March 12, 2021 | Daily JAM, Volatility, WPM |
Before you get too excited by that headline, note that a 30% hike in the dividend at Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) will bring the payout to just 13 cents for the first quarter of 2021. But that’s still, as my grandmother used to say, better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. At the least it’s a vote of confidence by the company’s board of directors that they see strong revenue and earnings growth in the year ahead. Wheaton Precious Metals doesn’t actually do any mining itself. Instead it purchases a stream of production from miners of precious metals and cobalt.
August 25, 2020 | Daily JAM |
Part 3A: Strategies and Picks for the less risky end of a retirement portfolio Part 3 of my Special Report : "Meeting Your Retirement Challenge," which will focus on 5 concrete steps that you can take in your retirement portfolio. In this, Part 3A, I'm going to begin...
August 14, 2019 | Daily JAM, GDX, IEF, Mid Term |
Last night I added Step #1 to my Special Report 5 Is Your Portfolio Ready for the Next Big? The post below is a cut and paste of the material I added to the Special Report. I'm posting it separately here to make it a bit more accessible. In my macro picture, I wrote,...
August 6, 2019 | Daily JAM, Special Reports |
Is a Recession coming? I don't mean "someday." Someday the sun will go nova but I don't need to price that in to my investment strategy. But a Recession in 2020 or 2021? That's something to take into account. And to prepare for to the degree possible. Or a Credit...
July 29, 2019 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing |
We don't know--precisely--what the Federal Reserve will do at the meeting of its interest-rating-setting Open Market Committee on Wednesday July 31. The odds on the CME FedWatch Tool say there's a 100% chance of an interest rate cut but there's still disagreement...
February 22, 2019 | Daily JAM, Stock Alerts, WPM |
After the close today, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) told investors and traders that 2018 production exceeded previous guidance and that production in 2019 is forecast at 365,000 ounces of gold, 24.5 million ounces of silver, and 22,000 ounce of palladium. That's the...
June 14, 2018 | Daily JAM, Stock Alerts, Volatility, WPM |
Yesterday in Part 3 of my Special Report on "Investing in a Late Cycle Market" I made Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) one of my "musical chairs" picks. Please note that I could have argued for buying this stock on its exposure to silver and gold. (Gold and silver will...
June 12, 2018 | Daily JAM, EQNR, Mid Term, Special Reports, TS, Volatility |
So let's say you find my argument that we're now in a Late Cycle Market with a credit crisis looming sometime in the next 2 to 3 years. You think you can see a classic Minsky Movement approaching as lenders and investors take on more risk--after all what can go...