For those of you looking for lower volatility in your portfolio, but also a healthy dividend, look no further! Today we’re going to discuss 3 low volatility, high dividend ETFs which could be a good fit for your portfolio. They are: iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) Vanguard High Dividend … Read more
In this article, I’ll be giving you five tips on how to spot and avoid penny stock scams. They are: Lack of financial reporting Shells and lack of business operations CEO pay structures Overuse of press releases Broken promises We’ll go through each of these in detail below. As an initial note – not all … Read more
Today I’m going to give you three ways to short the housing market in 2024. The three methods I’ll outline are shorting the following: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Home builders Mortgage backed securities These are tailored more toward beginners, so be on the lookout for later articles with some more advanced methods! What is … Read more
Today we’re answering the question: What is a dividend value trap? In short, a dividend value trap is a company that appears to have a high dividend yield now, but it is not expected to last. Let’s discuss. What is a Dividend Value Trap? A dividend value trap seems very straightforward, but they can be … Read more
Today I’m going to be outlining, in my opinion, 3 of the best stocks for covered calls. They are: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Proctor & Gamble (PG) Pepsi Co. (PEP) In this article I’ll breakdown why I like these three companies for a covered call strategy. I’ll also give some key context around a covered … Read more
Today we’re answering the question, what is a good price to book ratio? This is near impossible to have a one-size-fits-all approach. However, for me personally, I use the following guidelines. For a growth stock, I look for a price to book below 7 For a value stock, I look for a price to book … Read more
Today we are going to break down the 3 best preferred stock ETFs. They are: iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF – PFF VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF – PFXF Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF – VRP Each have a slightly different style to them. So ideally you should find the right one for … Read more
Today we’re going to go over how to short commercial real estate with ETFs. Two simpler methods to take a short position on commercial real estate are: Purchase inverse ETFs that maintain short positions against commercial REITs Purchase put options on ETFs that invest primarily in commercial real estate Let’s break both of these methods … Read more
Today we will be outlining what I think are the best low cost bond funds. Because there are so many different types of bond funds, I will be breaking them down by bond exposure. My personal favorites for the best low cost bond funds are: Corporate Bond Funds: Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) or … Read more
Today we are answering the question: What is the best small cap growth ETF? Vanguard has two of the best ETFs in this space. VBK is a better lower cost option, but VIOG tracks a more effective index for small cap growth and is the superior pick in my opinion. What is Small Cap … Read more