One of the simplest ways for companies to communicate financial well-being-- and shareholder value-- is to say "the dividend check is in the mail." Dividends, those cash distributions that many companies pay out regularly from their earnings to their stockholders, send a clear, powerful message about future prospects and performance. A company's willingness and ability to pay steady dividends over time – and better yet--its power to INCREASE them each year–goes a long way towards communicating its fundamental strength and sustainability to shareholders. Today, we'll reveal key methods of selecting winning dividend stocks to help you invest better. Then, insurance and Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us for the Q & A. A power-packed show today you don't want to miss....MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!
Have you heard about the Mardi Gras, Carnival Cruise Lines’s largest “Fun Ship”--EVER? It will hold up to 6,500 passengers, has dozens of theme restaurants including one by celebrity chef Emeril Legassi, and get this--features a very large first class ROLLER COASTER on top of the ship. It's not a pipe dream--the Mardi Gras is ready to set sail as soon as the CDC allows it to bring on passengers and leave the dock, which is why Carnival is considered a "recovery" stock, completely reliant on the vaccines. The $950 million dollar, 180,000-ton vessel—which is 1.5 times the size of Carnival’s next-largest ship—has two theaters, five waterslides, a zipline, and a 1972 Fiat parked strategically for Instagram-posing purposes in an indoor “piazza.” It will also be the first cruise ship in North America to run on liquified natural gas, which reliminates up to 20% of carbon emissions. We'll tell you all about the Mardi Gras, whether or not to buy the stock, and how to invest for 2021 right now. A fun and potentially profitable show you don't want to miss...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!! Let's get cruising!!!
Reports are that the first one hundred days for the Joe Biden presidency may include a declaration of emergency with relation to Climate Change that cuts a deep swathe into the affordable, reliable energy fossil fuel industry that provides a million jobs. Whether knowingly or not, millions of Americans voted for higher gas and electricity prices when they voted for Joe Biden, and based on recent market action, they are already getting a return on their vote “investment.” Gas and oil prices are already rising and could go up dramatically this year. One of his first moves is to rejoin the 2015 Paris Climate accord that, according to industry experts, will wipe out close to 2.5 trillion dollars in gross domestic product by the year 2035 and require the United States to pay billions in climate reparations to the U.N. to help smaller nations that we currently pollute...We have a complete report for you and then Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us. A timely show you don't want to miss...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!
As Trumponomics comes to a close and Bidenomics begins, investors don’t really need to predict which set of economic policies will work the best to stimulate the economy—at least not for a while yet. Experts say it will take six to twelve months or longer to begin to see the effects of most of Biden’s economic moves. In the meantime, whose policies will end up looking better when history is the judge--Trump, or Biden? Most logical thinkers know that reining in job-killing government restrictions, lowering taxes for both job-creating corporations and tax paying Americans, and creating trade deals that bring and KEEP more factories right here in America, is a more sure path to long term economic success for OUR nation as a whole. But logic is not always the sure path to making money in the stock market. You need to know where the big boys are going, like Goldman Sachs, the Fed, and JP Morgan. We have a Barrons report on that for you today and Steve will review adjustments being made to the Black Diamond and Blue Diamond portfolios...an important show you don't want to miss...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!!
Today on Mastering Money...It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America, featuring timely insights from top market experts and heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio at 5pm! After an update of the markets and today's breaking financial news stories, we'll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show... chock full of ideas to help you become a more informed investor, followed by proven money-making and money-SAVING ideas from Steve that you DON'T want to miss! -- A jam-packed show for you today, and it all starts RIGHT NOW... MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!!!
How does changing weather affect the price of commodities and everything we buy? Probably, more than you think. In case you weren’t aware, we’ve been experiencing mostly "El Niño" weather conditions for the past ten years. El Niño is characterized by warmer ocean temperatures which affect weather patterns around the world. It has nothing to do with climate change, but rather is a natural result of the massive swirling of warmer and cooler ocean waters, leading to atmospheric pressure changes. Here's the problem: El Niño’s cooler sister, La Niña—is moody. She brings cooler ocean water temperatures, and…. she has officially arrived. La Niña, in fact, is shaking up agriculture in an already-tumultuous year for commodity markets, says the Wall Street Journal. We've got the fascinating Journal report for you today, then Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!
The lithium-ion battery has played an integral role in powering the modern-day world – but questions remain about its environmental impact. The rechargeable batteries, which are used in everything from mobile phones to electric cars, are in constant daily use globally to power the portable electronics we use to communicate, work, study, listen to music and search for knowledge. Oil companies have been castigated for disruption of wildlife and the eco system. But the mushrooming need for lithium and cobalt to keep making bigger and bigger batteries is touching off a lithium war, and in the process, actually may be polluting parts of the earth far more than fossil fuels. Prepare to be shocked by today's special report on the dirty, filthy, battery industry. Then we'll review 401k and IRA rollover strategies. A great show you don't want to miss....MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!
Interest rates on savings and treasury bonds—once the mainstay of a solid and secure retirement—have entered a dry desert of lingering, extremely low interest rates. The result is that almost no one can retire on a financial diet of social security and the interest they get from bonds anymore. This is a big change for retiring investors because in the past, pensions and bonds made retirement not just possible, but comfortable. Bond investors are so starved for yield right now that they are turning to twenty and thirty year bonds issued by America’s Colleges and Universities—which are struggling due to Covid 19 and cancellation of athletics. If it seems like a crazy idea at a bad time to you, you’re not alone. Today, we'll review a surprising report on buyers lining up to buy these bonds that may shock you. Then Medicare and Health insurance expert Shelley Grandidge joins us. A fact filled show you don't want to miss, MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!
As you are going about your daily business, you may be unaware that hundreds of micro-satellite networks are being launched at a pace that could not have happened just 24 months ago. According to the Wall Street Journal, At least 16 companies are working on launching similar types of "micro" or "nano" satellite networks. Each is leveraging different combinations of wireless technologies, satellite sizes and onboard capabilities. The objective, to keep track of everything from farm animals, to penguins, to elephants, to Amazon packages, and much much more. Many of these satellites are no bigger than a lunchbox. We'll review a fascinating Wall Street Journal Report and then Steve explains the new Performance Trigger strategy that can turn a zero percent gain into a ten percent gain, guaranteed in writing and protected against loss!! You don't want to miss TODAY'S show....MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!
Today on Mastering Money...It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America, featuring timely insights from top market experts and heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio at 5pm! After an update of the markets and today's breaking financial news stories, we'll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show... chock full of ideas to help you become a more informed investor, followed by proven money-making and money-SAVING ideas from Steve that you DON'T want to miss! -- A jam-packed show for you today, and it all starts RIGHT NOW... MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!!!