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We have been screening our universe of the high-yield dividends for investors now that investors are growing more concerned each day and each week. Now we are looking at junk bond fund...
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Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) still appears to be on the backside of a bubble in rare earth elements and rare earth oxides. The company has already seen insider selling after an exponential rise in...
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Moody’s must love being in the headlines of controversy this week. First Greece, then U.S. banks, and now Uncle Sam… Moody’s has warned in a fresh report that if no progress is made on the...
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Moody’s is not without question over how it rated (and still rates) many issues after the credit crisis. The problem with that caveat is that ratings agencies are still considered relevant by...
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If you wonder why ratings agencies are still hated so much, just wait until the Greek government comes out attacking Moody’s now that a fresh downgrade has been seen. Moody’s Investors Service...
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You have probably heard and read about some of the same rumors and stories about a second bailout heading the way of Greece. The aim is to prevent a de facto default scenario where Greece would...
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The bank and financial bailouts followed by the subsequent $1.5 tillion (or $2.2 trillion) spent and the actions after a zero-rate environment were quantitative easing enough and became called...
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Now that the 10-Year Treasury Note has been back to close to the 3.00% yields again, we wanted to see which Dow Jones Industrial Average components had a higher dividend yield than the 10-Year...
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It seems that being a junk bond credit investor still allows you to pick from a whole slew of companies that should not be junk bonds. Unfortunately, you as an investor will probably never really...
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This week has marked a feature series from Morningstar’s Christine Benz for “Portfolio Makeovers.” The focus so far has been around planning for the ultimate goal of retirement and today’s...
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Mortgage rates are back under 4.50%. If you just read the headline economic data coming out right now, inflation is on the rise. The good news is that oil, metals, and other commodities which...
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Inflation hurts most investors and it really hurts most on fixed budgets. It can absolutely annihilate retirees and those who are just about to retire. Another consideration is that as investors...
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The credit ratings agencies are notorious for being reactionary and calling problems long after the issues have already begun. Now this morning came a call from Standard & Poor’s attacking...
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The big Greek rumors are already being refuted today, but it doesn’t matter. Friday’s big rumor is that Greece will leave the Eurozone. Our prediction: this rumor is not true now, but on a...
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The recent weakness in stocks could just be the start of what to expect in the weeks ahead. It is early May and already we have seen the Dow Jones Industrial Average close down at 12,723.58 after...
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