If your investment portfolio is down (and how could it not be if you own stocks?), you might want to check out the financial “comeback calculator” at The New York Times. This interactive calculator lets you see how long it might take (up to 30 years) before your investments return to their peak levels from [...]
‘Perma-bear’ Jeremy Grantham has some advice for investors, and it may not be what you might think. Bearish on U.S. stocks since the mid 1990s, the chief strategist at investment management firm GMO now says it’s time to buy. Not all at once, mind you, as you can never plan on catching the low. But, [...]
In an interview in Barron’s this week, Judith Saryan, a co-manager of the Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund [[EDIAX]] offered a half dozen of her favorite dividend stocks (see below), based on the cash on their balance sheets, cash flow, and the amount and maturity of debt they had coming due. Here’s my quick take [...]
Despite all the recent dividend cuts, it’s easy to find plenty of high-yielding dividend stocks in the current market environment. And Investopedia does just that with its list of five dividend stocks yielding 5% or greater. Here’s my quick take on the five dividend stocks mentioned (the stars represent Dividendinvestor.com’s star ranking system – three [...]
I’ve wanted to add a defense sector stock like General Dynamics [[GD]] to my dividend stocks portfolio for some time, but each time I looked it was simply too expensive – having more than tripled in value in the years following the 2002-2003 market lows. Not any more. Fears over the global recession (specifically relating [...]
