Welcome to the end of the week and another edition of Happy Hour! Just sit back, relax, and enjoy your end of the week roundup of all things interesting in the land of money.
Share Supply
One driver of stock prices is supply. Now I don’t want to get into the supple/demand explanation. Basically, much of the price movement or big price movement is based on the number of shares available.
This was very clear during the dot-com price spikes in the ’90s. New companies would IPO such a small portion of its shares, demand would outweigh supply, and prices would escalate. Continue Reading…
The recent Fed hints at ending QE means rising interest rates. It also means big changes in the markets. Here are several ETFs to protect yourself and invest in as interest rates rise.
Whether a stock pays dividends may play a big role in your investment strategy. A dividend provides a source of income. It offsets losses. When reinvested, it compounds growth. But this isn’t an argument that dividend paying stocks are better. It’s an introduction to dividends, giving you an idea of what to expect and what to watch out for when owning dividend stocks.
A common way for companies to return money to shareholders is through stock buybacks. When done right, it’s the easiest way a company can increase shareholder value outside of growing the company’s earnings.