4 Surprising Stocks I'm Buying In Anticipation Of A Republican Sweep
Lots of things are happening all at once: economic weakening, rising odds of Fed rate cuts, and political chaos.US manufacturing output and employment increased until the 2018 tariffs took effect.
Consumer Shows Stress
U.S. equity markets climbed to fresh record-highs this week while benchmark interest rates hovered near two-month lows as the "bad news is good news" dynamic persisted. Investors responded favorably to another relatively downbeat slate of economic data, including soft retail sales, slowing home construction activity, and a rise in unemployment claims to five-month highs. Despite weakness from chip giant Nvidia, the S&P 500 posted its eighth weekly gain in the past nine weeks, advancing 0.3% and notching another series of record-highs during the week.
A Potential Lifetime of Passive Income Could Be Hiding Right in Front of You
Owning rental properties can be a great source of passive income. Investing in REITs makes it easy to start generating passive income from real estate.
American Homes 4 Rent: Right Product For The Times But Fairly Valued
American Homes 4 Rent is one of the largest landlords in America, with a portfolio of ~58,000 single-family homes. Renting single-family homes appears to be ideally suited for the current environment when resale inventories are low, and there is an acute housing shortage. While I like AMH's business model, I believe the company is fairly valued at the moment and would look for a pullback to reassess.
