Joey Frenette

6 days ago | 247wallst.com | Joey Frenette

Investing Investing in high-quality dividend stocks can be a great way to ensure you’re paid to ride out a tariff-troubled roller-coaster ride that has no end in sight. Of course, the bluest blue-chip stocks are prime targets for investors who are looking for the perfect mix of quality, relative stability, and reliability.

6 days ago | 247wallst.com | Joey Frenette

Personal Finance It’s tempting to buy the dip in some of the battered REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) and high-yield dividend stocks, while most others flee them due to Trump’s tariff concerns. Undoubtedly, catching a falling knife of a stock (or a REIT) is not for those who are easily rattled by extreme volatility.

6 days ago | fool.ca | Joey Frenette

With President Trump’s tariffs still fresh in the minds of jittery investors, many of whom are scrambling to beef up their defensive exposure to brace for what could be a turbulent next few weeks and months of deal-making (or lack thereof), it now seems like a time to put things into perspective and to make a move that’d best position investors to do well over the long haul. Indeed, we’re investing in times of great uncertainty.

6 days ago | fool.ca | Joey Frenette

As Trump tariffs continue to swing markets wildly in both directions, Canadian investors may wish to start rotating into dividend stocks with lower betas. Indeed, lower beta strategies do not guarantee one will be spared come the next leg lower, especially if we’re in the midst of a bear market and U.S.-China trade talks don’t progress as we head into the summer months. Even when all hope is lost, though, you shouldn’t dare time the market, as the future will always be uncertain.

6 days ago | 247wallst.com | Joey Frenette

Personal Finance For those fortunate enough to have a six-figure pension to fund their retirement, it seems like there’s little need to maintain a traditional portfolio of stocks and bonds. Indeed, massive pensions seem to be a distant relic of the past, but for this Reddit user, they’ve managed to earn a pension that pays a whopping $175,000 annually.