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Shah Gilani
Wall Street superstar and former hedge fund manager Shah Gilani is the Chief Investment Strategist of Manward Press and at the helm of the Manward Money Report newsletter and the Launch Investor and Alpha Money Flow trading services. He’s a sought-after market commentator and has appeared on CNBC, Fox Business and Bloomberg TV. He’s also been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post, and he’s had columns published in Forbes.
In 1982, he launched his first hedge fund from his seat on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He worked in the pit as a market maker when options on the S&P 100 Index first began trading… and was part of a handful of traders who laid the technical groundwork for what would eventually become the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). He also ran the futures and options division at the largest retail bank in Britain. Shah gained notoriety for calling the implosion of U.S. financial markets (all the way back in February 2008) AND the mega bull run that followed.
Now at the helm of Manward, Shah is focused tightly on one goal: To do his part to make subscribers wealthier, happier and more free.
A Santa Claus Rally Is Coming to Town – Here’s How to Make the Most Money by January 1, 2023
Traditionally, a Santa Claus rally refers to gains in the stock market happening in December, specifically over the last five days of the month into the first few days of the new year. Since 1950, the average gain over that period, in 70% of those Decembers, was 1.3%. But this December might be different. We […]
This $9 Stock Crushes Inflation with a 10% Yield
There’s a lot of attention being paid to the protests in China around the most recent wave of Covid lockdowns – and for good reason. If China shuts down its factories again, it will have an impact on manufacturing, and it could once again create shortages of components for products. If that happens, those component […]
Grab This Cheap Stock for 7%+ Yields and a Great Inflation Hedge
I trust everyone is having a good day as Americans settle in to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with friends and family. Over several months, I’ve been writing about how to invest in a high-inflation environment. I’ve covered everything from floating-rate investments, high yield debt, real estate investment trusts (REITs), business development corporations (BDCs), closed-end funds, […]
Investors Need to Think Like Traders Right Now to Maximize Gains – Here’s How
A lot of the advice and analysis we give out here on Total Wealth is geared toward investors – people who want to find the best stocks to grab and hang onto in order to build wealth over time. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course, but I always say that being too rigid in […]
Here’s Exactly How to Play the Surge in Chinese Stocks Right Now
Since China embarked on major economic reforms in 1978, its GDP growth has averaged a stunning 9.14% per annum. But not all’s well these days. After decades of unprecedented debt leveraging, and as the global economy slows, China sees its economy following suit and possibly crashing. That has implications not just for China, but for […]
This $24 Stock Is Paying $2.40 for Every Share You Own
While last week’s lower than expected inflation print was good to see, we’re still not out of the woods when it comes to inflation and Fed interest rate hikes.
Today, with stocks taking a breather from last week’s rally, we want to make sure we don’t lose focus on the importance of having inflation-beating investments in our portfolios.
Today I want to bring our focus back to Business Development Companies, also known as BDCs for short. Because BDCs are regulated investment companies (RICs), they must distribute over 90% of their profits to shareholders. In addition, that RIC status means they don’t pay corporate income tax on profits before distributing them.
That makes BDCs a great way for individual investors to get paid healthy dividends as early investors.
The pick I have for you today blasted past every projection in its last earnings report, is in the process of steady growth that shows no signs of slowing down, and is paying out an inflation-beating 10% dividend as of this writing.
And best of all, you can grab it for around $24 a share right now.
Tapering Inflation Rallied the Markets – Here’s What to Do Now
Everybody loves a good rally, and this week gave us one, with the Dow blasting up almost 1200 points by the time markets closed on Thursday. The CPI print came in lower than expected, at 7.7%, so naturally we saw a rush of call option buying from market-maker dealers and retail traders, pushing markets skyward. Things could keep popping up higher if a wave of FOMO buying follows next week, or if we get a Santa Claus rally this holiday season.
But the long-term outlook is much less certain. Whether the Fed begins to ease the pace of its rate hikes or not, they’ve made one thing clear – they’re not budging from their 2% inflation target. That means we’re still going to see higher interest rates for longer, and that creates significant resistance to moving out of the overall bear market we’ve seen all year.
Oil Volatility Opens Up Powerful Profit Opportunities – Here’s Exactly How to Play It
There’s no question that oil is volatile. It’s up one day and down another, it rises when demand increases and when OPEC + (which means the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries plus Russia) cuts production, and it falls when global growth slows or if OPEC + increases production. Trying to track the fluctuations is another […]
Beat Inflation with This 19% Dividend-Payer
Inflation is still at elevated levels, and the Federal Reserve is signaling no near-term end to its quantitative tightening policies. Investors looking to generate higher levels of income from their investment portfolios should consider Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs. In case you’re not familiar with them, REITs are companies that own real estate properties […]
Here’s How You Play These Choppy Market Waters
An explosive rally started off Friday morning’s trading day, fueled by rumors that China might be easing on its “zero Covid” policy. But it was short-lived: by midday indexes were either down or flatlining. This kind of intraday volatility is going to be with us for a while going forward, and I want you to […]