Stocks

Need Yield?

Do you invest in stocks for income? Is your portfolio focused primarily on U.S. stocks? If so, you might consider diversifying globally. The dividend...

A Must-Have MLP Fund

You don’t want to miss the boat on master limited partnerships (MLPs) especially now that the asset class is receiving more press. A recent...
S&P 500 Utilities vs S&P 500

How Many Utilities are in Your Portfolio?

A powerful relative strength rally in utilities stocks is underway. The S&P 500 Utilities Index has outperformed the S&P 500 index by 12.5% since...
The stock market's creative destruction.

Creative Destruction

Creative Destruction – Popularized by Joseph Schumpeter, a “process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old...
Citigroup US Economic Surprise Index

Wall Street Begging for More Stimulus

The stock market mounted a powerful rally in July. The S&P 500 jumped almost 7% for the month and has tacked on another 2%...
SPDR GLD ETF

Back to Even and Then Some

Are you tired of the media’s nonstop market analysis yet? It’s distracting at best and harmful to your health at worst. With the Dow...

High-Octane Fuel for Stocks

Since I graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1959, the most important driver of long-term stock market returns has been the direction of...
A chart comparing MLP performance to that of the S&P 500.

A Raging Bull Market in MLPs

The raging bull market in MLPs shows no signs of slowing. Since the S&P 500 peaked in October of 2007, MLPs have gained more...

A Simple Strategy for Stock Market Success

For over four decades I have used a simple strategy to successfully invest in the stock market. I invest exclusively in dividend paying stocks....
Chart of the YRPI Stable Growth Index relative performance to the YRPI Early Cyclical Index.

Bear Market In Cyclical Stocks

The bull market in cyclical stocks that began in March of last year is officially over. The YRPI Early Cyclical Index is down 23%...