Focusing On Buying Dividend Paying Stocks Is A Mistake
Picking the right stocks to invest in is not an easy process but all too often I see retail investors make the mistake of narrowing their investment research to just stocks that pay dividends. This is a common mistake that investors make and, in this article, we are going to cover the total return approach versus the dividend payor approach to investing.
How Will The Fed’s 50bps Rate Cut Impact The Economy In Coming Months?
The Fed cut the Federal Funds Rate by 0.50% on September 18, 2024 which is not only the first rate cut since the Fed started raising rates in March 2022 but it was also a larger rate cut than the census expected. The consensus going into the Fed meeting was the Fed would cut rates by 0.25% and they doubled it. This is what the bigger Fed rate cut historically means for the economy
A Market Selloff Triggered By A Fed Policy Error
The Fed made a significant policy error last week by deciding not to cut the Fed Funds rate and the stock market is now responding to that error via the selloff we have seen over the past week. Unfortunately, this policy error is nothing new. Throughout history, the Fed typically waits too long to begin reducing interest rates after inflation has already abated and they seem to be on that path again.
2024 Market Outlook: Investors Are In For A Few Surprises
Investors have to be ready for many surprises in 2024. While the US economy was able to escape a recession in 2023, if anything, it has increased the chances of either a recession or a market pullback in the first half of 2024.
So Where Is The Recession?
Toward the end of 2022 and for the first half of this year, many economics and market analysts were warning investors of a recession starting within the first 6 months of 2023. Despite those widespread warnings, the S&P 500 Index is up 16% YTD as of July 3, 2023, notching one of the strongest 6-month starts to a year in history. So why have so many people been wrong about their prediction and off by so much?
2023 Market Outlook: A New Problem Emerges
While the markets are still very focused on the battle with inflation, a new problem is going to emerge in 2023 that is going to take it’s place. The markets have experienced a relief rally in November and December but we expect the rally to fade quickly going into 2023.
The GameStop Surge: 5 Investment Lessons
In this video, we will be explaining what is driving the price surge in GameStop, AMC, and other companies in the markets. More importantly there are 5 very important investment lessons that investors can learn from the recent GameStop anomaly that we will present in the video.
