Stocks Going Ex Dividend in December 2022

The following is a short list of some of the many stocks going ex dividend during the next month.

The following is a short list of some of the many stocks going ex dividend during the next month.

Many traders and investors use the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends,’ also commonly referred to as ‘Dividend Capture.’ This is the strategy of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend.

This technique generally works in bull markets and flat or choppy markets, but during bear markets, you may want to consider avoiding this strategy. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can’t sell the stock until on or after the ex date.

The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million. Some of the stocks have yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the periodic dividend amount, and the annual yield.

Bank of America Corporation (BAC)12/1/20220.222.36%
Nike, Inc. (NKE)12/2/20220.341.29%
H&R Block, Inc. (HRB)12/5/20220.292.73%
Walmart Inc. (WMT)12/8/20220.561.49%
Public Storage (PSA)12/13/20222.002.69%
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE)12/14/20220.120.60%
ConocoPhillips (COP)12/23/20220.701.89%
Xerox Holdings Corporation (XRX)12/29/20220.256.57%

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Dividend Definitions

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Record date: the day when you must be on the company’s books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Don’t forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written; affiliate links are on this page.

3 New Must Read Investment Books

Looking for reading material during the holidays? Looking for a great gift for your investor friends?

by Fred Fuld III

Looking for reading material during the holidays? Looking for a great gift for your investor friends? Look no further than these investment and stock market related books, all of which came out in the last twelve months.

How to Invest: Masters of the Craft

How to Invest: Masters of the Craft by David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, was just released a couple months ago. It is a great compilation of interviews and conversations the author has had with famous investors, such as Ron Baron, John Rogers, Seth Klarman, Ray Dalio, Marc Andreeson, and many others. It doesn’t just cover the stock market; it also includes real estate, fixed income, SPACs, venture capital, and private equity.

Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It

Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It by Steve Forbes, Nathan Lewis, and Elizabeth Ames was published in April of this year. It covers the history of inflation, why it i bad for society as a whole, what happens if we get hyperinflation, and what can be done to prevent it.

The Cloud Revolution: How the convergence of New Technologies will Unleash the Next Economic Boom and a Roaring 2020s

The Cloud Revolution: How the convergence of New Technologies will Unleash the Next Economic Boom and a Roaring 2020s by Mark P. Mills came out just twelve months ago. It is a very extensive book covering technology from the aspects of information, machines, work, health. education, entertainment, and science. My favorite chapter was Chapter 16 – Work: The “End of Work” Myth.

Hopefully at least one of these books will help you out with your trading.

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Top Psilocybin & Magic Mushroom Stocks: Now Legal in Colorado

by Fred Fuld III

In case you missed the news, the state of Colorado legalized psilocybin, psilocin, and the magic mushrooms that contain those hallucinogenic drugs.

In addition, the personal use of other psychedelics such as DMT, ibogaine and mescaline was also legalized.

Now other states are considering legalization.

I actually predicted psilocybin and hallucinogenic drugs as a growth industry just three years ago, in my presentation at the San Francisco Money show.

Last year, I even wrote about the various cities and countries where magic mushrooms are already legal.

If you are looking for stocks that participating in this industry, there are a few, all of which trade on NASDAQ.

Compass Pathways (CMPS), which has a $468 million market cap, is developing COMP360, a psilocybin therapy for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression, and the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. This UK company is debt free, and has $4.47 in cash per share. It is currently generating negative earnings.

Cybin Inc. (CYBN) has a market cap of $76 million. This Toronto based company develops psilocybin based products to treat major depressive and alcohol use disorders. This is a debt free company that has 27 cents per share in cash. Earnings per share growth rate next year is estimated to be 16%.

Mind Medicine Inc. (MNMD), also known as MindMed, is a New York based company that is developing products to treat brain health disorders using LSD and Ibogaine. The market cap is $101 million.

Atai Life Sciences (ATAI) is a German based company that has a market cap of $475 million. The company has been developing pharmaceutical utilizing  ibogaine and ketamine.

Let’s see if any of these stocks get high.

Disclosure: Author owns MNMD and CYBN.

6 Great Gadget Stocking Stuffers

by Fred Fuld III

Don’t wait until the last minute. Start your gift shopping now. Who knows? There may be another supply chain shortage in December.

Here are some of the top new selling gadgets that would make anyone’s day. Some are useful, some are funny, some are both.

12 in 1 Tactical Pen Multitool

This is a great little multifunctional tool that has all kinds of features built in, including a Wrench, Screwdriver, Pen, Glass Breaker, Flashlight, and Bottle Opener. High quality, lightweight, and made with aluminum, it can fit in your pocket.

Archie Mcphee Instant underpants. Just add water 

Have you ever needed an extra pair of underwear? These are 100% cotton and fit in a 2 1/2 inch round tin. A great gag gift, and a great useful gift!

LED Flashlight Gloves

Waterproof, bright, and one size fits most hands.

Cryptex Da Vinci Code Mini Cryptex Lock Puzzle Box with Hidden Compartments 

This is a neat gift. Lock your money in here. You can set your own password.

Durecopow 20000mAh Portable Outdoor Waterproof Solar Power Bank Charger

This is a water-resistant, shock-resistant and dustproof solar phone charger, featured with carabiner, compass, and 2LED flashlight.

The Original Toilet Night Light Tech Gadget

A better way of going to the bathroom, instead of turing on a bright light or peeing in the dark. ToiLight is a cool led motion activated night light which activates automatically when you approach the toilet bowl.

Happy shopping!!!

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Above Quota Performance: Tips and Techniques to Becoming a Master Sales Pro

by Fred Fuld III

If you work in sales, and many employees are involved in sales in some form even though they aren’t considered a salesperson, you need to read Above Quota Performance: Tips and Techniques to Becoming a Master Sales Pro, by Steve Weinberg.

This is an extensive guide which covers all aspects of selling; everything from how to get “The Edge”, to the sweet spot to prospect, to the characteristics of high performers.

My favorite chapter is “How to Use LinkedIn for Business Development,” where the author uses the analogy of “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.” Many tips and best practices are also included.

The book has charts and summaries throughout along with bonus tips and a checklist at the end.

If you have anything to do with sales, I highly recommend Above Quota Performance.

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What’s this FTX Cryptocurrency Collapse All About?

by Fred Fuld III

FTX is a cryptocurrency exchange that just declared bankruptcy. It was founded in 2019 and based in the Bahamas. The company filed for bankruptcy today, November 11, 2022, due to a collapse in the price of the company’s exchange token FTT and a run on FTX. 

How Did FTX Begin?

FTX was founded in 2019 by Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang. Bankman-Fried started a quantitative trading firm Alameda Research. Bankman-Fried formerly worked as an ETF trader for the proprietary trading firm, Jane Street Capital.

source: about.ftx.us

FTX Investigations

In August 2022, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a cease-and-desist letter to FTX accusing the company of making “false and misleading representations” about FDIC insurance due to a tweet by FTX president at the time, Brett Harrison. He later resigned on September 27, 2022

Two months later, Texas regulators investigated the company for allegedly selling unregistered securities.

FTX Collapse

CoinDesk published an article on November 2, 2022, describing how a large portion of Alameda Research’s assets were held in FTT.

Source: archive.org: alameda-research.com

On November 7, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao posted on Twitter that his company planned to sell all its holdings of FTT.

 This obviously impacted FTT’s price and affected the prices of other cryptocurrencies.

This led to a bank run lasting three days of approximately $6 billion. 

The next day, Zhao announced Binance had agreed to a non-binding agreement to purchase FTX, but did not include the sale of FTX.US, a separate exchange for United States citizens.

On November 9, Binance decided that it would not go ahead with the deal to acquire FTX, due to FTX’s reported mishandling of customer funds and pending investigations.

On the same day, FTX’s website said that withdrawals would not be processed at that time

Bankman-Fried stated that FTX.US  was “not currently impacted” by the crisis

Venture capital firms that had invested in the company include Tiger Global Management and SoftBank Group.

According to a November 10 article in the Wall Street Journal, Alameda Research owed FTX some $10 billion, as FTX had lent out funds on the exchange for trading to Alameda so that Alameda could make investments.

FTX, FTX US, and Alameda filed for bankruptcy in Delaware on November11, and Bankman-Fried resigned as CEO.

Sponsorships

FTX has the naming rights to the Miami Heat’s basketball stadium, renaming it FTX Arena, plus naming for other sporting events.

NFL star Tom Brady and NBA star Steph Curry were the company’s two main ambassadors.

Don’t Miss Out on Crypto: Larry David TV Commercial

Source: YouTube

Start Your Investment Related Christmas Shopping Now

by Fred Fuld III

Don’t wait until the last minute to do your holiday shopping. Now is a great time to get a gift for your relatives and friends who like to invest or trade stocks.

The following may give you some great ideas to give as presents.

Bronze Bull and Bear Sculpture

The statue measures 10 inches wide by 9.5 inches high, and weighs 6 pounds. The state has a bronze finish with great detail.

Stock Market Wall Street Decision Maker Desk Paperweight

This is cool! A paperweight that you can spin to determine if you should buy, sell, hold, short, etc.

Wall Street Double Feature

Available in both Blu-Ray and DVD.

Stock Traders Almanac 2023


Every stock trader should have this. Filled with great information.

Bull and Bear Cuff Links

Know anyone who still wears cuff links? This would make a perfect gift.

Investment Trivia Book

This book has all kinds of trivia about the stock market, venture capital, bitcoin, and much more!

Bull Market T-Shirt

Here’s a Great Gift for Less Than 20 Bucks!
“I MADE MY MONEY BY BEING A BULL”

Bear Market T-Shirt

For those friends of yours who made their fortune by shorting the market.

Start your holiday shopping early.

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How to Short Real Estate

Just a year ago, 30-year fixed mortgages for homes were less than 3%, according to Fannie Mae. Now, the average mortgage rate is in excess of 7% for the same type of loan.

by Fred Fuld III

Just a year ago, 30-year fixed mortgages for homes were less than 3%, according to Fannie Mae. Now, the average mortgage rate is in excess of 7% for the same type of loan.

Source: Freddie Mac

An increase like that, where the annual cost to own has more than doubled, has to affect the price of real estate.

New buyers of homes will be affected.

Existing homeowners with variable rates will be affected.

Potential buyers of commercial properties will also be affected.

When the cost to own goes up, the price of the asset has to drop in value, assuming all other details remain equal.

So suppose you want to make money from the drop in real estate but you don’t want to (or unable to) short stocks or ETFs.

What’s a trader or investor to do?

There are a few Inverse Real Estate Exchange Traded Funds, which increase as the stocks in the portfolio drop in value.

The ProShares Short Real Estate ETF (REK) has net assets of $72.8 million and has an expense ratio of 0.95%. It is up 30.2% so far this year.

If you want to get a bigger bang for your buck, there is the ProShares UltraShort Real Estate ETF (SRS), which has a goal, in very simple terms, of providing twice the inverse return of a portfolio of REITs and real estate stocks. It has $85.2 million in net assets with a 0.95% expense ratio. This ETF is up 61.5% so far this year.

The Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X Shares (DRV) is what is referred to as a triple bearish ETF, the most volatile and speculative. It has $197.85 million in assets, a 0.99% expense ratio, and has a year-to-date return of 88.5%.

Hopefully you can find some way to make money from the real estate market, and congratulations to those with fixed mortgages below 4%.

Disclosure: Author didn’t own any of the above at the time the article was written.