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Here are some ways you can use options to hedge or create additional yield in your portfolio. In addition to covered calls, which generate additional income on stocks you already own, I also share hedging strategies using puts and spreads.

A BDC, or Business Development Company, is an investment that gives ordinary investors a way to participate in the rarified world of venture capital.

For growth stocks, buying low usually doesn’t mean you’re getting a bargain. It usually means you’re buying a laggard! That’s right—believe it or not, in the market, strength tends to lead to strength, while weakness tends to lead to weakness.

By following thse guidelines, we’ve always been able to get on board relatively early in each new bull cycle.

Here’s how Cabot Trend Lines, Cabot Tides and the 7.5% Rule can keep you on the right side of every market.

This is a collection of tips on stock chart reading, something that’s key to Mike Cintolo’s growth stock methodology, but something few individual investors (and even professional investors) understand too well.

If you follow these rules, you’re sure to boost your portfolio’s results.

Here are 10 of the soundest rules, tools and principles for selling winning stocks.

Here are some of the sources that I have found most useful, reliable and unique. One of them may be able to give you a new perspective on some of the stocks you own.

Some stocks in the Model Portfolio and others we’ve recommended have had great runs during 2017 but have come under pressure recently. And that’s naturally led to a lot of questions about how exactly to handle big winners, so that’s what we’ll dive into today.

My stock-picking strategy has been refined over the course of 28 years, and has been quite stable for the last six years. My investment goals are (1) minimize stock market risk, (2) achieve capital gains, with dividends as a welcome addition to total return and (3) outperform the U.S. stock markets.

Our market timing indicators are discussed in every issue of Cabot Growth Investor. Here are detailed explanations of what they are and how we use them.

Changing interest rates affect all income investors, but since they can have a wide variety of effects, figuring out whether changes in rates are going to help you or hurt you can be a complex problem.

We take a look at some of the major rotations of the past year, and how, when—or if—they were resolved.

If you like the idea of buying low and calmly hanging on...this is the right advisory for you.

Today’s new addition to the high yield tier, Pattern Energy Group (PEGI) is a yieldco, a relatively new class of high yield investment.

Writing covered calls is a great way to boost your yield on stocks you already own, and involves a lot less risk than most investors think.

Despite the tedious action and truckload of bad news, we are seeing some things pop up that are often seen near lows, such as growth stocks starting to find their footing and breadth doing the same. We’ve even seen some minor positive divergences from our Two-Second Indicator. Those are reasons to keep your head out of the sand and to keep your watch list up to date, especially with earnings season potentially providing a catalyst in the weeks ahead. Details inside.

We remain in a confirmed bear market, so caution is still appropriate. But the bear may end soon, and when it does, we’ll get back to more aggressive investing.
This week’s recommendation is a healthy company that pays a very large dividend and has a solid future serving one of our country’s strongest energy sectors.


As for the current portfolio, there are no changes.


Details in the issue.