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Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA has been a frequent guest on Bloomberg TV and Fox Business News, has been quoted in Barron’s Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post and is a frequent contributor to Forbes Moneybuilder, GuruFocus, MarketWatch and InvestorPlace.com. Charles ...more
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Winner Or Loser: Facebook
Sunday, November 8, 2020 12:24 PM EDT
We’re going to take a look at a company that has seemed to permeate every aspect of modern life: social media darling Facebook (FB), the owner of the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp apps, among others.
In this article: META
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Are We In Another Election-Year Selloff?
Monday, September 28, 2020 1:10 PM EDT
If history is any guide, the S&P 500 might be in for a rough month.
In this article: SPX
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Dividend Stock Of The Week: LyondellBasell Industries
Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:40 AM EDT
In today’s market, high dividend yields aren’t particularly easy to come by. But if you’re willing to go a little outside the beaten path, there are still some juicy yields to be found.
In this article: LYB
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Qualified Dividends Vs. Ordinary Dividends
Monday, September 21, 2020 5:44 AM EDT
At some point in almost every investor’s life, they’ll be alerted to the fact that they’re collecting “qualified dividends.” That inevitably prompts the natural question:
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How Diversification Works
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 10:27 AM EDT
When you invest in multiple strategies that aren’t tightly correlated with each other, your risk and returns are not the average risk and return of the individual strategies. The sum is actually greater than the parts.
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All About The Bitcoin Halving
Sunday, May 24, 2020 11:06 AM EDT
I don’t normally like to hear the word “halving” associated with one of my investments. If your investment gets halved, you'd better hope that there was a stock split. “Halving” means something very different for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
In this article: BITCOMP
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Picking The Best Small Business Retirement Plan: SEP IRA Vs. 401k
Saturday, May 23, 2020 5:00 AM EDT
If you’re like most small business owners, your main focus is simply getting business in the door. And with business conditions still extremely difficult in the post-coronavirus world, small business owners are struggling to keep the lights on.
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Where To Find Yield Today
Friday, May 22, 2020 6:12 AM EDT
Having the Fed funds rate back near zero is fantastic if you’re a borrower. T-bills, savings accounts and money market funds all yield essentially zero, and it’s hard to find CDs yielding more than about 1.5%.
In this article: EPD, EPR, KMI, MAIN, O, VTR, ARCC, VNQ
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How I Invest My Own Money
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 4:43 AM EDT
Even though I believe the 60/40 portfolio to be dead for the foreseeable future, I still have a little less than 15% of my portfolio invested in something along the lines of a 60/40 portfolio.
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The 60/40 Portfolio Is Dead
Saturday, May 2, 2020 6:04 PM EDT
I think it’s fair to say that the 60/40 portfolio is dead. Or at the very least, it’s going to be on life support for a while. It had a good run.
In this article: AGG, SPX
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Should I Open A Roth IRA Right Now?
Thursday, April 30, 2020 3:27 AM EDT
If your income is temporarily depressed due to COVID-19 disruptions, this might be a good time to open a Roth IRA or do a Roth conversion.
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When Finance Breaks: Negative Oil Prices
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 1:11 PM EDT
It finally happened. On Monday, we saw negative oil prices. The price of West Texas intermediate crude oil dipped into below zero and not by a trivial amount.
In this article: OIL, USO
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Retirement Planning In The Middle Of A Pandemic
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 4:30 AM EDT
If you are over 70 ½, as part of your retirement planning you should already know you’re required to take required minimum distributions (RMDs) from your IRA or 401(k) plan.
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Missing Out On The Recovery? Your Plan To Get Back Into The Stock Market
Saturday, April 18, 2020 11:00 PM EDT
The market is still a good 20% from its old highs, and it remains to be seen how much damage has been done to corporate earnings. You may still get a chance to buy low.
In this article: SPX
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What Coronavirus Sales Boosts Will Actually Stick After The Shutdown?
Saturday, April 18, 2020 1:29 PM EDT
Last week, I asked what will change once the coronavirus scare passes, and what won't. Today, we’re going to expand on that theme by looking at company earnings.
In this article: WMT, AMZN, CLX, KMB, PG, MSFT, GOOGL, ZM
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Assessing The Damage At VEREIT
Sunday, April 5, 2020 2:52 PM EDT
To say the coronavirus bear market has been hard on REITs would be an understatement. While the S&P 500 was down about 35% at its lowest point, the Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund was down 44%. The damage to many individual REITs was far worse.
In this article: DG, DLTR, CVS, DRI, FDX, PETM, WBA, ABS, BJ
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