Even though day trading gets all the press, I remain an advocate for Buy and Hold. The investment strategy has a number of benefits, including 1) lower taxes paid for long term capital gains (stocks owned for more than 1 year), and 2) you don’t have to be glued to a screen constantly, trying to make fast money. If you’re a died-in-the-wool day trader, more power to you. But … [Read more...]
3 Hot Consumer Staples That You Should Invest In
Consumer staples are a great niche to invest in. Why? Because when it comes to investing, many times, boring it better. I know investing in razors or hand sanitizer doesn’t sound glamorous or exciting as electric cars, but you have to remember one thing. Not everyone is a potential customer for electric cars. On the other hand, everyone needs a razor to shave. Everyone needs … [Read more...]
Johnson & Johnson Stock (JNJ) Falls over Law Suits
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has recently been court-ordered to pay out close to $111 million, a record setting amount, to a Virginia woman named Lois Slemp. The law suit claims that she developed ovarian cancer after using the company's products for longer than forty years. This is just the latest lawsuit alleging that using Johnson & Johnson's baby powder causes … [Read more...]
Investing in an Aging Population
A report commissioned by the National Institute on Aging suggests that there are approximately 617 million people aged 65 and older in the world today. These individuals make up 8.5% of the world's population. However by the year 2050 the report forecasts that people in this older age group will be over 1.6 billion, which will be nearly 17% of the world's population at that … [Read more...]
Why I Like Low Yielding Dividend Stocks
By Long Term Brian My name is Brian am I am a 32 year old husband and father of 3. As a true financial nerd, I enjoy reading, writing, budgeting and anything related to the stock market. My wife and I are on a journey to become financially independent before age 35. You can find me blogging about the stock market, healthy living and saving money at longtermmindset.com, or … [Read more...]
