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Read Free Excerpts from Buy
On The Upside
Now you can read for free the entire last chapter and excerpts from
the other six chapters of Buy On theThe Upside, a book from
buyupside.com about investing in stocks. More... |
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Price Bubbles Always Burst:
Speculative Oil Bubble Will Eventually Burst
Crude oil is above $120 per barrel and some analysts think it could
top out between $150 and $200 (green-dashed line on chart). No one
knows for certain how high and for how long oil prices will climb,
but one thing is for certain. More... |
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Consider General Electric
for a Dividend-Reinvestment Portfolio
General Electric ( GE),
a huge conglomerate with revenues over $170 billion, pays a $1.24
annual dividend for a 3.80 percent dividend yield. And the company
has a long record of increasing its dividends. More... |
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Buy Union Pacific on Price Dips
Union Pacific (UNP),
a North American railroad, is trading at all-time highs. Its price
chart shows the cyclical nature of its price pattern. More... |
Why Dividends
Matter
At buyupside.com we encourage long-term investors to buy
stocks that pay safe, rising dividends.The reasons are quite straight
forward: dividends are real cash that you can spend or reinvest
to buy additional shares of a stock without laying out any new money.
More... |
Read Free Excerpts from Eat
Your Spinach
Now you can read for free the entire first chapter and excerpts from
the other seven chapters of Eat Your Spinach, a book from
buyupside.com about saving and investing money. More... |
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Avoid MBIA, a Stock in Collapse
MBIA ( MBI),
a high-profile bond insurer, keeps reporting bad news and its stock
continues to fall. MBI is a classic illustration of why investors
should avoid the price downside. More... |
Own Taiwanese Stocks With
iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund
You can own Taiwanese stocks with the iShares MSCI Taiwan Index
Fund ( EWT),
an exchange-traded fund that holds stocks from Taiwan. More... |
Own Chinese Stocks With Six
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
The following exchange-traded funds enable you to own diversified
portfolios of Chinese stocks. These ETFs are quite volatile so study
their price charts before buying any of them. More...
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Own Chinese Stocks With Claymore/AlphaShares
China Small Cap Index Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)
You can own Chinese stocks with the Claymore/AlphaShares China Small
Cap Index ETF ( HAO),
an exchange-traded fund that holds small-cap stocks from mainland
China including Hong Kong. Its holdings include: More... |
Making Mistakes Is Part of
the Investing Experience
We all have made investing decisions that cost us money. I've ( RAH)
made some real beauties that cost me dearly. I once bought a corporate
junk bond with a 13 percent yield thinking that my $2,300 investment
would mature at $20,000 in 12 years; but the bond became worthless
when it defaulted. More... |
Which Is Best - Dividend Yield
or Dividend Growth?
Investors looking for income often choose dividend-paying stocks
using dividend yield (annual dollar dividend divided by current
price) and dividend growth (annual percent increase in dividend)
as two key measures. Obviously, the higher the yield the higher
the dividend income. And increasing dividends mean more income in
the future. More... |
Coping in a Shaky Market -
Jump Out the Window or Hang Tough?
The stock market is giving fits to many investors. Portfolio values
are shrinking and the prospect of a sustained market upside anytime
soon seems unlikely. Meanwhile, food, energy and medical costs continue
to climb, putting pressure on many household budgets. The hope that
stocks would provide a financial cushion for Americans, particularly
retirees, seems to be fading. More... |
Own Korean Stocks With iShares
MSCI South Korea Index ETF
You can own Korean stocks with iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund
( EWY),
an exchange-traded fund that holds stocks from South Korea. More... |
Be Skeptical of Stock-Picking Advice from the
Pros
Stock-picking experts make their living telling retail investors like
us what to buy and sell. I (RAH)
used to subscribe to several stock-picking newsletters and was glued
to CNBC, jotting down what I thought to be hot tips. More... |
20 All-Weather Dividend-Paying Stocks for a
Long-term Portfolio
Here are 20 dividend-paying stocks that I (RAH)
have owned for years. They are core components of my long-term stock
portfolio. More... |
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Reality Check - Stock Market Could Head
Much Lower
The last few weeks have been good for investors as the stock market
rallied. But don't become too complacent, because the future direction
of prices is quite uncertain. More... |
Own Indian Stocks With WisdomTree
India Earnings
You can own Indian stocks with WisdomTree India Earnings (EPI),
the only exchange-traded fund that is one hundred percent invested
in Indian stocks. More... |
buyupside.com
Guide to High-Yield Investments
Investors looking for high-yield investments will find dozens
of helpful articles on buyupside.com. Here is a list of
articles grouped by high-yield U.S. stocks, global stocks, exchange-traded
funds, mutual funds, closed-end funds and partnerships, REITs and
trusts. More... |
High-Yield
Exchange-Traded Funds Are Attractive Additions to an Income Portfolio
Low fees and high yields make income-oriented exchange-traded funds
attractive to income investors.The following seven income ETFs are
down in price, so their yields are historically high. More... |
Six
Large High-Yield Closed-End Funds
Investors looking for high-yield diversified investments may want
to add high-yielding closed-end funds to their portfolio. Below
are six funds that trade at a discount to their net asset value
(NAV) with market capitalizations over one billion dollars and yields
in excess of eight percent. More... |
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