It’s one of our most popular pieces of annual research. Literally hundreds of thousands of investors have read — and profited — from this advice. And since we first started publishing our annual Top 10 Stocks list, we’ve beaten the market seven out of 10 years. For comparison, shares of… Read More

I can’t think of a stock that’s more hated. We’ve written about this company several times before. And just about every time we mention it, we end up receiving nasty emails admonishing the fact that we would cover — let alone recommend — investors own shares of this company. In fact, it happens so often that whenever we cover this stock, I instruct our staff to put in a mention that this investment isn’t for everyone. If you don’t want to invest in this stock, I can certainly understand. But if you have an… Read More

I can’t think of a stock that’s more hated. We’ve written about this company several times before. And just about every time we mention it, we end up receiving nasty emails admonishing the fact that we would cover — let alone recommend — investors own shares of this company. In fact, it happens so often that whenever we cover this stock, I instruct our staff to put in a mention that this investment isn’t for everyone. If you don’t want to invest in this stock, I can certainly understand. But if you have an open mind toward this black sheep, you’re likely to appreciate what it can do for you. Simply take a look at its performance in the past five years… In another year marked by stagnating growth, a slowdown in emerging markets and uncertainty almost everywhere, the most hated company on the planet — Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) — is still making investors rich.#-ad_banner-# Unfortunately, I’ve noticed that more and more investors seem to be tricked into thinking investing has to be complicated. But stocks like Philip Morris prove that… Read More

I can’t think of a stock that’s more hated. We’ve written about this company several times before. And just about every time we mention it, we end up receiving nasty emails admonishing the fact that we would cover — let alone recommend — investors… Read More

I want to show you a surprising statistic. It’s nothing tricky or complicated. In fact, it’s really simple and straightforward. My long-time readers know that I’m always on the lookout for “secrets of the pros.” I love to look at the wealth rich people… Read More

Imagine if you had bought these stocks 20 years ago. If you had, then right now you’d be earning dividend yields of… 27%… 33%… even as high as 40%. And that’s from brand-name companies like Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW). Read More

They’re on fire this year. Right now, top companies — from IBM (NYSE: IBM) to Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) — are giving shareholders more bang for their investment buck with a special kind of “… Read More

It’s the most popular high-yield stock owned by Congress. And they might be on to something. Right now this stock yields 5.3%… and it’s one of the most stable dividend-payers in America. During the… Read More

It’s the most popular high-yield stock owned by Congress. And they might be on to something. Right now this stock yields 5.3%… and it’s one of the most stable dividend-payers in America. During the… Read More

Not many people know that Warren Buffett collects a 50% dividend yield on his shares of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). That’s because it seems impossible. If you or I were to buy shares today, we’d earn a yield of less than 3%. #-ad_banner-#How does Buffett do it? Did he cut a behind-closed-doors deal with the legendary soft drink maker? Did he receive special dividends? To get a yield that high, you might even be tempted to think… Read More

Not many people know that Warren Buffett collects a 50% dividend yield on his shares of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). That’s because it seems impossible. If you or I were to buy shares today, we’d earn a yield of less than 3%. #-ad_banner-#How does Buffett do it? Did he cut a behind-closed-doors deal with the legendary soft drink maker? Did he receive special dividends? To get a yield that high, you might even be tempted to think he did something unethical to get it.  But actually, it’s none of the above. The answer is much simpler than you might think. He uses a simple tool that many successful investors use. It’s one you can use today to potentially earn yields as high as 10%, 20% or more on a handful of your investments in just a few years. Let me show you how it works…  When most investors want a big dividend check, they look at stocks with the… Read More

Even the best companies have their skeptics. If you’re a regular reader of StreetAuthority, you’ve probably seen me recommend chip-manufacturer Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) before. In fact, I’ve even hailed it as one of the “10 Best Stocks to Hold Forever,” as the company contains three key market-beating traits and a few future growth catalysts, which I’ll show you in a moment. #-ad_banner-#Understandably, many investors are not just skeptical of Intel’s prospects — they are outright bearish on the stock‘s future prospects. This email from one of my… Read More

Even the best companies have their skeptics. If you’re a regular reader of StreetAuthority, you’ve probably seen me recommend chip-manufacturer Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) before. In fact, I’ve even hailed it as one of the “10 Best Stocks to Hold Forever,” as the company contains three key market-beating traits and a few future growth catalysts, which I’ll show you in a moment. #-ad_banner-#Understandably, many investors are not just skeptical of Intel’s prospects — they are outright bearish on the stock‘s future prospects. This email from one of my Top 10 Stocks subscribers outlines some of that skepticism: “I am a new subscriber and novice investor. I appreciate your research, knowledge and acumen in your approach to purchasing equities, but I do have a question regarding your consistent recommendation of Intel. “Other than the tremendous amount of cash that the company hordes, how can you recommend this purchase when PC sales are down 11% worldwide? I don’t see a lot of growth… Read More