You Knew It Would Not Be Easy, but What Will It Mean for Markets?
Biden Wins: Every indication is that Joe Biden will be the 46th President of the United States. Yet, incredibly as we write this the Trump campaign remains resolute in their quest to us judicial means to overturn multiple state outcomes. That, of course, is a very remote possibility, at best, and it seems reasonable to look ahead now. The one real open question is whether the Georgia Senate races will cause a change in control of the Senate? This, too, seems unlikely, but it is 2020, and one never knows. The good news is that the market was up 7.3% for the week, but there remain troubling signs including Covid, employment, and absence of new stimulus as an offset. Here is some commentary given where we stand today:
The Rescues are Ruining Capitalism
Weighing the Week Ahead: The Elusive Logic of Mr. Market
Wall Street Breakfast: The Week Ahead
Don’t Expect the Rally to Continue This Week (Technically Speaking for the Week of 11/2-11/6)
Bigger Risks Than the Election
Ephemeral Extreme Election Euphoria
* Will Trump fight it and for how long … markets moving on already
Finding winners during this uncertain time
The hunt for value never ends here. You may have the opportunity to jump on stocks that should prosper when Biden wins officially. Plus, with the Pfizer/BioNTech news things are starting to become clearer. The big caution remains the overall prognosis for markets. Be sure to seek out opportunities fundamentally strong in their own right.
Income Investing
Magellan Midstream: A 12%-Yielding Retirement Dream Stock
5 Safe and Cheap Dividend Stocks to Invest in (November 2020)
Hess Midstream LP: No K-1, 11% Yield, 5% Dividend Growth Through 2021, Guidance Up
Many Ways to Win with AllianceBernstein and Its 11% Yield
Other Ideas
Avoid ‘Instant Gratification’ at All Costs
It never hurts to revisit last week’s ideas:
Building your knowledge each week
We scour the web for those who may not live and work in the industry. The hope is that these weekly selections can help build a base of understanding and appreciation for the core concepts that underly the more complex analysis that sometimes resides at the top of the page. This week we have some insight on retirement itself and the strategy to back it, plus a primer on diversification in your portfolio.
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