Cannabis Legalized in Five More States, Marijuana Stocks Take Off

by Fred Fuld III

In case you missed some of the propositions in the latest election, five more states have just followed the lead of Colorado, California, and many other states. The legalization of cannabis propositions have all passed. The five states are as follows:

South Dakota – Approved the medicinal use and recreational use of marijuana.

Mississippi – Approved the medical use of marijuana.

Montana – Approved the recreational use of marijuana.

Arizona – Approved the recreational use of marijuana.

New Jersey – Approved the recreational use of marijuana.

So what has this done for the cannabis stocks? It took investors a few days to process (and a few days for most of the votes to come in), but most of the marijuana stocks skyrocketed on Friday.

Here are just a few that got high:

  • Aurora Cannabis (ACB) +56.1%
  • Akerna (KERN)  +32.6%
  • HEXO (HEXO) +23.5%
  • Tilray, Inc. (TLRY) +23.2%
  • Green Organic Dutchman Holdings (TGODF) +20.8%
  • WeedMD Inc. (WDDMF) +19.8%
  • Flower One Holdings Inc. (FLOOF) +18.9%
  • Cronos Group Inc. (CRON) +16.2%
  • Sundial Growers Inc. (SNDL) +13.6%

It will be interesting to see which ones maintain their strength. Some may get higher and higher, others may go up in smoke.

Disclosure: Author didn’t own any of the above at the time the article was written.

 

 

Who Owns the Treasury Securities that Make Up the National Debt?

If you ever wondered who owns the U.S. Treasury bonds, notes and bills that are loans to the United States Government, here is a list with a rough estimate of the amounts that the U.S. owes.

  • US Investors $6,890 billion
  • US Government $5,730 billion
  • Federal Reserve $2,380 billion
  • Japan $1,261 billion
  • China $1074 billion
  • United Kingdom $446 billion
  • Ireland $330 billion
  • Luxembourg $267 billion
  • Hong Kong $266 billion
  • Brazil $264 billion

The rest includes many other countries, such as Switzerland, Cayman Islands, Belgium, India, France, Saudi Arabia, etc.

Stocks Going Ex Dividend in November 2020

The following is a short list of some of the many stocks going ex dividend during the next month.

Many traders and investors use the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends,’ also commonly referred to as ‘Dividend Capture.’ This is the strategy 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.

TOP DIVIDEND STOCKS

This technique generally works in bull markets and flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the strategy 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 many with yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the periodic dividend amount.

Intel Corporation (INTC) 11/5/2020 0.33 3.00%
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) 11/9/2020 0.74 3.27%
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) 11/10/2020 0.45 2.04%
Target Corporation (TGT) 11/17/2020 0.68 1.76%
CSX Corporation (CSX) 11/27/2020 0.26 1.34%
Coca-Cola Company (KO) 11/30/2020 0.41 3.42%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found HERE . (If you have been to the page 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 HERE . 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.

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.

TOP DIVIDEND STOCKS

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; affiliate links.

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Cost of Living Around the World

Have you ever thought of moving to another country? Maybe when you retire?  Or maybe you are just looking for a lower cost of living.

If so, you may want to check out the Numbeo website which shows the cost of living in detail for most countries around the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

For example, you can look up the cost of going to a restaurant, the cost of a beer, or a bottle of water. Checking out Costa Rica, a three course meal for two costs $41.47, $2.49for a beer, and a bottle of water is $1.34.

You can also check out the cost of various types of food, transportation, sports, utilities, entertainment, childcare, clothing, rent, and salaries.

You can also see the quality of life, crime, health care, pollution, and more.

I have no connection to this site. I just came across it and thought it gives some cool information.

The Entrepreneur’s Faces: How Makers, Visionaries and Outsiders Succeed

by Fred Fuld III

The book, The Entrepreneur’s Faces: How Makers, Visionaries and Outsiders Succeed, by Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp, is a great resource for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs.

The authors break down the phases needed for success into seven steps:

  • The Awakening
  • The Shift
  • The Place
  • The Launch
  • The Money
  • The Test
  • The Scale

There is a chapter covering each one of stages, and within each chapter, the authors give real life example of various types of entrepreneurs, and how they succeeded.

As a matter of fact you can find out what type of entrepreneurial archetype you are and what other types you need to bring on board to round out the organization, by going to a free online quiz, which can be found at the following link:

susannacamp.typeform.com/to/pPYSe5pb

For those who are planning on starting their own business or just getting started, I suggest you check out The Entrepreneur’s Faces.

 

 

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Exclusive Interview with Ken Fisher about the Stock Market Under Trump versus Biden

by Fred Fuld III

The following informative interview was provided by Kenneth L. Fisher, founder and chairman of the money management firm Fisher Investments, who had the longest continuous running column in Forbes Magazine. He is a billionaire on the Forbes 400 list and author of numerous investment related books.

According to Investment Advisor magazine, he is one of the 30 most influential people in the investment advisory business over the last 30 years. Fisher is considered to be the largest wealth manager in the United States.

We cover a lot in this interview, including:

  • The stock market under President Donald Trump versus former Vice President Joe Biden
  • The influence of corporate tax rate on the stocks 
  • The potential of the reversal of Trump’s tax bill on Day One if Joe Biden & Kamila Harris win the election
  • The market under Republicans versus Democrats
  • Whether inflation is on the horizon
  • The petroleum industry
  • Gross Output, GDP, and the economy versus the stock market
  • Are stock ratios dead? (PE, PS, PEG)
  • And much, much more

Two Timeless Books Mentioned by Ken Fisher in the Interview

The Only Three Questions That Still Count: Investing By Knowing What Others Don’t (A great companion to the  Beat the Crowd: How You Can Out-Invest the Herd by Thinking Differently book, which I enjoyed reading.)

Wall Street Waltz

(My favorite of all his books is The Ten Roads to Riches: The Ways the Wealthy Got There (And How You Can Too!) Second Edition,  because it is so different from all the other financial publications. It basically tells you ten ways, with all the steps, to get really rich, including “marrying a billionaire.” Lot’s of insight and lots of humor. You can find more info about this book on a previous podcast: Interview with Billionaire Ken Fisher about the 10 Roads to Riches.)

The Interview

Enjoy listening to the great insights and  information that Ken Fisher provides.

To stream the interview, click:

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You can also download the interview as an mp3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as.”

Enjoy the interview and Happy Investing!

All opinions are those of Ken Fisher, and do not represent the opinions of this site or the interviewer. Neither this site, nor the interviewer, nor the interviewee are rendering tax, legal, or investment advice in this interview.

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Stocks Going Ex Dividend in October 2020

The following is a short list of some of the many stocks going ex dividend during the next month.

Many traders and investors use the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends,’ also commonly referred to as ‘Dividend Capture.’ This is the strategy 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.

TOP DIVIDEND STOCKS

This technique generally works in bull markets and flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the strategy 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 many with yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the periodic dividend amount.

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP) 10/1/2020 0.15 2.21%
Oracle Corporation (ORCL) 10/7/2020 0.24 1.61%
Foot Locker, Inc. (FL) 10/15/2020 0.15 1.87%
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) 10/20/2020 0.60 1.48%
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) 10/22/2020 0.48 2.15%
Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 10/23/2020 0.828 4.68%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found HERE . (If you have been to the page 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 HERE . 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.

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.

TOP DIVIDEND STOCKS

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; affiliate links.

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Top Lithium Stocks

by Fred Fuld III

Yesterday, Piedmont Lithium (PLL) spiked 236% on the news that the company made an agreement with Tesla (TSLA) to supply lithium for batteries.

News of the deal caused other lithium mining stocks to escalate yesterday, such as Lithium Americas (LAC) up 27.5%, Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) up 4% and Livent (LTHM) up 5.8%.

Lithium is one of the critical components of batteries used in electric vehicles, which has created a huge demand for this element. It is the lightest metal and the lightest solid element. Interestingly, it is also used for psychiatric medication.

The following stocks are involved in the production of lithium.

COMPANY SYMBOL MKT CAP in millions
Albemarle ALB 9,198
Sociedad Quimica y Minera SQM 8,199
Livent LTHM 1,295
Lithium Americas LAC 945
Orocobre OROCF 571
Pilbara PILBF 498
Galaxy Resources GALXF 322
Piedmont Lithium PLL 314
American Lithium LIACF 70
American Battery Metals ABML 52
Power Metals PWRMF 28

One of these stocks might give your portfolio a charge.

Disclosure: Author didn’t own any of the above at the time the article was written.

Top Online Gambling Stocks

by Fred Fuld III

Sports are coming back. Online betting is increasing. What companies are benefiting?

Two years ago, the Supreme Court allowed betting on sports in all states, with each state deciding whether to allow this form of gambling or not. Several states have already legalized online sports betting. Many more states are considering legislation. These changes should lead to more online gambling, and a transition from illegal gambling to legal betting.

Even NBC Sports Broadcaster Jim Kozimor mentioned in an interview that sports betting will be an extremely strong growth industry.

So if you are looking for a way to profit from sports gambling, you should look at the stocks that should benefit from the online betting on sports events.

DraftKings (DKNG) is one of the largest pure plays in the online sports betting arena. This was one of the stocks that was created from a SPAC. Revenues for this $20.6 billion market cap company were up 23.6% for the latest quarter. Earnings are minimal giving it a price to earnings ratio of over 1000.

Flutter Entertainment (PDYPY) is one of the largest daily fantasy sports providers and  a leader in the legal sports betting market. The company was formerly named Paddy Power Betfair. This $25 billion market cap company trades at 47.5 times earnings.

Boyd Gaming Corp. (BYD), an operator of a company that runs over a dozen casinos across the United States, offers its B Connected Sports app in order to take advantage of increased legalization. The stock trades at 30.9 times  forward earnings.

The following is a list of over 20 companies that may benefit from online sports betting and Internet gambling, sorted in order of market cap.

Company Symbol Mkt Cap in Millions Yield
Las Vegas Sands LVS 36,372 4.59%
Marriott International MAR 31,134 1.21%
Paddy Power Betfair [Flutter Ent.] PDYPY 24,970 0.00%
DraftKings DKNG 20,689 0.00%
MGM Resorts MGM 11,259 0.95%
Penn National Gaming PENN 10,680 0.00%
Gaesar’s Entertainment CZR 9,604 0.00%
Wynn Resorts WYNN 7,940 2.04%
Churchill Downs CHDN 7,154 0.39%
GVC Holdings GMVHF 6,103 7.42%
Scientific Games SGMS 3,475 0.00%
Boyd Gaming BYD 3,470 0.00%
William Hill WIMHY 2,544 0.00%
International Game Technology IGT 2,367 7.21%
Madison Square Garden Ent. MSGE 1,661 0.00%
888 Holdings EIHDF 851 2.21%
Gan Ltd GAN 485 0.00%
GameHost GHIFF 104 0.00%
Millennial Esports MLLLF 58 0.00%
Bragg Gaming BRGGF 26 0.00%

Maybe some of these stocks will win big.

Disclosure: Author owns DKNG.