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What are some popular dividend ETFs you retired guys are sitting on? Looking more for income over growth.

Think I remember a few of you talking about Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM).
SCHD is what one of my friends was high on, I haven't checked it out yet.


Edit- he was doing DRIP with it.

This seems to be one of the most popular ones, but personally I'm not sure I see the point in putting a bunch of money in a 3.5% dividend stock already near ATHs when FDIC insured money market accounts with zero risk are paying 4%+.
 
As a gigantic fat guy who is too poor to buy the obesity drugs the Kardashian's use, I'm more than a little intrigued by WW (Weight Watchers). Stock has been languishing and the business seems like a dinosaur, but.....they have a HUGE rolodex of members past and present and just bought a telehealth company that prescribes Ozempic prescriptions. They may have lost the customer base that needed support groups, calorie counting books but lacked discipline to stick with it and picked up a whole lotta lazy pigs like me who would prefer to drop weight the new fashioned way - modern medicine!

I don't like chasing a stock that's up 75% in a few days time, but at $7.28/share this might not be a bad way to play the obesity craze (as opposed to buying Novo Nordisk which trademarked Ozempic and Wegovy).

WW +7% today in a sea of bright red.....

:coffee:

I think the meme boys are pushing this one now.....WW +6.8% today. Oprah owns a million shares of this thing. Wonder if she's started taking any Ozempic?
 
Any thoughts on APPL offering customers 4.15% in a savings account set up on Apple Pay?

Dead in here....
Big deal…..you can get that in plenty of places….non event to me and since when is Apple a regulated bank?

I don't think the two banks I use for my savings accounts are offering 4.15%.....
There are plenty you can sign up for in about 30 seconds that do. But I'm not in the apple ecosystem so I can't speak to how much more convenient this is for people that are.
 
Any thoughts on APPL offering customers 4.15% in a savings account set up on Apple Pay?

Dead in here....
Big deal…..you can get that in plenty of places….non event to me and since when is Apple a regulated bank?

I don't think the two banks I use for my savings accounts are offering 4.15%.....
There are plenty you can sign up for in about 30 seconds that do. But I'm not in the apple ecosystem so I can't speak to how much more convenient this is for people that are.
I think it's the convenience plus awareness that may be their selling point.

Many people don't know they can get a higher rate than their bank. A notification pops up on the phone, click here for 4.1% on your savings, seems like that could attract a ton of money.
 
Any thoughts on APPL offering customers 4.15% in a savings account set up on Apple Pay?

Dead in here....
Big deal…..you can get that in plenty of places….non event to me and since when is Apple a regulated bank?

I don't think the two banks I use for my savings accounts are offering 4.15%.....
There are plenty you can sign up for in about 30 seconds that do. But I'm not in the apple ecosystem so I can't speak to how much more convenient this is for people that are.
I think it's the convenience plus awareness that may be their selling point.

Many people don't know they can get a higher rate than their bank. A notification pops up on the phone, click here for 4.1% on your savings, seems like that could attract a ton of money.
Looks like you have to have the Apple Credit Card (also issued by GS), which over 6.7 million Americans apparently do. I can see it attracting usage, but GS seems to like to lose money trying to be a retail bank.
 
Any thoughts on APPL offering customers 4.15% in a savings account set up on Apple Pay?

Dead in here....
Big deal…..you can get that in plenty of places….non event to me and since when is Apple a regulated bank?

I don't think the two banks I use for my savings accounts are offering 4.15%.....
There are plenty you can sign up for in about 30 seconds that do. But I'm not in the apple ecosystem so I can't speak to how much more convenient this is for people that are.
I think it's the convenience plus awareness that may be their selling point.

Many people don't know they can get a higher rate than their bank. A notification pops up on the phone, click here for 4.1% on your savings, seems like that could attract a ton of money.
Looks like you have to have the Apple Credit Card (also issued by GS), which over 6.7 million Americans apparently do. I can see it attracting usage, but GS seems to like to lose money trying to be a retail bank.

Yeah this is kind of weird to see, considering we're just a few months after the news that they're considering shutting down their current retail bank product (Marcus by GS) because it's losing so much money.

The APY on the Apple account is also slightly higher than Marcus, so I wonder if Apple is footing the bill on a bit of that to make it more attractive.
 
I posted in Jayrod’s economic thread that CDW, who I like a lot, is down because they missed sales estimates. They guide conservatively and never miss. That they DID miss is a bad sign for software and IT in general, and on the other side, an indication that small and mid-sized businesses are feeling some pain and rolling back spending.
 
Tech Services Firm CDW Smashes First-Quarter Sales, Earnings Goals

The Lincolnshire, Ill.-based company earned an adjusted $2.20 a share on sales of $5.95 billion in the March quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet expected CDW earnings of $2.01 a share on sales of $5.67 billion. On a year-over-year basis, CDW earnings rose 27% while sales climbed 23%.
Darn, I know you are big on them. I’ve been thinking about adding them based on your comments but didn’t realize they had earnings. It’s been down 15% since the peak. I doubt it runs crazy just because of the overall market but I could use a few more less volatile companies.
CDW reported today, beat on earnings, slight miss on revenue. Doesn’t trade much in the premarket but it looks flat to down slightly so far. And they’re hiking their dividend 18%.

The Lincolnshire, Ill.-based company earned an adjusted $2.60 a share on sales of $6.22 billion in the September quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet expected CDW earnings of $2.52 a share on sales of $6.24 billion. On a year-over-year basis, CDW earnings rose 22% while sales climbed 17%.

They just keep trucking.
Looks like they are down 4% pre-market. Did they forecast some caution. I’d think they might get caught in some budget concerns next year. I’ve seen some belt tightening and I don’t think they’ll be unscathed. I personally haven’t bought anything new in a while. I’ve got enough bounce back candidates lol.

You got this one right, for sure. Might be the dip you’ve been waiting for!
 
As a gigantic fat guy who is too poor to buy the obesity drugs the Kardashian's use, I'm more than a little intrigued by WW (Weight Watchers). Stock has been languishing and the business seems like a dinosaur, but.....they have a HUGE rolodex of members past and present and just bought a telehealth company that prescribes Ozempic prescriptions. They may have lost the customer base that needed support groups, calorie counting books but lacked discipline to stick with it and picked up a whole lotta lazy pigs like me who would prefer to drop weight the new fashioned way - modern medicine!

I don't like chasing a stock that's up 75% in a few days time, but at $7.28/share this might not be a bad way to play the obesity craze (as opposed to buying Novo Nordisk which trademarked Ozempic and Wegovy).

I finally bit the bullet and bought some WW yesterday at $8.33.

Let's go Oprah - take the spike....
 
Yesterday, I was almost overwhelmed by the desire to buy UVXY. I guess The Grip never really goes away.




Still might do it Friday afternoon :scared:
 
The last few months were the worst time to have interests in real estate in what, 15 years? BX's revenues are way off, but manages to beat the earnings estimate by two cents anyway. I don't know if they're the smartest guys in the room, but they're right there. And I have a feeling that specialists in distressed assets are about to enter a target-rich environment.
 
The last few months were the worst time to have interests in real estate in what, 15 years? BX's revenues are way off, but manages to beat the earnings estimate by two cents anyway. I don't know if they're the smartest guys in the room, but they're right there. And I have a feeling that specialists in distressed assets are about to enter a target-rich environment.
No doubt building as much cash as they can......and waiting with baited breath.

FYI personally I have built 25% in cash with new money (not liquidating existing assets) been building this cash since the end of 2021. I am waiting......with baited breath for equity prices to have another whoosh.....because they will. And hey if they don’t.....I am collecting 4.25% on that cash in a diskless money market savings FDIC insured.
 
The last few months were the worst time to have interests in real estate in what, 15 years? BX's revenues are way off, but manages to beat the earnings estimate by two cents anyway.

But estimates have that terrible real estate market baked into them.

The numbers weren't good compared to last year, per say. They were just predictably terrible and not worse than the predicted amount of terrible. Revenue was down 50% YoY.
 
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BBBY is in play. A merger/acquisition could be announced as early as tonight after the market closes.
Is plunging over 20+% in the last hour after reminding everyone they don't have enough money to pay off debts, got a default notice from Chase, and once again pretty much told everyone they'll be filing for bankruptcy.
You have to look deeper. They are not going bankrupt. But according to the media, this one is a goner...LMAO. Stock investing never has been easier than it is today. Just do the opposite of the corrupt financial media and win at every turn. BTW, it would have been insider trading to pay off the RSUs and RSAs yesterday for unvested stock if this stock was actually going bankrupt. Nor would BBBY have made their 2034 and 2044 coupon payments 2 days ahead of schedule if bankruptcy was on the table.

Easy money.
$BBBY, whose financial difficulties are just invented lies from the corrupt media who continue to report on the company’s filings by reading them, proposed a reverse stock split. Shares are down pre-market, trading under $0.90 as I type this. Obviously just a coiled spring.
Closed at .81

thinking of buying
If you liked it at .81, you’ll love it at .52. Another stock sale for this comeback kid.
Rocket ship this week - all the way up to $0.31! The corrupt mainstream media and illuminati can't keep this juggernaut down! Just getting started.
 
The ****ery of stocks rising because they are cutting jobs continues.

30% cut of your workforce should never
Be constructed as a great thing for a growth company (lyft).

****ery

Keep building cash…..the market has it wrong right now short term which will create a buying opportunity this year.

S&P 500 multiple imo makes no sense at this moment. The economy is contracting and recalibrating.

Keep plowing into 401K’s regardless. I will always suggest that. It is a DCA machine.

But man….there is not a ton of value right now. Little one offs here and there in some staples and utilities. Healthcare etc….but some earnings pain is and should be on the horizon.

I might be wrong……but my Spidey
Sense is tingling….a lot. Vix is low, multiples pretty high again….and contraction is happening, real
estate borrowing is coming to a halt.

But sometimes…..the market does what it does. Hence why you DCA every month
Into your retirement accounts.

But taxable liquid accounts paying 4.25 plus risk free for building cash is a no brainer to me in this environment.
 
TMDX coming out with earnings next week. It's been pretty down/flat the last few months. Interesting to see what happens here.
Quite a move in the last few days. They report in a week or so, wondering if there's some news someone knows about. In any event, I welcome it! Also my FBG stock contest pick.
 
Dodds and others.....

GME. Was it a boom or bust? or still holding?:popcorn:

I have been adding GME every month. I believe in the turn-around story. There are not many businesses that are essentially debt-free (a small French Loan for Covid) AND cash flow positive. The fact that shorts never closed is just icing on the cake. They will be profitable soon.

BBBY is a redo of the original GME squeeze. Massive shorts, on the RegSHO/threshold list, Feb 17th gamma train setup, and has an active retail investor base. The bankruptcy talk was always nonsense to those that were paying attention.

Both of these stocks are going substantially higher in the short term.
Ouch
 
I get that some liked shopping there but Bed Bath always seems like a store that didn’t need to exist especially recently (meaning the last 5-10 years). Then again, I feel the same way about GameStop.
 
You have to look deeper. They are not going bankrupt
In all seriousness, I really hope you start examining the information algorithm you’ve found yourself in. This bankruptcy was extremely obvious and forecasted by the company themselves. The media only reported what BBBY themselves said.

I mean....the CFO didn't kill himself because he thought the stock was going higher. Have a feeling Dodds is back to doing performance art.
 
You have to look deeper. They are not going bankrupt
In all seriousness, I really hope you start examining the information algorithm you’ve found yourself in. This bankruptcy was extremely obvious and forecasted by the company themselves. The media only reported what BBBY themselves said.

I mean....the CFO didn't kill himself because he thought the stock was going higher. Have a feeling Dodds is back to doing performance art.

I wonder that, too.
 
The ****ery of stocks rising because they are cutting jobs continues.

30% cut of your workforce should never
Be constructed as a great thing for a growth company (lyft).

****ery

Keep building cash…..the market has it wrong right now short term which will create a buying opportunity this year.

S&P 500 multiple imo makes no sense at this moment. The economy is contracting and recalibrating.

Keep plowing into 401K’s regardless. I will always suggest that. It is a DCA machine.

But man….there is not a ton of value right now. Little one offs here and there in some staples and utilities. Healthcare etc….but some earnings pain is and should be on the horizon.

I might be wrong……but my Spidey
Sense is tingling….a lot. Vix is low, multiples pretty high again….and contraction is happening, real
estate borrowing is coming to a halt.

But sometimes…..the market does what it does. Hence why you DCA every month
Into your retirement accounts.

But taxable liquid accounts paying 4.25 plus risk free for building cash is a no brainer to me in this environment.
Why not load up on yield in a non taxable account?
 
Maybe this was mentioned, maybe not.
If I have money sitting in my fidelity Roth IRA, is there something I can stash the money in that earns a guaranteed "something"?
Or is that already happening with the money sitting in SPAXX?
 
Maybe this was mentioned, maybe not.
If I have money sitting in my fidelity Roth IRA, is there something I can stash the money in that earns a guaranteed "something"?
Or is that already happening with the money sitting in SPAXX?
Yes a MMF such as SPAXC works though depending on your situation consider using a traditional IRA or 401k for holding low-risk low-return investments rather than your Roth IRA in which it is typically recommended to put your investments with the highest expected returns.
 
You have to look deeper. They are not going bankrupt
In all seriousness, I really hope you start examining the information algorithm you’ve found yourself in. This bankruptcy was extremely obvious and forecasted by the company themselves. The media only reported what BBBY themselves said.
I wonder how much money the “believers” in these meme stocks have lost. They aren’t the pumpers and getting in early/selling high. Look at BBBY’s market cap. It is currently $92M and Ryan Cohen made a profit of about $70M and that hedge fund kid made over $100M for himself and family/friends. That’s twice the current worth. Add in all the insiders and pumpers and the current bag holders lost hundreds of millions on a stock that was destined for bankruptcy.
 
The ****ery of stocks rising because they are cutting jobs continues.

30% cut of your workforce should never
Be constructed as a great thing for a growth company (lyft).

****ery

Keep building cash…..the market has it wrong right now short term which will create a buying opportunity this year.

S&P 500 multiple imo makes no sense at this moment. The economy is contracting and recalibrating.

Keep plowing into 401K’s regardless. I will always suggest that. It is a DCA machine.

But man….there is not a ton of value right now. Little one offs here and there in some staples and utilities. Healthcare etc….but some earnings pain is and should be on the horizon.

I might be wrong……but my Spidey
Sense is tingling….a lot. Vix is low, multiples pretty high again….and contraction is happening, real
estate borrowing is coming to a halt.

But sometimes…..the market does what it does. Hence why you DCA every month
Into your retirement accounts.

But taxable liquid accounts paying 4.25 plus risk free for building cash is a no brainer to me in this environment.
Why not load up on yield in a non taxable account?
I have plenty of yield in my nontaxable IRA’s.....as far as 401K I have 15 plus year time horizon...I want maximum returns in that account.
 
I wonder how much money the “believers” in these meme stocks have lost. They aren’t the pumpers and getting in early/selling high. Look at BBBY’s market cap. It is currently $92M and Ryan Cohen made a profit of about $70M and that hedge fund kid made over $100M for himself and family/friends. That’s twice the current worth. Add in all the insiders and pumpers and the current bag holders lost hundreds of millions on a stock that was destined for bankruptcy.
Ah, so you are saying they can buy it back cheaply and really burn Wall Street with the Fairy Godmother of All Short Squeezes. Just have to HODL some more.
 
I wonder how much money the “believers” in these meme stocks have lost. They aren’t the pumpers and getting in early/selling high. Look at BBBY’s market cap. It is currently $92M and Ryan Cohen made a profit of about $70M and that hedge fund kid made over $100M for himself and family/friends. That’s twice the current worth. Add in all the insiders and pumpers and the current bag holders lost hundreds of millions on a stock that was destined for bankruptcy.
Ah, so you are saying they can buy it back cheaply and really burn Wall Street with the Fairy Godmother of All Short Squeezes. Just have to HODL some more.
Exactly, the Tri-Lambda synthetic squeeze is come the week of November 6th, so keep adding.
 

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