Chevron: CVX
Unlike the average investor, we like the oil & gas sector of the economy. As much as we would like to see a transition to more efficient energy sources, that…
What Ails UnitedHealth? (updated)
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled by Fortune magazine. It ranks the top 500 U.S. companies by total revenue and is typically released around this time each year.…
Selling Volatility: SVXY
Selling volatility is a yield strategy. Volatility traders buy vol when it is cheap and sell it when it is expensive. Options market makers buy and sell options against stock…
Panning for yield.
Most investors, particularly when they first start investing, are primarily concerned with capital appreciation. Parents saving for a child’s college education will only withdraw from those savings once their son…
Discover Financial Services: DFS
Credit card products are the most profitable products in the financial services industry. I am also the most volatile. When the economy is chugging along, defaults are low and profits…
Is Alphabet in the Soup?
Challenges Facing Alphabet's Business in 2025 Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, remains a dominant force in technology, with a market capitalization of nearly $2 trillion and a business…
Biotech: XBI
If there is one sector that has been left behind in the bull market in stocks, it is Biotech. It has been dead money since 2015. One can only wonder,…
Starbucks Earnings May Make Investors Jittery
Starbucks’ new CEO said the company is making progress on its turnaround plan. However, Brian Niccol, now almost 8 months into his new role, acknowledged, “I’d be remiss if I…
Microstrategy Update: MSTR
Microstrategy, a company that was originally known for making business intelligence software used os of that intelligence to redirect its business to become a Bitcoin treasury business. This article is…
Bath & Body Works: BBWI
Today we will talk about one of my wife's favorite companies. Bath and Body Works. This is a company that was spun off the Victoria Secretes Franchise when management decided…