Market Musing 10-31-2022, Halloween, Will Fed Pivot future Rate Hikes after Wednesday?

As you know by now I make a stock purchase every single month no matter what is going on in the world and despite the doom and gloom headlines. Perhaps I am naive or more of an optimist that we will get through these dark financial times somehow. Either way, I have been busy buying up some stock this month and was happy to put some fresh and recycled capital to work to try and recoup some of my lost dividend income courtesy of the numerous cuts bestowed upon my portfolio in recent years.

A new trading month is about the begin and boy do we have a seemingly endless crop of stocks that are becoming fair valued to undervalued. The reality of the day is that we’ll continue to see stock prices continue to come down as interest rates rise. No reason to believe interest rates will stop climbing anytime soon.

There are two certainties in life… death and taxes. Most people plan for taxes each year but few plan their funeral. It’s a tough topic to discuss but your family will be relieved that you had it planned. Losing a loved one is difficult and when you’re emotionally fragile and grief-stricken, planning a funeral is even harder. Funeral homes know this. They’re for-profit companies, and their industry is booming thanks to the world’s growing (and grieving) population.

As I described in my post here about my passive income strategy, I will be focusing on 3 key areas 1. Dividends 2. Options 3. Mortgage The first 2 parts all involve the stock market and my main criteria is to focus on quality companies as much as possible. During the last 2 years I have been stuck with some real humdingers, either by chasing yield or chasing premium.

Dominion Stock Forecast for the upcoming quarters is optimistic. Why is Dominion Energy stock dropping? Let's explore Dominion Stock Dividend!

Five Below Inc., often known as fiVe BEL°W in abbreviated form. It is a chain of specialist discount stores in the United States. Learn more!

SRE stock forecast is very impressive as many analysts are expecting this stock to outperform the market. Let's learn how!

Who is STAG Industrial? STAG is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that specializes in acquiring and managing industrial properties throughout the United States

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) increased its dividend for the 50th consecutive year at the start of 2022. As a result, it has joined the list of Dividend Kings.

On one side, the end of the pandemic revived many businesses to the pre-Covid situation; it has negatively affected the growth of other companies. BBY is one of those businesses affected negatively.

The overall Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) sector has been down a lot year to date.

Electric utilities are a great way to add dividend income to your portfolio. We rank them by the best income investments during these volatile times.

Water Utility stocks are great sources of dividends and can add more stability to an income portfolio

Intel (INTC) stock is down 45% this year. The dividend yield has SWELLED up to 5%. As a dividend investor, looking for iconic dividend stocks, Intel stock may have too low of a stock price to ignore.

Lowe’s traces its roots back to 1921, when LS Lowe founded a hardware store in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

Water stocks are a unique class of utility equities. Water and wastewater treatment and service is often a municipal function.

Infrastructure is necessary to make the world go round in our day and age. Both developed and emerging markets make use of energy and transportation to connect their people.

Alexandria Real Estate (ARE): Undervalued REIT. The overall Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) sector has been down a lot year to date. For example, the office REIT category has been down 21.9% since the start of 2022. In addition, the REIT Industrial category is down 18% year to date. This decline provides long-term investors with some opportunities in the Real Estate sector.

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