I Love REIT Treats, But Avoid These 'Sucker Yields,' Charlie Brown

Oct. 07, 2023 7:00 AM ETGNL, GPMT, NLY75 Comments

Summary

  • The stock market is experiencing significant volatility.
  • The increase in job openings fueled concerns about a tight labor market and the potential for the Federal Reserve to maintain high interest rates.
  • Investors should be cautious and avoid stocks with high dividend yields that may be too good to be true as they often indicate underlying issues with the company's fundamentals.
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Well, isn't this week shaping up to be something to talk about?

I could quote any stock market source I know of to prove as much, but let's go with Reuters this time. On Tuesday (Oct. 3), in "

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