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Eric Sprott: Broadcast Interview – Available Now

Eric Sprott: Founder of Sprott Asset Management (SAM) – Eric has over 40 years of experience in the investment industry and SAM manages over $7 billion. Eric has been stunningly accurate in his writings for over a decade, and is one of the most respected industry professionals who predicted the current crisis…

Eric Sprott

Eric Sprott: Founder of Sprott Asset Management (SAM) – Eric has over 40 years of experience in the investment industry and SAM manages over $7 billion. Eric has been stunningly accurate in his writings for over a decade, and is one of the most respected industry professionals who predicted the current crisis…

Dividend payers get a break from Fed decision

The Federal Reserve’s decision not to hike interest rates may have brought renewed volatility and a stock market selloff, but it also carved out breathing room for a couple of sectors: dividend payers and housing stocks. With 10-year Treasuries now yielding around 2.14 percent, the 2.2 percent dividend yield of the overall S&P 500 should appeal to income-hungry investors who are convinced interest rates will stay low for a while.