“…. the telecom industry had just recently taken a big hit. One of its industry leaders had just cut its dividend by 26%. The stock fell 23% in a single trading day. “Panicked investors started selling – dragging down all stocks in this industry. It happens. And more frequently than I would like. “So it […]
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Or perhaps a better title would have been, “Pruning during a forest fire.” As the markets go through wild swings (no, that’s not right — swings move both ways — I mean “wild drops”), I feel as I often do at times like these: That I wish I had more cash to invest. I’d never […]
In updating my portfolio on these pages for some odd and not really fundamentally-driven transactions, I also need to note that I’m now an owner of Frontier Communications, the big regional wireline telecom company. I picked up the shares as a reward for my Verizon shares, a special dividend that they made as part of […]
I’m sure many of you have seen the “Alpha Bulldogs” ad for Martin Hutchinson’s Permanent Wealth Investor newsletter — the marketing for this one is everywhere, and the ad letters are filled with promise for those who need some income and safety. Hutchinson claims that he only recommends “Alpha Bulldogs that are already legally required […]
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