Because....for some reason jym626 did not want to start her own thread....
I will start it...
I am short ANR puts this week..so I hope the stock is stable..because I want to collect the premium..
And I have some PEP puts that are going to expire.
And...I am invested in three private companies that are going bad or are pretty much done....which kind of sucks. :)
On the plus side...I may not have to worry about taxes in 2012. :)
I see volume across asset classes as very poor right now. You people aren't trading enough. Maybe earnings season will bring some action.
And interest rates are still low...so it is hard to get yield.
I know that investment professionals are pushing dividend stocks...but
when I see yields of 2.5 percent ...it is very important that these stocks
have earnings or earnings growth that are high enough so that dividend increases are likely. Because if rates start rising....2.5 percent yields are not going to look good...and these stocks are going to perform poorly.
I do own some dividend stocks because there is a chance interest rates are going to stay low for many years...
And corporate earnings are making new highs.
One reason is labor is getting less of the pie. Is that going to change?
And interest rates are low....financing costs are low..
If interest rates rise....is that going to hurt earnings....or is the growth of the economy going to offset interest rates increasing? Or are interest rates going to stay low....like Japan?
Ok...
Your stories or thoughts.....
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