Yep ... bought both earlier this year on dips ... both up nice for the YTD. W
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I'm unfamiliar with it, but the 1-year chart looks fantastic and the 5-year incredible !! Congrats to you, if you got in early !!
Been a seller lately of VTI, V, MP, PXD etc. with plenty of orders to sell more for tax losses and locking in gains. Still buying treasuries, 6 months and 2 months most recently.
Well ... this is a surprise ... to me, at least.
Storied US Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel
U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation's industrialization, is being acquired by Nippon Steel in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $14.1 billion. The price tag for U.S. Steel is nearly double what was offered just four months ago by rival Cleveland...
Good question, I went strongly for Money Mkt returns…nice, but another bad move for 2023, so I suck.
What sectors do you and others like?
Election years are usually very good, incumbent doing everything possible to push the market higher, but SO Many geopolitical risks-two wars, China getting closer yearly to attacking Taiwan, N Korea “thinks” it’s ready to fight somebody, etc.
I would like some ideas about what folks have regarding trying to participate in the worldwide AI revolution, both short-term and long-term. We all know what investments in AAPL, AMZN and MSFT would’ve done for us, had we gotten in at the very outset. So … what do folks think about AI, prudently ??? AI ETF funds, maybe ???
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“Mine” some and let us know, very speculative, but very lucrative if an investor spots those with a great future- ain’t easy!
i am anticipating that the market may chop for awhile. I have about 15% cash at the moment in the event of a potential 1st-2nd Q correction.
I previously added some dividend payers when the rates peaked and those stocks bottomed. Those stocks are now up nicely now and still paying a healthy dividend better than treasuries/bonds can provide.. It may be a bit boring, but should provide modest gains in a choppy market.
That said, I think there is money to be made in small caps in 2024, but you have to pick the right ones obviously. Same is true for healthcare if you can pick the right ones, or just take XLV and get a modest return.
I previously added some dividend payers when the rates peaked and those stocks bottomed. Those stocks are now up nicely now and still paying a healthy dividend better than treasuries/bonds can provide.. It may be a bit boring, but should provide modest gains in a choppy market.
That said, I think there is money to be made in small caps in 2024, but you have to pick the right ones obviously. Same is true for healthcare if you can pick the right ones, or just take XLV and get a modest return.
Lower interest rates are good for small companies, REITs and dividend paying stocks so I would anticipate these doing well at least in the first half. I would expect healthcare stocks to rebound as well but in an election year the drug stocks might struggle. I would actually be in favor of that in order to add to LLY, ABBV and NVO.
I am hoping for a pullback in Amgen. Their obesity drug will debut in late 2024. It is a once a month shot vs the weekly shot for the current GLP-1's. It still trades for a reasonable multiple and offers a 3% dividend.
DEFINITELY do your homework, but based on your sentiment, you might take a hard look at MPW (healthcare REIT). It has been brutalized by shorts and has had a MAJOR cut in the dividend … but there may be potential for great gains in its recovery. Due diligence is required, as always. GLTY and to ALL in 2024 !!!
<--- own 324 shares MPW. Yes, hit hard by shorts. Huge dividend cut. Expecting a rebound later this year.
I am retired and rely on dividends for income. I have almost 30% of my portfolio in REITS. Because of great buy-ins on VNO, BDN and SLG, my total REIT group of 13 holdings ended up for the year. I have a large position in MPW and it ended down very substantially for the year. Hoping for a rebound and healthy recovery in MPW. GL to both of us … !!
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I would be more inclined to sell after a major dividend cut but being this is a REIT makes it even more odd. It's still over 17% which seems crazy difficult to maintain from a cash flow perspective.
Here is but one article … fwiw
www.nerdwallet.com
9 Best-Performing AI ETFs for January 2024 - NerdWallet
Exchange-traded funds are one way to invest in artificial intelligence. THNQ and CHAT are some of the best-performing AI ETFs.
Lots of economists and analysts suggesting the ugliest market drop ever seen is coming. It's always been the case, but lots of blinking lights lately. I'm half in and half out of the market. If it goes way up, I lock in gains and if it goes way down I shamelessly steal shares of blue chips.
Down big but off the lows of the day.
www.cnbc.com
Walgreens stock plunges after drugstore chain slashes quarterly dividend nearly in half
Walgreens cut its dividend to 25 cents per share to "strengthen [its] long-term balance sheet and cash position," said CEO Tim Wentworth.
Yes … yesterday was absolutely brutal.
I may be buying a falling knife, but I bought another 1900 shares @ $3.60.
I’ll know in a couple of years, I guess, whether I made the right move.
Well, they’re definitely not gonna be paying their dividend at 25%
I just checked. Own 338.2331 shares of MPW. Shares held in a taxable account.
Bought into the Motley Fool hype over past few years. Let's see what happens next week. I may just sell and take the hit.
I agree. I assume they may totally suspend it, like VNO did this year, and go to an annual dividend at end of the year. Whatever it takes to get healthy is what I suspect they will be forced to do. We’ll see …
Why Americans are having second thoughts about EVs — Apple News Spotlight
Plus: the wildest innovations from CES 2024, the truth about full-body MRIs, and why everyone’s so obsessed with Stanley’s giant cups.
As a consumer, I prefer my current well used hybrid Prius, but Ky and west Tn, where I retired, have Ford EV plants being constructed with lots of new jobs planned. We‘ve heard nothing about the future locally but I wonder if a change from manufacturing EVs to hybrids will occur in this part of the country.
Why Americans are having second thoughts about EVs — Apple News Spotlight
Plus: the wildest innovations from CES 2024, the truth about full-body MRIs, and why everyone’s so obsessed with Stanley’s giant cups.apple.news
Ford reduces workers on F-150 Lightning as demand for electric vehicles continues to weaken
CEO Jim Farley said Ford still sees “a bright future” for EVs for “specific customers," but it's been cutting down on production.
Sold FITE this week. Also sold some JPM, ABBV, VT and more VTI recently near all-time highs. Added to ALB and bought PANW a couple times within the last month.
The MVP is scheduled to be completed by April, so you might take a look at ETRN.
Buyout talk and rumors abound. Due diligence and homework are advised, as always. GLTA !!
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Buyout talk and rumors abound. Due diligence and homework are advised, as always. GLTA !!
Equitrans in early stages of discussing asset sale - Bloomberg News
Oil and gas pipeline firm Equitrans Midstream was in the early stages of considering a sale, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Equitrans owns a 48.1% ownership interest in the Mountain Valley pipeline and will operate it once it is online - which is...
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Same here ... I bought at $88+ in late 2022 ... now that I have sold, it will be a lot of scalp trading day to day.
Anyone that plays the short game should keep an eye on Disney if the current board fight fails. The stock price is up because of money pouring in to try to take board seats and Iger trying to keep his people there. If they keep Peltz out and his side pulls out their investment then the price is going to crater.
