Nathan Slaughter

Nathan Slaughter, Chief Investment Strategist of The Daily Paycheck and High-Yield Investing, has developed a long and successful track record over the years by finding profitable investments no matter where they hide. Nathan's previous experience includes a long tenure at AXA/Equitable Advisors, one of the world's largest financial planning firms. He also honed his research skills at Morgan Keegan, where he managed millions in portfolio assets and performed consultative retirement planning services. To reach more investors, Nathan switched gears in 2004 and began writing full-time. He has since published hundreds of articles for a variety of prominent online and print publications. Nathan has interviewed industry insiders like Paul Weisbruch and CEOs like Tom Evans of Bankrate.com, and has been quoted in the Los Angeles Times for his expertise on economic moats. Nathan's educational background includes NASD Series 6, 7, 63, & 65 certifications, as well as a degree in Finance/Investment Management from Sam M. Walton School of Business, where he received a full academic scholarship. When not following the market, Nathan enjoys watching his favorite baseball team, the Cubs, and camping and fishing with his family.

Analyst Articles

As you might imagine, I devote quite a bit of my average daily work schedule to the study of corporate cash flow statements. Whenever I’m evaluating a potential new recommendation, I want to make sure there’s enough incoming cash flow to meet dividend obligations. —Recommended Link— Put An Extra $23,000 In Your Pocket Every Year… There’s a simple investing system that regular investors are using to collect extra paychecks every month… totaling as much as $23,000 per year. It’s called The Dividend Trifecta, and they are telling us that this $23,000 number is the real thing. They don’t have… Read More

As you might imagine, I devote quite a bit of my average daily work schedule to the study of corporate cash flow statements. Whenever I’m evaluating a potential new recommendation, I want to make sure there’s enough incoming cash flow to meet dividend obligations. —Recommended Link— Put An Extra $23,000 In Your Pocket Every Year… There’s a simple investing system that regular investors are using to collect extra paychecks every month… totaling as much as $23,000 per year. It’s called The Dividend Trifecta, and they are telling us that this $23,000 number is the real thing. They don’t have special resources or connections… they just have The Dividend Trifecta… and 10 spare minutes a month to use it. Now it’s your turn: click here to learn how it works. And if there isn’t, well, then I need to know that, too. But quite often, it’s not the lack of cash flow that leads to dividend cuts. It’s an overleveraged balance sheet. Debt can be a powerful tool when wielded properly. But many companies get in over their heads to the point where interest payments consume an unhealthy portion of the budget, leaving less for other needs. #-ad_banner-#Companies in this… Read More

Rumors have circulated for decades that Albert Einstein once said that compound interest is the “eighth wonder of the world.” While there is no real evidence the famed theoretical physicist ever made the quote, the idea that compound interest is the most powerful force in investing rings true. —Recommended Link— Generate $40,653 Per Year (Starting Tomorrow) Here’s a brief tip on making sure you never run out of spending money. It’s called “Social Security Insurance.” Once you’ve got it, Social Security could go belly-up and it wouldn’t affect your payout one bit. My clients are generating an average of… Read More

Rumors have circulated for decades that Albert Einstein once said that compound interest is the “eighth wonder of the world.” While there is no real evidence the famed theoretical physicist ever made the quote, the idea that compound interest is the most powerful force in investing rings true. —Recommended Link— Generate $40,653 Per Year (Starting Tomorrow) Here’s a brief tip on making sure you never run out of spending money. It’s called “Social Security Insurance.” Once you’ve got it, Social Security could go belly-up and it wouldn’t affect your payout one bit. My clients are generating an average of $40,653 per year this way… deposited directly into their account every month. Check it out here. For novice investors, compound interest is ‘interest on interest.’ It’s based on the idea that interest earned on a sum of money is reinvested back into the principal to earn additional interest in the future. Thus, if an investor were to leave their interest to earn additional interest over a long period, a sum of money will grow exponentially — especially in the latter years. The following chart illustrates the wonder of compound interest compared to simple interest. Here, an investor earning… Read More

I recently met with some human resources personnel — long story, I’ll skip the whys and wherefores. They walked me through their services with a snazzy presentation. Some of the slides had video; they showed an HR representative (“Sally”) meeting with a new hire (“Kyle”). In one segment, they were talking about the 401(k) plan. Sally explained that for each dollar Kyle contributed to his 401(k) he received a company match, up to 7.5% of his salary, to a limit set by the IRS. It showed an animation of a pencil calculation of a 10% contribution. —Recommended Link— Idiot-Proof Investing… Read More

I recently met with some human resources personnel — long story, I’ll skip the whys and wherefores. They walked me through their services with a snazzy presentation. Some of the slides had video; they showed an HR representative (“Sally”) meeting with a new hire (“Kyle”). In one segment, they were talking about the 401(k) plan. Sally explained that for each dollar Kyle contributed to his 401(k) he received a company match, up to 7.5% of his salary, to a limit set by the IRS. It showed an animation of a pencil calculation of a 10% contribution. —Recommended Link— Idiot-Proof Investing Hack Proves You CAN Beat Wall Street at Their Game If you want to grow your retirement portfolio fast, there’s an under-the-radar system quietly making daily returns for a handful of cunning investors. If the thought of an extra $1,543… $2,184… even $4,200 each month in cash sounds good to you, this special report shows you how to get it… Okay so far. Then: Kyle: How much money should I put in my 401(k)? Sally: That’s up to you. There are some calculators on the website that let you try different scenarios. Kyle: I’ll have to check them out… Read More

Retail is in trouble. With the ease of shopping on Amazon, endless choices available online, and the industry’s failure to keep up with the times, brick-and-mortar retail operations have been crushed. True tales of struggling chains, plunging stock prices and even bankruptcy have become commonplace in the once thriving retail sector. —Recommended Link— The SAFEST Way To Make Triple-Digit Gains In Blue-Chip Stocks… Forget options and penny stocks. The market’s BIGGEST profits come from its safest investments – you just have to know where to look. Find out how to cash in HERE. However, within this chaos and wealth… Read More

Retail is in trouble. With the ease of shopping on Amazon, endless choices available online, and the industry’s failure to keep up with the times, brick-and-mortar retail operations have been crushed. True tales of struggling chains, plunging stock prices and even bankruptcy have become commonplace in the once thriving retail sector. —Recommended Link— The SAFEST Way To Make Triple-Digit Gains In Blue-Chip Stocks… Forget options and penny stocks. The market’s BIGGEST profits come from its safest investments – you just have to know where to look. Find out how to cash in HERE. However, within this chaos and wealth destructions lies the opportunity. A few retailers are stepping up to the plate by revamping and providing today’s consumers what they demand. By doing so, the sinking ships are righted, ushering in the new era of retail. One way I like to identify investment opportunities is by boots-on-the-ground observation. Looking for investment opportunities has become so ingrained that it is second nature. In other words, I do it without even thinking about it and do it all the time, even on vacation! #-ad_banner-# The first firsthand observation is how I noticed this… Read More

Shares of our portfolio’s Sarepta (Nasdaq: SRPT), a gene therapy biotech with a gene-editing product addressing Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), jumped more than 55% on the just-reported breakthrough results of its clinical study. Sarepta’s experimental gene therapy was shown to dramatically increase the production… Read More

It wasn’t the interest rate decision made by the Fed recently but what Chairman Powell said after the meeting that shocked the markets. In fact, a subtle change in expectations may have foreshadowed the single best predictor for economic recession. —Recommended Link— Life-Saving Drug In Phase 3 Trials — FDA Fast Track Our experts have uncovered a small pharmaceutical company with a life-saving drug that virtually cures the deadliest food allergy on the planet. It’s so important that the FDA has given it Fast Track Designation to speed up the review process. We’re talking about a triple-digit opportunity —… Read More

It wasn’t the interest rate decision made by the Fed recently but what Chairman Powell said after the meeting that shocked the markets. In fact, a subtle change in expectations may have foreshadowed the single best predictor for economic recession. —Recommended Link— Life-Saving Drug In Phase 3 Trials — FDA Fast Track Our experts have uncovered a small pharmaceutical company with a life-saving drug that virtually cures the deadliest food allergy on the planet. It’s so important that the FDA has given it Fast Track Designation to speed up the review process. We’re talking about a triple-digit opportunity — but only if you act quickly. Good news could break any day and send the stock soaring! Click here to see why this is the best chance at triple digit gains we’ve seen in a long time. In fact, this recession indicator is seven-for-seven over nearly half a century. Top it all off with market jitters over a trade war and other geopolitical problems and the bear could be coming sooner than you think. The Real Danger Last Week Wasn’t The Rate Increase The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) increased its target fed funds rate 0.25% as expected at… Read More

Even long-term crypto bulls have been shaken to the core with the recent selloff. I can relate. #-ad_banner-#I feel the pain of holding a portfolio of cryptocurrency assets while fighting a strong emotional urge to dump everything. I know this pain well after being involved in the financial markets for nearly three decades. Having experienced the internet bubble, the market chaos of 9-11, and the mortgage meltdown triggered financial crisis of 2008, I have learned a few things about how to deal with this painful feeling. First, don’t let emotions rule your decision making. Second, stay objective — even if… Read More

Even long-term crypto bulls have been shaken to the core with the recent selloff. I can relate. #-ad_banner-#I feel the pain of holding a portfolio of cryptocurrency assets while fighting a strong emotional urge to dump everything. I know this pain well after being involved in the financial markets for nearly three decades. Having experienced the internet bubble, the market chaos of 9-11, and the mortgage meltdown triggered financial crisis of 2008, I have learned a few things about how to deal with this painful feeling. First, don’t let emotions rule your decision making. Second, stay objective — even if it’s your money on the line — and, lastly, look for reasons behind the market turmoil. Ask yourself the following questions: Why is the sell off happening? Does it makes sense? Is the selling due to systemic, long-term problems, or is it merely part of the natural market? Before we start answering these questions, it is critical to note that cryptocurrency is a different beast than the traditional financial markets for multiple reasons. The crypto market is very young and untested. There is so much hype and vaporware in the crypto business. It is extraordinarily difficult to determine what is… Read More

Investors are always searching for rules to help them make money, but there really aren’t many time-tested rules in the stock market. The word “rule” implies that something will always be a certain way. In the stock market, however, the rules can change even after decades of consistency, which is why the market requires constant study. Investors need to know what is changing as the change unfolds. —Recommended Link— You May Not Like Hearing This… Everyone knows that Social Security is in bad shape. But most people don’t realize just how desperate the situation is… to fix Social Security… Read More

Investors are always searching for rules to help them make money, but there really aren’t many time-tested rules in the stock market. The word “rule” implies that something will always be a certain way. In the stock market, however, the rules can change even after decades of consistency, which is why the market requires constant study. Investors need to know what is changing as the change unfolds. —Recommended Link— You May Not Like Hearing This… Everyone knows that Social Security is in bad shape. But most people don’t realize just how desperate the situation is… to fix Social Security benefits have to be cut by 22% immediately. Or payroll taxes have to jump by 32%. So you’re facing pain whether you’re working OR retired. But there’s a way out. A program that can pay you $40,653 per year for the rest of your life. And it has nothing to do with the government. Check it out here. The relationship between dividend yields and interest rates is an example of how even longstanding rules can change… and keep changing. Stocks are generally considered to be riskier than bonds, and that relationship was clear in the early part of the 20th… Read More