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Rida Morwa
Description
Dividend blog through Seeking Alpha “dedicated to high-yield securities trading at bargain valuations”.
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Anything to do with seeking alpha i am warry off. After trying their overhyped premium service which sucked to put it mildy and costs a fortune, i tread cautiously when i hear their name
what is this guys background? where are his credentials and past performance. I see how offers high yields now and then that I know are poor companies…..so you buy and a year later you have lost 1/2 your investment………who cares about the high yield then? Bottom line……buy quality
Seeking Alpha is a lot different the High Dividend Opportunities. HDO has been excellent for me and inexpensive compared to a broker.
I joined in early December of 2018. So far the service has performed as promised.. One has to be active with their buy and sell alerts…however their spreadsheet portfolio which is updated live is very convenient and shows the risk factors (A=Average, L=Low) and the buy below price for each pick.
Figure I’d leave a more recent review. I joined in December of 2018. It’s now 9/2019. I followed Rida’s and his teams strategy, am up 6% for the year with an additional 9% average annual yield to add to that. So 15% return so far. They are very logical and have great long-term analysis.
Does an excellent job overall. Be careful about his timing on buys tho, especially on beat-down high-dividend stocks. He has a tendency to recommend too early esp. from a technical perspective, and his many followers can move the price up temporarily, meaning you could buy the same stock for considerably less by just waiting a few days or weeks.
These guys miss the mark consistently. Lots of talk and analysis that in the end is just film-flam. They had several sections of their portfolio recommendations held up as conservative, safe investments. All were crushed 60% -70% plus . I have several premium services portfolio susscriptions and this is the very worst performing by a wide margin. High risk. Low accountability for bad calls. Buyer beware.
Can you disclose the best performing premium service? I am looking for a conservative income producing portfolio subscription service.
mcrean1, I have been in HDO since 2017 and understand it isn’t perfect. Might I please ask who you recommend to be better ask I am always looking for a better mousetrap…
Thanks ,
John
Are you talking about High Dividend Opportunities? I can’t believe your comment as I’ve been a member for 2 years, up a lot and getting huge dividends, income. I suspect you are not really referring to HDO.
No idea what this guys talking about. HDO has excellent analysis. Remember their focus is on income not price appreciation(which will come too). During COVID and YTD, my portfolio has gone down, but my income is UP. I don’t ever sell stocks to live on, the dividends keep on rolling in.
I am interested in seeing a performance trend line of Rida’s recommended portfolio covering the period of 2007 thru present. How can I see that? How can I contact his firm to request it?
not sure if you can see exactly that, but they do offer a 14-day free trial where you have access to everything – including whatever history is available.
2007 – 2022 Horse has left the barn – the coming year is when dividend investors will be rewarded. HDO is great and as always one should do their DD before pulling the trigger!!!!
It is easy, just start reading the 1 star reviews on this “service”, and you will find out everything you need to know. Most worrying part is that the forum is heavily moderated, so Seekingalpha itself is in this as well.
I don’t understand any negative comments about High Dividend Opportunities. I’ve been a subscriber for 2 years +, am up about 37% and averaging about 8.5% on dividends. Being retired, that goes a long ways towards a comfortable life style. I used to pay a money manager over $12,000 a year, now I pay $520 a year for HDO! Of course you have to pay attention to his postings, buy and sell alerts, and when he says buy it does push the stock up, obviously his followers are also believers. But then, isn’t that expected? Out of the 40+ stocks I own because of his recommendations, I’ve only lost a small amount of money on 2, which he recommended selling well before they tanked. I would say anyone that wants income, with safety should buy his service.
Hi, I am interested in hearing more about Seeking Alpha’s subscriber service.
I’d love to hear from current subscribers regarding their current impressions/feedback about this service.
Thanks so much!
I’ve belong to HDO since 2018 and have had excellect results. 2020/2021 saw no reduction in income. YTD my porfolio is down a fair amount, but my dividend income is UP. I’m very happy with HDO. btw, I’ve been retired for 12 years and live entirely on my dividends and I’n NOT rich.
I am a recent subscriber. I find his in-depth analysis refreshing and valuable. So far so good. This service is focused on dividend income and the safety thereof. It is perhaps not suitable for those who are strictly looking for short term price appreciation
I was a member of HDO’s until just recently. The article content is good however the bottom line is that many of the picks I bought using HDO are underwater. Some, like the over hyped MPW is down -41% from the recommended buy price and changed from a buy to hold right near the market bottom. Right after the change to the HOLD around January this year it has made a strong rally so while it was not a sell, his timing is subpar. His portfolio will probably do better going forward than the past few years with the interest rate picture looking for positive. I just think there are better services elsewhere. I don’t like taking a moderate portfolio hit just so I can get some high paying dividends. It sort of defeats the purpose of having a conservative income producing portfolio.