Daily Posts Archive
Last Tuesday I asked how you feel about your taxes. Are they too high or too low? Are they fair? (You can read the whole issue here.) Many of you agreed with me that your taxes feel unfair, and you gave a variety of reasons. A reader named Bob Bottini...
Here are a few tips I use to find really big stocks, and specifically, how they applied to the discovery of Tesla Motors (TSLA).
The biggest influence on the success of your growth stock portfolio is the general trend of the broad market.
“Double Your Dividends!” That’s the pitch I’ve been seeing in my inbox lately from a fellow investing advisor trying to sell a webinar on covered calls. But what are covered calls, and how can they increase your income from stocks you already own? Here’s the primer I wrote on covered calls last...
Options prices often rise as traders buy volatility insurance to hedge against big moves in the stock.
“Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL 119.33 NYSE - yield 2.30%) announced a stock split just last week. Even though it’s a March split,I’m going to recommend CL and buy it for the 2 for 1 portfolio early next week. Colgate-Palmolive has been a household name in the U.S. for over 200 years. “You...
In today’s Income Insights, in an article excerpted from The MoneyLetter, The Investment Reporter Editor Marc Johnson lays out some of his rules for designing a growth-and-income portfolio that won’t expose you to too much risk. “Trying to squeeze income and capital growth from a single portfolio is the right choice...
“HomeAway (AWAY) operates the leading global Internet platform allowing users to search and book vacation rental homes and apartments directly with the owners... Today, HomeAway boasts more than 720,000 listings in 165 countries. Listings have grown by more than 37% a year over the last five years and...
Boston Marathon has long been a celebration of individual effort in the creation of a larger spectacle.
On his way to mail a large check to the IRS yesterday, my husband stopped to get a cup of coffee, and was irked to see a woman in front of him pay for her $4 latte with food stamps. “That’s my tax money!,” he called me to complain. His attitude...