Month: November 2017

How to Invest in EMINEM

Royalty Flow IPO Now Open to Investors

DENVER (Nov. 27, 2017)—Royalty Flow Inc. (“Royalty Flow”), a subsidiary of Royalty Exchange—the premier online marketplace for music and media royalties—today announced that interested investors can now place their orders for shares in the company’s Regulation A+ IPO.

Royalty Flow seeks to raise at least $11 million through the IPO, but will accept up to the $50 million limit allowed under Title IV of the 2012 JumpStart Our Business Start-ups (JOBS) Act. It intends to use the proceeds to acquire premium, royalty generating assets so that investors can participate directly in the growth of the music industry. The first such asset identified is the production company’s master sound recording royalties from the 1999-2013 recording catalog of hip-hop superstar EMINEM.

“Royalty Flow provides investors direct access to not only the growing music business, but to only the most premium, cherry picked catalogs within the music industry,” said Matthew Smith, Royalty Flow’s Executive Chairman.

His full comments can be found on the Royalty Exchange blog: https://www.royaltyexchange.com/blog/royalty-flow-the-ipo-that-makes-investing-in-music-possible 

Interested investors can get started here to reserve shares. The minimum investment is $2,250 for 300 shares at $7.50 per share.

About Royalty Flow

Royalty Flow is a specialty financing company created to acquire passive interests in premium, royalty generating catalogs of music and other media. Shareholders in Royalty Flow are eligible to receive dividends based on the performance of the royalty assets it holds, and participate directly in the growth of the music and media industries. It is a subsidiary of Royalty Exchange, the largest online marketplace of music and media royalties.

Forward-Looking Statements

The content above contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. All statements addressing events or developments that Royalty Flow expects or anticipates will occur in the future, including but not limited to, the success of its offering campaign, listing on a securities exchange and development of a market for its securities, and its business strategy, including acquiring future royalties. Because they are forward-looking, they should be evaluated in light of important risk factors and uncertainties, all of which are outlined in the company’s offering circular. Except as required by law, Royalty Flow disclaims any obligation to update or publicly announce any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained in the content above.

 Legal Disclaimer

The offering will be made only by means of an offering circular. An offering statement on Form 1-A relating to these securities was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and was qualified on Nov. 22, 2017. You may obtain a copy of the offering circular contained in the offering statement at the following link: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1709847/000147793217005751/royalty_1a.htm. 

You should read the offering circular before making any investment.

The content above shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. No money or other consideration is being solicited at this time with respect to such an offering, and if sent in response to these materials for such an offering, it will not be accepted. Any such offer may be withdrawn or revoked, without obligation or commitment of any kind, at any time before notice of its acceptance given after the qualification date. An indication of interest made by a prospective investor in a Regulation A offering is non-binding and involves no obligation or commitment of any kind.

Our offering statement and any statements related to Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem, have not been approved or endorsed by Marshall Mathers.

The securities to be offered will be highly speculative. Investing in shares of Royalty Flow will involve significant risks. Investment will be suitable only for persons who can afford to lose their entire investment. Furthermore, investors must understand that such investment could be illiquid for an indefinite period of time. No public market currently exists for the securities, and if a public market develops following the anticipated offering, it may not continue.

Due to state Blue Sky laws and timelines, residents of Michigan must wait until after Dec. 4, 2017 to reserve shares. Residents of Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Washington, and Wyoming can reserve shares immediately, but must wait until after Dec. 14, 2017 before any shares they reserve can close.

Purchasers of our Class A Common Stock may be limited in their ability to sell shares of our Class A Common Stock (a secondary sale) to any person in any jurisdiction where applicable state securities laws (Blue Sky Laws) prohibit or limit such sale.

Business & Entrepreneurship Books on Sale

The following entrepreneurship, investment, business and finance Kindle books are currently on sale at Amazon (AMZN). Also, the hardback edition is for sale for some of these stocks, so they would make good gifts. If you are interested in any of these books, you should order them as soon as possible, because often these sales only last for just a few days.

The Ten Roads to Riches: The Ways the Wealthy Got There (And How You Can Too!) Second Edition
by Kenneth L. Fisher and Elisabeth Dellinger
ten distinct roads, each with its own challenges and rewards, to wealth
Sale price $16.47 Regular price: $29.95

Procrastinate on Purpose
By Rory Vaden
five strategies for increased productivity
Sale price $2.99 Regular price: $9.99

#AskGaryVee
By Gary Vaynerchuk
entrepreneurship, leadership, advertising on social media
Sale price $2.99 Regular price: $15.49

Performing Under Pressure
By Hendrie Weisinger and J. P. Pawliw-Fry
how you can perform at your best
Sale price $1.99 Regular price: $13.99

Your Money or Your Life
By Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez with Monique Tilford
take control of your finances in nine practical steps
Sale price $1.99 Regular price: $13.99

Grit to Great
By Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval
how grit, more than talent, luck, or intellect, has helped people rise to the top
Sale price $1.99 Regular price: $9.99

Cracking Creativity
By Michael Michalko
how to apply the techniques of successful innovators
Sale price $1.99 Regular price: $15.99

Perennial Seller
By Ryan Holiday
key to creating and marketing products
Sale price $1.99 Regular price: $13.99

Small Message, Big Impact
By Terri L. Sjodin
how to craft and deliver concise, effective messages with maximum impact
Sale price $1.99 Regular price: $11.99

Difficult Conversations
By Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen
handling conflict in all areas of life
Sale price $1.99 Regular price: $13.99

Remember, these sales may not last long (hopefully, long enough by the time you read this post), so if you have any interest in any of them, you should act right away.

Upcoming Stock Market Holidays

Need to know when the stock market is open and closed during the next couple months? Here is the schedule.

November 23, 2017 Thanksgiving Day – U.S. Closed
November 24, 2017 Early Close – U.S. 1:00 p.m. ET
10:00 am PT
December 25, 2017 Christmas Day Closed

The stock market will also be closed January 1, 2018 for New Years Day, and will be open for regular hours on January 2.

 

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fifth Week of November

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends,’ also commonly referred to as ‘Dividend Capture.’ This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend.

This technique generally works only in bull markets, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can’t sell the stock until after the ex date.

The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the quarterly dividend amount, and annual yield.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 11/27/2017 0.84 2.38%
Goldman Sachs Group (GS) 11/29/2017 0.75 1.18%
Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR) 11/30/2017 0.1 0.73%
Kellogg Company (K) 11/30/2017 0.54 3.21%
Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT) 11/30/2017 2 2.35%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found here at wstnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn’t show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WStNN.com. Most of the lists are free.

Dividend definitions: Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List

Record date: the day when you must be on the company’s books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Don’t forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

 

So How Many Stocks Really Are There?

Have you ever wondered how many different stocks are available to investors? $3,000? $5,000? $10,000?

Well, here is the answer. First, according to NASDAQ, there are 3,274 stocks traded on NASDAQ. The same source says that there are 3,144 stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and 358 American Stock Exchange traded stocks.

Now we get to the over-the-counter companies. This includes all the various levels of OTC stocks, Pink Sheet stocks, and Grey Market stocks. There are actually 17,355 stocks in all these categories, according to OTCMarkets.com.

Add these altogether and shat you get is a total of 24,131 stocks.

How Many Turkey Stocks Can You Name? The Thanksgiving Stock Portfolio

In just a few days, it will be time to give thanks and eat turkey. There are many companies that will benefit from the Thanksgiving holiday. How many of these stocks can you name? Here are a few to get you started.

Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) Hillshire Brands

Campbell Soup (NYSE:CPB) Pepperidge Farm stuffing

ConAgra, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) Marie Callender’s pumpkin pie

Kraft Heinz (NYSE:KHC) Heinz Gravy, Stove Top Stuffing

Hormel (NYSE:HRL) Jennie-O brand of turkeys

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc, (NYSE:MSO) wine and cookbooks

Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ)  Mondavi and many other wines

Lifetime Brands (NYSE:LCUT) KitchenAid utensils

Happy Thanksgiving!

Warren Buffett has Been Buying Apple

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B) just filed its latest shareholdings with the SEC a few days ago, and shows some interesting data. Buffett has added to three new positions and reduced holdings in some stocks.

Most importantly, his shareholdings in Apple (AAPL) increased by almost four million shares during the third quarter of this year. Could that be the cause of the significant boost in the stock price or just a great call on the part of Buffett? Or both? After all, he made a great call on General Electric (GE) by dumping the stock earlier in the year.

Warren Buffett has also been adding to his positions in Monsanto (MON) and Synchrony Financial (SYF).

Reductions were made in the shareholdings of a few stocks. Berkshire sold over $17 million shares of IBM (IBM). Plus, he sold some Charter Communications (CHTR) stock and shares in Wells Fargo (WFC).

Warren Buffett has an outstanding track record, so reviewing his buys and sells may be helpful to you and your portfolio.

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fourth Week of November

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends,’ also commonly referred to as ‘Dividend Capture.’ This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend.

This technique generally works only in bull markets, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can’t sell the stock until after the ex date.

The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the quarterly dividend amount, and annual yield.

Moody’s Corporation (MCO) 11/20/2017 0.38 1.06%
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (DNB) 11/21/2017 0.502 1.71%
Hershey Company (HSY) 11/21/2017 0.656 2.34%
Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) 11/22/2017 0.1 0.72%
Carnival Corporation (CUK) 11/22/2017 0.45 2.27%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found here at wstnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn’t show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WStNN.com. Most of the lists are free.

Dividend definitions: Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List

Record date: the day when you must be on the company’s books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Don’t forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

 

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Third Week of November

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends,’ also commonly referred to as ‘Dividend Capture.’ This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend.

This technique generally works only in bull markets, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can’t sell the stock until after the ex date.

The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the quarterly dividend amount, and annual yield.

Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI) 11/13/2017 0.15 2.84%
Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA (BUD) 11/14/2017 1.457 3.30%
Consolidated Edison Inc (ED) 11/14/2017 0.69 3.12%
Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) 11/14/2017 0.52 2.46%
Target Corporation (TGT) 11/14/2017 0.62 4.15%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found here at wstnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn’t show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WStNN.com. Most of the lists are free.

Dividend definitions: Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List

Record date: the day when you must be on the company’s books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Don’t forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

 

1st Hand Review of 1st Amazon Bookstore in SF Bay Area

It was just three days ago that Amazon (AMZN) opened up its first bookstore in the San Francisco area. In case you haven’t heard, Amazon is giving Barnes & Noble (BKS) a (bigger) run for its money, by opening up bricks and mortar establishments, better known as retail stores.

The shop that I visited is located in Walnut Creek, California, a fairly wealthy suburb near San Francisco, just a 40 minute ride on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit).

In spite of the fact that Amazon is headquartered in the state of Washington, only two Amazon Books stores are located there, yet there are now four in California. The other three are in San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Jose. The rest are located in Oregon, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, and New Jersey.

The store I visited is located at 1265 Broadway Plaza and is a little hard to find, but if you can find the kate spade shop, it is next door. And if you can find the Tesla (TSLA) store, it is across the street. The first thing I noticed was that the place was packed. Of course, the space wasn’t as big as the two-story building Barnes & Noble had occupied when they were located in Walnut Creek, but they had shut down in January of last year.

I noticed all the usual categories for books that you would find in any decent size bookstore, but there were a few new ones, such as The Books with Over 10,000 Reviews. Included in that section were the following books:

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson

What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

In addition, there were the usual non-book Amazon products for sale, such as the Kindle, the Echo, and other Alexa devices.

There was also a Peet’s Coffee located within the store, for shoppers who were thirsty, hungry, or both.

On display at the very front of the store, was a group of books called Most Wished-For Books. Included was the book, The Rooster Bar by John Grisham.

One book had a whole display all to itself right by the front door: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green.

All in all, it was a fun adventure to see what was being offered and how strong the patronage was. It will be interesting to see where the next shop will open, and how many more Amazon Books shops there will be.