Companies hate to cut dividends. Knowing the backlash they’ll get from stockholders, many executives and board members consider it a desperate act of last resort. They will halt non-discretionary expenditures, reduce payroll and overhead, and even take on debt in order to maintain distributions.  And that’s exactly why dividend hikes send such a strong bullish signal. A company wouldn’t bump quarterly payouts to $0.60 per share from $0.50 unless it were fairly certain that incoming cash flows would be more than sufficient to cover the higher dividend, with room to spare. The last thing they want is to raise it… Read More

Companies hate to cut dividends. Knowing the backlash they’ll get from stockholders, many executives and board members consider it a desperate act of last resort. They will halt non-discretionary expenditures, reduce payroll and overhead, and even take on debt in order to maintain distributions.  And that’s exactly why dividend hikes send such a strong bullish signal. A company wouldn’t bump quarterly payouts to $0.60 per share from $0.50 unless it were fairly certain that incoming cash flows would be more than sufficient to cover the higher dividend, with room to spare. The last thing they want is to raise it today only to lower back down tomorrow. A dividend hike is a clear vote of confidence for future success.  —Sponsored Link— He Taught 3rd Graders How To Invest In 3 Easy Steps While financial “experts” use industry jargon to confuse you, one former chemical engineer set out to do something radically different. Using three easy steps, he successfully boiled investing down to a language and a system that even a 3rd-grader can understand. So if an elementary student can learn to use his strategy effectively, imagine the incredible power it could have in your hands…… Read More

Investors love dividends (you wouldn’t be reading this otherwise). And we’re naturally drawn to high yields. So anytime a stock’s payout climbs two to three times above the market average, you can bet it will get a hard look.  If the business is on solid financial ground, then it won’t take long for income hunters like us (as well as larger institutional investors) to pile in, driving the shares up and the yield back down.  —Sponsored Link— The Shockingly Easy Way To Play The Bitcoin Boom Blockchain technology, bitcoin, ethereum; they’re all in the news… Read More

Investors love dividends (you wouldn’t be reading this otherwise). And we’re naturally drawn to high yields. So anytime a stock’s payout climbs two to three times above the market average, you can bet it will get a hard look.  If the business is on solid financial ground, then it won’t take long for income hunters like us (as well as larger institutional investors) to pile in, driving the shares up and the yield back down.  —Sponsored Link— The Shockingly Easy Way To Play The Bitcoin Boom Blockchain technology, bitcoin, ethereum; they’re all in the news right now and prices continue to climb. Millionaires have been made overnight and there’s still time to get in. “Crypto Fever” is upon us and now it’s time to take full advantage. But what is the best and easiest way to capitalize on this craze? Read this special report. If that doesn’t happen, there might be a good reason — just like a house that sits for sale on the market for months and months with barely a nibble. If there’s a yield that high can’t attract buying interest, then Wall Street is sending a message… Read More

I drove past my neighborhood Blockbuster store a few days ago. At least, that’s what it used to be back when people still rented movies from brick-and-mortar retailers rather than stream them digitally. Now, the building is home to a fitness gym.  It’s hard to believe that in 2004 the company had a worldwide chain of 9,000 retail outlets that generated $5 billion in revenue. Just six years later, it was in bankruptcy court. —Sponsored Link— IRA/401(k) ALERT: Secret IRS Loophole Will Save Your Life Every day the US creeps further into debt, and it’s… Read More

I drove past my neighborhood Blockbuster store a few days ago. At least, that’s what it used to be back when people still rented movies from brick-and-mortar retailers rather than stream them digitally. Now, the building is home to a fitness gym.  It’s hard to believe that in 2004 the company had a worldwide chain of 9,000 retail outlets that generated $5 billion in revenue. Just six years later, it was in bankruptcy court. —Sponsored Link— IRA/401(k) ALERT: Secret IRS Loophole Will Save Your Life Every day the US creeps further into debt, and it’s taking your IRA/401(k) along with it. At the time of this writing the national debt was $20,202,583,433,912. Yes, you read that right.$20 trillion. There is a simple and legal IRS loophole that can protect your IRA/401(k) without spending a penny. All you have to do is request this FREE GUIDE that explains how this IRS Loophole works. Of course, Blockbuster is by no means the only businesses that has fallen victim to disruptive new technologies and changing consumer behaviors. It’s happening around us all the time.  I could spend days citing examples of products and… Read More

Over the past month, I’ve been trying out a new feature in my premium newsletter, High-Yield Investing. While past issues have introduced income stocks that simply beat the market’s average yield, or even double or triple it, this new section is different.  This is for investors looking for really high yields — those north of 10%. Sure, the quality of these names may differ — and they may or may not merit inclusion into the newsletter’s portfolio. But my mission is clear: to identify as many opportunities in the high-yield market as possible. —Sponsored Link— Step… Read More

Over the past month, I’ve been trying out a new feature in my premium newsletter, High-Yield Investing. While past issues have introduced income stocks that simply beat the market’s average yield, or even double or triple it, this new section is different.  This is for investors looking for really high yields — those north of 10%. Sure, the quality of these names may differ — and they may or may not merit inclusion into the newsletter’s portfolio. But my mission is clear: to identify as many opportunities in the high-yield market as possible. —Sponsored Link— Step 1: Buy These 5 ETFs Now… TQQQ, FAS, UPRO, plus two additional ETFs revealed in this FREE REPORT. Step 2: Follow the simple strategy inside this free trading guide and Step 3: Collect as much as $16,978.31 in a week. Full list of ETFs and strategy that has generated over $9.9 Million in cash payouts steadily now for 10 years. Revealed here… In the first two editions of my double-digit-yielder stock screen (you can see them here and here), I ran a simple search and then evaluated price performance to weed out the duds. We… Read More

Last month, I told you about a new feature I recently introduced to my premium newsletter, High-Yield Investing. To put it simply, the goal of the newsletter is simple. It’s right there in the name. But since every investor’s situation is different, everyone has a different opinion of what exactly a “high” yielder is — especially in today’s low-yield market.  —Sponsored Link— Why Do The Banking Elites Want To Keep Gold Suppressed? Find out why a renegade investor, who has made his readers multiple three-digit returns in the last few months, says the banking elite… Read More

Last month, I told you about a new feature I recently introduced to my premium newsletter, High-Yield Investing. To put it simply, the goal of the newsletter is simple. It’s right there in the name. But since every investor’s situation is different, everyone has a different opinion of what exactly a “high” yielder is — especially in today’s low-yield market.  —Sponsored Link— Why Do The Banking Elites Want To Keep Gold Suppressed? Find out why a renegade investor, who has made his readers multiple three-digit returns in the last few months, says the banking elite is opening up the most exciting opportunity for you to get really rich in the next 24 months. With his strategies, you could easily and quickly leverage the upcoming bull market in gold and profit $3-$4 for every $1 move in gold. Click here to get all of the details. But there can be no equivocation about the regular screen we introduced to show the 10%-plus yielders out there. Sure, the quality of these names may differ — and they may or may not merit inclusion into the newsletter’s portfolio. But my mission is clear: to… Read More

Is America over-malled?  That question has been posed by more than one financial pundit recently. And judging by a slew of headlines, the answer appears to have already been settled.  —Sponsored Link— Small Group Uncovers Millionaire’s Simple Stock-Picking Strategy With no Wall Street experience, a chemical engineer at DuPont accidentally uncovered a powerful pattern that often appears just before a stock’s share price doubles, triples, or even quadruples — seemingly out of nowhere. But not long ago, this unassuming engineer began sharing his discovery with a handful of “beta testers” to confirm his theory. This… Read More

Is America over-malled?  That question has been posed by more than one financial pundit recently. And judging by a slew of headlines, the answer appears to have already been settled.  —Sponsored Link— Small Group Uncovers Millionaire’s Simple Stock-Picking Strategy With no Wall Street experience, a chemical engineer at DuPont accidentally uncovered a powerful pattern that often appears just before a stock’s share price doubles, triples, or even quadruples — seemingly out of nowhere. But not long ago, this unassuming engineer began sharing his discovery with a handful of “beta testers” to confirm his theory. This year alone, his pattern has pinpointed 31 triple-digit windfalls. And now, he’s ready to unveil it to a whole new group of investors. Full story… “Malls are Doomed” — CNN  “America’s Malls are Dying Off” — Time  “The Death of the American Mall” — The Guardian  “Shopping Malls are Going Extinct” — Business Insider  There is plenty of evidence to support that argument. With anchor tenants like Sears, Macy’s and JC Penney shuttering stores across the country, the number of malls has decreased by a third. There are only about 1,000 left, down… Read More

It’s right there at the top of the masthead of my premium newsletter: High-Yield Investing.  Notice the emphasis on the word “high.”  —Sponsored Link— Breaking: 4 Stocks To Double In 2017 Four stocks that have the potential to double in 2017, creating some of the biggest profit opportunities over the next several months. Profits of +100% or more. Click here to get the tickers now. Some investors are perfectly content with Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and its ordinary 2.6% dividend yield, or Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), which pays 2.3%. After all, these are… Read More

It’s right there at the top of the masthead of my premium newsletter: High-Yield Investing.  Notice the emphasis on the word “high.”  —Sponsored Link— Breaking: 4 Stocks To Double In 2017 Four stocks that have the potential to double in 2017, creating some of the biggest profit opportunities over the next several months. Profits of +100% or more. Click here to get the tickers now. Some investors are perfectly content with Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and its ordinary 2.6% dividend yield, or Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), which pays 2.3%. After all, these are two of the most widely-held stocks in the world.  Not us. #-ad_banner-#My readers aren’t interested in hearing about Wal-Mart or Microsoft. They subscribe to my newsletter to discover securities with truly elevated payouts — not average ones.  My goal is to help my readers dramatically boost their portfolio income. That’s why I constantly scour obscure corners of the market to uncover new investment ideas. But it’s no easy task.  In years past, you could almost trip over 5% yielders. They were everywhere. But in today’s low-yield environment, they have become a rare breed — and 10%+ yielders are practically an… Read More

The year: 1993. The Cold War is over.  Just a few short years after President Reagan cried at the Brandenburg Gate, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” a new era had dawned in the world order.  After fighting proxy wars around the globe and decades of saber-rattling, the United States and the former Soviet Union had managed to avoid self-destruction. But what if I was to tell you that by 1993, a little-known agreement between Russia and the U.S. was signed that would have major consequences for the U.S. energy supply for the next 20 years? —Sponsored Link—… Read More

The year: 1993. The Cold War is over.  Just a few short years after President Reagan cried at the Brandenburg Gate, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” a new era had dawned in the world order.  After fighting proxy wars around the globe and decades of saber-rattling, the United States and the former Soviet Union had managed to avoid self-destruction. But what if I was to tell you that by 1993, a little-known agreement between Russia and the U.S. was signed that would have major consequences for the U.S. energy supply for the next 20 years? —Sponsored Link— These 7 Stocks Are Set To Double… And Pay You 10 Percent Income! If you’re worried about a toppy market, North Korea, or the latest news out of Europe, you’ll want to check out this new special report. It reveals a time-tested strategy for securing safe, rising dividends and huge profits in the months and years ahead… no matter what happens next. Get the details here, along with the names of seven great buys for 100% gains and double-digit dividends — FREE! Its purpose: convert 500 tons of Soviet-era warheads into uranium for… Read More

It’s a common tale in the commodities world. Every time it happens, investors who position themselves on the right side of the trend walk away with rich triple-digit gains, sometimes even more. And the plot unfolding around a certain base metal is playing out perfectly according to the script. It always starts with a downtrodden commodity that has lost its luster. In this case, producers could hardly give the stuff away just a few years ago. In January 2016, prices bottomed out near $0.70 per pound — 66% below their previous peak. At that level, mines that were once marginally… Read More

It’s a common tale in the commodities world. Every time it happens, investors who position themselves on the right side of the trend walk away with rich triple-digit gains, sometimes even more. And the plot unfolding around a certain base metal is playing out perfectly according to the script. It always starts with a downtrodden commodity that has lost its luster. In this case, producers could hardly give the stuff away just a few years ago. In January 2016, prices bottomed out near $0.70 per pound — 66% below their previous peak. At that level, mines that were once marginally profitable became money pits. Naturally, producers abandoned them, taking a large bite out of global output.  When you turn down the production spigot, supply eventually starts to come back in balance with demand. Sure enough, what was once a million-ton surplus has all but disappeared, shrinking to a decade-low of less than 200,000 tons in recent months. And that’s when it happens… Almost overnight, the social outcast becomes the class favorite — and early investors make out like bandits in the process.  —Sponsored Link— Rare ‘Superfuel’ Could Lead To Complete Energy Independence A revolutionary new fuel… Read More

It’s been a soggy week here in northern Louisiana, but it’s nothing compared to the torrential rains and devastating storm damage brought ashore by Harvey. The monster category 4 hurricane slammed into the Texas coast late last Friday, unleashing 130 mile-per-hour winds — the strongest storm to make landfall in this part of the country since 1961.  Meteorologists will tell you the warm 85 degree seawater and absence of upper-atmosphere wind shear provided perfect conditions for rapid intensification. But unlike other storms that barrel in and quickly move out, this one has stalled out — dumping what some have described… Read More

It’s been a soggy week here in northern Louisiana, but it’s nothing compared to the torrential rains and devastating storm damage brought ashore by Harvey. The monster category 4 hurricane slammed into the Texas coast late last Friday, unleashing 130 mile-per-hour winds — the strongest storm to make landfall in this part of the country since 1961.  Meteorologists will tell you the warm 85 degree seawater and absence of upper-atmosphere wind shear provided perfect conditions for rapid intensification. But unlike other storms that barrel in and quickly move out, this one has stalled out — dumping what some have described as “biblical” amounts of rain.  My sister in-law, who lives on the coast in Galveston (just south of Houston), reported 20 inches of rain… and that was just over the weekend. Some nearby counties saw more than 30 inches over the same time. Incredibly, this week has seen the storm hover over an already devastated Houston — dumping additional feet of rain in many areas.  Anytime you get a year’s worth of rain in the span of a few days, epic flooding is to be expected. You’ve probably seen some of the pictures. Of course, my first concern is for… Read More