The Dividends Are Flowing Again ...
Last year's dividend numbers were the worst in more than half a century, as corporations large and small struggled with a lack of financing, weak economic conditions, and poor earnings. But now, things are finally looking up ...
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Gravest Dangers and Greatest Profits
We now face the gravest financial dangers - and the greatest profit opportunities - in two generations. But before I tell you about what the future could bring, let me tell you how my family and I have come to this place and time.
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Till Debt Do Us Part
Millions, billions, trillions. It is hard to wrap your brain around numbers that big, but I think our politicians don't even bother to try. On February 1, President Obama released his 2010 budget that projects the U.S. deficit to grow to a record $1.56 trillion, an increase over last year's record of $1.4 trillion deficit.
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New Wisdom from Berkshire Hathaway
It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Warren Buffett (and his business partner Charlie Munger, too). That's why I eagerly await the release of Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder reports.
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The Great Energy Squeeze of 2010
We're early in the year, and already energy prices are zigzagging higher. The culprit? China, which is using more energy of all types. Meanwhile, production is falling, and tanker storage is falling, setting us up for a good ol' fashioned squeeze in energy prices.
The good news is that the solution to this looming problem is also a good choice for investors - I'm talking about alternative or "green" energy. And in fact, I have a NEW pick in the green energy space.
[learn more]If you've been reading my Money and Markets columns for any length of time, you know I'm a big proponent of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). And I think they're one of the most exciting investment innovations in decades.
However, one consequence of innovation is that eventually the latest-and-greatest products go past their "sell-by" dates. For example, I remember getting my first IBM personal computer back in the 1980s. It was state-of-the-art! Today it would be considered an antique.
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Another Report from the Housing Market's Front Lines
I've been talking about interest rates an awful lot lately ... and for good reason. The next BIG story in the bond market is clearly the sovereign debt crisis.
But I don't want to ignore the housing market, either.
My best-case forecast is still a recovery - albeit an anemic, lackluster, moribund one. Some of the latest numbers leave a few questions in my mind, though. So let's recap where we stand ...
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