Terry Smith, has a simple, three-step framework he works with. First, buy great businesses. Second, don’t overpay. Third, do nothing. You know what this…
Last month, we made note of the strength in energy stocks. Notably, we highlighted how a positive January for the group is a good omen for forward momentum. Now that…
We’ve got three big trends—two that investors know about and one many don’t—setting us up to grab double-digit dividends in real estate investment trusts (REITs). Now is the time to…
Dividend growth is one of the stock market’s mightiest forces. While high-yield stocks garner much of the market’s dividend-related fanfare, I tend to prefer stocks with smaller dividend yields —…