During inflationary times investing can be frustrating as the measuring stick (U.S. dollar) used to determine the value of future returns keeps getting smaller. With inflation comes the antidote of higher interest rates. Inflation and higher interest rates don’t automatically spell doom for investors, but some changes to retirement portfolios and the way investments are […]
AN INVESTOR’S GUIDE IN AN INFLATIONARY ECONOMY Read More »
The key to any investment begins with the potential investor coming up with a supply of available money. Often this occurs with a windfall such as a tax refund, an inheritance, or a bonus at work, etc. But what if a potential investor doesn’t have any of these windfalls? How can a potential investor get
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Today’s financial markets have shown considerable volatility that’s likely to unnerve many private investors. Much of the reason for it comes from the changing character of the economy due to the massive amount of government stimulus stemming from the pandemic. As this stimulus winds down in the face of inflation, financial markets have been shifting
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The Federal Reserve has all but guaranteed us that interest rate increases will be forthcoming, perhaps as soon as March of this year. Further, the process of quantitative easing, or increasing the money supply as the Fed buys government bonds, will be dialed back to zero. We know that interest rate increases should have an
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All investments, big or small, have three structural components: the amount of money invested, the expected rate of return, and the time or duration of the investment. Many investors, especially smaller, private ones, are familiar with the first two components, but don’t pay that much attention to the third one. The Time Value of Money:
TIME: THE FORGOTTEN DIMENSION OF INVESTING Read More »
You’ve invested time and much of your savings into your portfolio. You’ve carefully and painstakingly made the best choices you could for the stocks that you own. The stock market has shown you that it does not always co-operate with your carefully laid plans. Is it the right time to sell? Good Entry Points: To
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The Federal Reserve is weighing a reduction in bond purchases (Quantitative Easing) in the near future which will reduce the growth of the money supply. It’s widely expected that this action will lead to interest rate increases that should have an impact on the value of fixed income securities that private investors could be holding.
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Do you subscribe to the greater fool theory of investing? That would be buying a stock at a certain price without knowing about the fundamental or technical attributes, then realizing that it’s going to tank. You promptly sell the stock to someone else believing this person to be the greater fool. It’s all about strategies,
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This is the third and final part to the Art of the Dividend series. In this part we will look at the risks involved with the dividends strategy and what can be done to offset them. This will be followed by a recap of what was discussed in the two previous reports with further points
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In this analysis entry points, exit points, and durations will be discussed as we look at a dividends strategy to supplement the investor’s income. Essentially, a good dividends strategy is similar to a good growth and income strategy, except that income is in the forefront, and duration is managed differently. Growth remains important, but is
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