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November Stock and Fund Picks

This month I am providing you the opportunity to invest in what I do: Use CEFs and ETFs as a source of dividend income and for capital appreciation. I tend to get between 10% to 15% per year in capital appreciation plus about 8% to 9% in dividend income. The simplest and most consistent method for both is to buy at a discounted price relative to a funds net asset value (NAV) and wait for it to appreciate. This also…

June Stock and Fund Picks

As I indicated previously, the market raced ahead only to pull-back and re-price. The second wave increase in the rate of Covid-19 infections that resulted from re-opening the economy was the main cause of the pull-back. I know people are weary of playing it safe but it now seems as if they are walking around inside the boxing ring with their hands down while expecting to not get punched in the face. Very silly indeed! So, with the pull back…

Look Out Below!

Most stock investors worry about sudden sell-offs and plunging stock prices. Here are some strategies that can reduce your worries. 1. The simplest strategy is to have a long-run time horizon that allows you to ignore short-run fluctuations in financial asset prices. Companies always move things and if you have invested in good ones, short-run downturns in the stock market are best ignored. 2. Buy a mutual fund or other fund that lags market turning points, especially the downward turning points. I…