Just because the economy is good doesn’t mean you should act like it. If you load up on debt to buy stuff, you are taking a huge risk. Debt is the spending of future earnings plus interest. What if those future earnings don’t happen?
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The economy is great and gasoline prices have been cheap (until the last few months), so Americans have forgotten how difficult it was to drive an SUV during the recession:
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The Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index. Its top holdings include Exxon Mobil, Intel, Home Depot, Pfizer, Verizon, Procter & Gamble, Walmart, IBM, Pepsi, and Union Pacific. While many dividend funds are trading around 20x earnings, SCHD’s P/E is 15.62. The fund’s expense ratio is only 0.07%. Morningstar gives is a 4-star rating.
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Goldman warns machines will ugly up next selloff—but here’s your silver lining
Barbara Killmeyer, Market Watch, 05.23.2018
Qualcomm’s $10 Billion Stock Buyback Looks Smart
Ashraf Eassa, The Motel Fool, 05.22.2018
Why Caterpillar can’t keep up with a boom in demand
Timothy Aeppel & Rajesh Kumar Singh, Reuters, 05.23.2018
‘Everything’ in Argentina is 20% to 30% overvalued and a crisis is on the way
Michael Selby-Green, Business Insider, 05.10.2018
European Stocks: More Expensive Than You Think
Daniel Lacalle, Seeking Alpha, 05.22.2018
Keep calm and carry on in Emerging Markets
Richard Turnill, Blackrock Blog, 05.22.2018
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The Best Program to Get Out of Debt
The Dave Ramsey Show, 05.22.2018
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