Bargain or pain? Ten dividend darlings that face painful cuts

Who doesn’t like collecting dividends? Just receiving money on a regular basis for owning a few shares and waiting for payday. In fact, as I wrote last week, dividends have historically accounted for most of the total return on stock investments. But what if I told you that there are some companies that are in danger of cutting their distributions to shareholders?

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How to beat the bear market – inflation, stagflation, recession

It should be clear to almost everyone by now that prices have risen sharply over the past twelve months. At the same time, economies around the world are plummeting. Stagflation at its finest. Unsurprisingly, many stocks have fallen, too. As a result, most people have become poorer in real terms, whether they invest or not. It is time to answer the urgent question of how to successfully weather this painful bear market.

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Hidden risks of ETF investing – how to invest instead

You read correctly, ETF investing is no walk in the park! The main motivation behind investing money into ETFs is to broadly diversify one’s stock portfolio. But is this really such a good idea? What sounds like a long-term no-brainer, carries significant risks that hardly anyone talks about. But today, we put our finger on the wound!

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A reliable early harbinger of the next stock market crash?

Precisely predicting every stock market crash to the very day is impossible for humans. Period. You can have luck once or twice, but not build a career on it. But what if you could look at some early indicators to massively improve your odds and know when to take the foot of the gas? You could timely hedge your portfolio to avoid bigger damage. There is even a stock that profits from market turmoil.

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