Author: Kevin Bae
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Chasing The Yield Podcast – July 19, 2021
Markets are taking a dive, J&J has more problems, Microsoft blames Israeli group, OPEC reaches compromise, hotels eliminating housekeeping, and much more!
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Do market days like today make you jittery?
I’m no longer investing for growth. I’m purely investing for income. Portfolio growth is a good side-effect if I can have it but I’m mainly looking for principal preservation. So, let me ask you, if you’re retired now like me & living off your dividends do days like today give you a scare? They shouldn’t.…
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Hotels may adopt permanent elimination of daily housekeeping service
I used to travel four or five times a year where I stayed in hotels. I continued that a bit during the pandemic. Hotels suspended daily housekeeping services unless you request them. Now that things are loosening up the policy hasn’t changed. It seems the companies operating hotels came to the conclusion people don’t mind…
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OPEC reaches compromise with UAE
If the compromise takes hold that could lead to a drop in the price of oil. In this post pandemic economy who knows what effect this will have. I expect we won’t notice much of a change in the short term. It’s more important to keep an eye out for the long term trend. Right…
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Investorplace lists 10 dividend stocks you should consider
I don’t hold any stock in the companies on this list but I’m going to take a close look and see if maybe I need to add one or two to my portfolio. Here’s their list. Click the link to read their rationale. Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) J.P. Morgan (NYSE:JPM) Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS)…
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Microsoft puts the blame on Israeli group for selling hacking tool
Microsoft is making the claim that an Israeli group sold a tool that was capable of cracking into the Windows operating system. An Israeli group sold a tool to hack into Microsoft Windows, Microsoft and technology human rights group Citizen Lab said on Thursday, shedding light on the growing business of finding and selling tools…