Dividend Stocks: Lose-Lose-Lose Proposition In Intermediate Term [View article]
James
The DOW in July 2011 was around the 12,140 level and closed in August 2012 around 13,090. During that period, dividend investors would have received four or five quarters of dividends and an approximate (based on the DOW) return of 7.8%.
Since August 2012 when you pretty much advised avoiding stocks the DOW has appreciated by approximately 16.1%, exclusive of dividends.
What Baseball Cards Tell About Investing [View article]
As a former baseball card collector and shop owner I want to add the following:
1) A principal reason for the decline in both interest and price is directly tied to the tremendous number of new card companies entering, or re-entering the hobby in the late 1980's.
2) I sold my shop in 1988 as the hobby no longer was any fun - kids could no longer afford it.
3) For those folks whom consider themselves baseball card investors, vintage cards are the place to be (pre-1973 and back to the early 1900's). Cards of players such as Mantle, DiMaggio, Ruth, Gehrig, Williams and the like graded NrMt and higher not only should hold/increase in value, but being in a protective, sealed holder allows for their enjoyment.
That being said, it is criminal that kids can no longer enjoy the hobby.
3 High-Yield Refiners For Income Investors [View article]
Article is written by a high school student. Doesn't show any knowledge of these VARIABLE distribution refiners other than reprinting statistical data.
Crack spreads seem to be contracting of late, so distributions will taper off somewhat.
I have personally owned ALDW just about since its inception. I plan on keeping it for one or two more distributions before selling.
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David
If there is such a thing, PMT is the "cream of the mREIT crop". It is ignored by most since its yield is relatively low compared to all of the other mREITs.
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Thanks. I am not talking about a correction in a bull market. If you look at the last bear market (Oct. 2007 - March 2009) you will see how destructive it was to mREITs, CEFs and BDCs.
I like PSEC and am long now.
MIN has been on my view screen for quite some time. It has been a proven positive performer in bear markets. It was interesting to note that their May distribution contained no ROC and MIN is trading at a very rare discount to NAV.
Dividend Stocks: Lose-Lose-Lose Proposition In Intermediate Term [View article]
The DOW in July 2011 was around the 12,140 level and closed in August 2012 around 13,090. During that period, dividend investors would have received four or five quarters of dividends and an approximate (based on the DOW) return of 7.8%.
Since August 2012 when you pretty much advised avoiding stocks the DOW has appreciated by approximately 16.1%, exclusive of dividends.
I think you missed the boat both times.
What Baseball Cards Tell About Investing [View article]
1) A principal reason for the decline in both interest and price is directly tied to the tremendous number of new card companies entering, or re-entering the hobby in the late 1980's.
2) I sold my shop in 1988 as the hobby no longer was any fun - kids could no longer afford it.
3) For those folks whom consider themselves baseball card investors, vintage cards are the place to be (pre-1973 and back to the early 1900's). Cards of players such as Mantle, DiMaggio, Ruth, Gehrig, Williams and the like graded NrMt and higher not only should hold/increase in value, but being in a protective, sealed holder allows for their enjoyment.
That being said, it is criminal that kids can no longer enjoy the hobby.
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3 High-Yield Refiners For Income Investors [View article]
Protected Principal Retirement Strategy: MIN Update [View article]
There are many articles on SA addressing the pros and cons of ROC.
From my perspective if a part of a dividend is a ROC and the underlying stock increases by an amount that exceeds the ROC I have no basic problem.
3 High-Yield Refiners For Income Investors [View article]
Crack spreads seem to be contracting of late, so distributions will taper off somewhat.
I have personally owned ALDW just about since its inception. I plan on keeping it for one or two more distributions before selling.
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I think it is still a good one to keep an eye on.
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Why Annaly's Decline Is Ironic And Mistaken [View article]
NLY has cut their dividend five times since June 2011.
I really don't think that folks owning mREITs are sleeping too well of late.
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If there is such a thing, PMT is the "cream of the mREIT crop". It is ignored by most since its yield is relatively low compared to all of the other mREITs.
Protected Principal Retirement Strategy: MIN Update [View article]
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I like PSEC and am long now.
MIN has been on my view screen for quite some time. It has been a proven positive performer in bear markets. It was interesting to note that their May distribution contained no ROC and MIN is trading at a very rare discount to NAV.
Yields Of 10%+: Market Insanity Leads To Huge Opportunity [View article]
JDD went from a high of $21 in 2007 to a low under $5 in early 2009.
BDCs as an asset class do not perform well at all in bear markets.