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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Is now the perfect time to buy silver again?

Precious metals are either loved or hated by most investors. After a pop in 2020, both gold and silver prices have been falling in a stretching torture for two years now. But there seems to be a silver lining on the horizon. As long as sentiment is poor, it may be time to have a look at silver again. Especially since there are fundamental tailwinds…

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Is Uber now generating free cash flow – or just applying financial shenanigans?

After posting its Q2 results a few weeks ago, the stock of Uber jumped around 15%. The reason? Uber surprisingly disclosed a positive free cash flow. Not only that, it did so even earlier than expected. But is the business now really structurally and durably generating free cash flow?

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Microstrategy stock: A superior way to invest in Bitcoins?

Maybe you have heard that there are companies that “diversify” their assets into Bitcoin out of “fiat money”. Will the stock of Microstrategy go up together with Bitcoin? What sounds like a good idea at first sight, however, could be a costly and dangerous adventure for inexperienced stockholders.

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