Cody Terrill

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• Why You Should Trade in Those Old REITs for New BDCs

  By Cody Terrill - February 17, 2013 | Tickers: AGNC, NLY, HTGC, KCAP, MCGC

  Let me take you back four years ago to March of 2009:  I’m searching around online for stocks with high paying dividends. I see the 6-8% yield stocks thinking I must be near the peak of the worthy investments when I come across a 20% yield.  However I stay calm and cool and don’t let my hopes rise.  I know I need to do my research, and I more »

• 4 Stocks to Help You Clean Out Your Portfolio

  By Cody Terrill - October 25, 2012 | Tickers: CL, PG, CLX, EL

  Every so often I like to take a look at my portfolio and reflect on my purchases.  There are so many different metrics and measurements to consider before making a financial move.  I’m sure I am not alone in my pursuit to find the perfect “formula” to find out what the best company is on a list of twenty.  While evaluating financial statements is a very important aspect of more »

• 4 Dividend Stocks That You Will Eat Alive

  By Cody Terrill - September 4, 2012 | Tickers: GIS, HNZ, K

  I like to own what I buy, but I love to own what other people buy.  What I mean is I love to own stock in companies whose products are purchased every day by the average household.  In good times or bad, people will always buy items from these four companies.   

  These companies aren’t in the exciting 100M dash on Olympic prime-time television. These are the 10,000M runs more »

• Tech Please!

  By Cody Terrill - July 30, 2012 | Tickers: AKAM, STX, WDC

  When you look at the chart history of a strong tech stock, it looks like a child's drawing of mountains or volcanoes: sharp rises and falls with some squiggle lines in the middle to indicate the snow or lava, while generally trending upward.
  
  You see the avalanches and eruptions of stock prices and feel like you are either covered under a mountain of snow or that you are shooting more »