The Federal Reserve has spoken, and it’s all pefectly clear now. Ok, I sincerely hope you realize that I’m joking. Janet Yellen gave us no real insight in her statement this week as to what comes next. We’re left to assume a rate hike will be coming before year end, but Yellen insisted in her comments that,...Read More
This year has proven to be a rough one for dividend stocks. With the Fed’s rate hike looming and with bond yields rocketing higher, traditionally high-yielding sectors like REITs and utilities have taken an absolute pounding. The REIT sector, as represented by the Vanguard REIT ETF (VNQ), is down more than 13% from its January highs...Read More
An old friend wrote in with a question I thought I’d share. It’s a question asked by countless small business owners trying to navigate the complicated world of individual and family health insurance plans: We’ve typically used high-deductible plans linked to a health savings account (“HSA”) plan in order to keep our monthly costs down and...Read More
If you cannot view the embedded video, follow this link. I joined CNBC’s Capital Connection last night to talk about the changing of the guard at Twitter (TWTR). Dick Costolo is out, and co-founder Jack Dorsey is back in as Twitter CEO. Is this Dorsey’s “Steve Jobs moment?” Well, maybe. Like Dorsey, Jobs was forced out...Read More
My open letter prodding Google (GOOGL) to pay a dividend led to a lively debate on Bloomberg TV: If you cannot view the embedded video, follow this link.Read More
