Bear markets are always painful. Even if they bring us all cheaper stock prices, it’s never fun to see your savings drop in value. The enormous crash we saw during the Great Financial Crisis could possibly be the worst one…
How Should Dividend Investors Rate The Big 3 Ratings Agencies?
Published on June 17th, 2018 by Josh Arnold The rating agencies in the U.S. have enjoyed an enormous bull market since the Great Recession ended almost a decade ago. Their stocks have all moved significantly higher as their business models…
The Upside of Mid-Cap Stocks and How Dividend Investors Can Take Advantage
Published on June 16th, 2018 by Kirk J Markey This is a guest contribution by Kirk J Markey of NoStop Content and does not neccessarily reflect the opinions of the Sure Dividend Team. Though often underappreciated, undervalued, or ignored, mid-cap…
The 6 Best Railroad Dividend Stocks For Total Returns
Published on June 15th, 2018 by Nate Parsh The barriers to entering the railroad industry are very high. Creating a network of routes that connect between different parts of the continent would be very cost prohibitive. The costs of upkeep…
CWS Market Review – June 15, 2018
“There are no patents in finance. Everything has a decay curve, in terms of its margins.” – Stephen Schwarzman Well, it happened. The Federal Reserve decided to raise interest rates this week, and the stock market didn’t seem to mind…
When the Unexpected Leads to the Unexpected
Norm Macdonald gave one of my all-time favorite stand-up bits a few years ago during the David Letterman farewell tour. Norm lays out the idea that he’s not really scared of Iran or North Korea when it comes to geopolitics. The…
The Top 6 Specialty Retailers For Dividends And Growth
Published on June 14th, 2018 by Bob Ciura Specialty retailers operate in a particular niche of the broader retail industry. Unlike big-box discount retailers or department stores, which offer a wide variety of goods, specialty retailers tend to focus on…
Morning News: June 14, 2018
China Holds Fire on Rates, Posts ‘Shockingly Weak’ Activity Growth Fed Raises Interest Rates and Signals 2 More Increases Are Coming Here’s Why Bitcoin Is Falling—And It Isn’t Just The Coinrail Exchange Hack Disney Under Gun to Respond to Comcast’s…
On the Fed Statement
A few comments. First, this is a mercifully short statement. This is what happens when a lawyer runs the Fed instead of economists. Powell must be taking my advice. Second, the big headline is that the Fed is now calling…
The Fed Hikes Rates
For the seventh time this cycle, the Fed has hiked rates: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a…