Last week, I told you about the scramble among investors for American Silver Eagles. These coins, minted by the U.S. government, contain exactly one troy ounce of 99.9% pure silver. Twice between 2008 and 2009 the U.S. mint had to suspend sales… and demand has almost doubled… Read More

There are about a thousand of them listed on the U.S. exchanges. They track everything from the S&P 500… to gold… to Treasury bonds… and much more. They are basically nothing more than portfolios of stocks, bonds… Read More

Demand is soaring nearly out of control. Investors can’t get enough silver bullion. The most popular form of silver bullion is the American Silver Eagle. The coin contains one ounce of pure (99.9%) silver. It has a face value of $1,… Read More

I counted twice, just to be sure… $41,513.18. That’s the amount in “daily paychecks” — more commonly known as dividends — I’ve received from my investment portfolio in 2011. This total comes to $124.29 for each day of the year. Cash.  … Read More

There simply aren’t many opportunities like this one. It’s an energy investment, but it’s a far cry from the oil “majors” such as ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) or Chevron (NYSE: CVX). In fact, this is one of those investments I’d guess only one in 20 investors know about. Read More

It’s become one of my favorite stocks. I like to call it my “no-brainer” investment for 2012. I’ve even selected it as one of my “Top 10 Stocks for 2012.” The company is buying back billions of its stock. It has raised dividends at a torrid pace over… Read More

We first brought this stock to our readers’ attention when we selected it for “The 10 Best Stocks to Hold Forever” report. A couple of months later, in September, I added 350 shares to my $100,000 “real-money” Top 10 Stocks Portfolio. The stock was Intel… Read More

It’s one of the most lucrative dividend payers on the market. Dividends per share have increased 110% in the past five years… up 50% in just the past two. #-ad_banner-#And the… Read More

A few weeks ago, I told you about the enormous number of high-yielding stocks abroad. If you remember, my research team and I found only 18 profitable U.S. companies were paying yields of more than 12%… compared with 412 overseas. Although the numbers fluctuate daily, this means… Read More

What do you do when you find a stock with more than 988 million of its products in use… that holds more than $28 per share in cash… and is buying back $2 billion in stock? I think you buy it and hold it forever. And I’m… Read More