Neil George is the editor of By George, an investment advisory publication. George was the editor of Personal Finance for many years. In addition, he served as editor for a collection of other investment journals published in the United States, Germany and other selected nations. Prior to his career in media, George worked for more than two decades on six continents in senior positions with a select group of financial institutions in investment banking, bond trading, brokerage and asset management. The institutions included Merrill Lynch International Bank in Europe, Asia and the Americas, as well as U.S. Bank and British- and Chinese-based Investec PLC. In addition, George worked to build a collection of independent public and private brokerage and fund-management companies in Los Angeles and New York. He also currently serves as an adjunct professor and board member of Webster University's Walker School of Business and Technology. George earned an MBA in international finance from Webster University in Europe and a bachelor's degree in economics from Kings College.

You want and need income from your portfolio, and you're not alone. Investors have been on a tear, seeking out bigger-dividend-paying stocks and bidding them up in short order. When it comes to bigger dividends, real estate investment trusts (REITs) have benefitted from this drive for income.

Right Place, Right Time, Right Stock

May 15, 2013 by

You want and need income from your portfolio, and you're not alone. Investors have been on a tear, seeking out bigger-dividend-paying stocks and bidding them up in short order. When it comes to bigger dividends, real estate investment trusts (REITs) have... Read More >>

No one ever really knows what the future might bring. But when the future is so opaque that the fear of the unknowns overcomes the optimism of positive possibilities, little good can be expected to follow. This is completely lost on Congress and the White House.

The Government Doesn’t Want You To Be Able To Afford To Retire

May 08, 2013 by

No one ever really knows what the future might bring. But when the future is so opaque that the fear of the unknowns overcomes the optimism of positive possibilities, little good can be expected to follow. This applies to any endeavor, including running a... Read More >>

Fortunes are made and lost on any given day in the market when it comes to investing in the latest technologies. A better way to get the advances of the world of technological innovations while also getting high and rising dividends is through a favorite company of mine that's in the business of financing and investing in a wide and varied collection of technology companies.

Cash In On The Latest Technology While Getting Paid Big Dividends

May 01, 2013 by

Fortunes are made and lost on any given day in the market when it comes to investing in the latest technologies. Take Apple (AAPL). Perhaps you had the fine sense and superb timing to buy in and get out just at the right times. But more likely — along... Read More >>

Fracking is considered to be both a savior to the U.S. petroleum industry and one of the greatest threats to the environment. But there is an alternative that's quickly gaining traction and could represent an even bigger market without the environmental and legal risks of fracking that gets the U.S. market even more oil.

More Oil, More Dividends And Environmentally Better

Apr 24, 2013 by

Fracking is considered to be both a savior to the U.S. petroleum industry and one of the greatest threats to the environment. The process of injecting pressurized water and chemicals into newer and existing oil shale rock to break up rock formations to... Read More >>

On April 15, Tax Day, we got to celebrate our privilege of paying Uncle Sam a big chunk of what we earned in the prior year. I'd like to help soothe the pain you felt from writing a check to the Internal Revenue Service, show you a refuge from the potential pains of the Standard & Poor's 500 index selling off and bolster the dividend income from your portfolio with a favored part of the market that you need to buy into.

Still Stinging From Tax Day? Here’s Your Solution

Apr 17, 2013 by

On April 15, Tax Day, we got to celebrate our privilege of paying Uncle Sam a big chunk of what we earned in the prior year. Many folks say that if you're paying taxes (especially on your portfolio income), that's a good sign that you're actually making... Read More >>

Resource markets can be tough markets in which to make profits consistently. The trouble is that most companies in the resource businesses, from energy to mining and industrial products, rally with rising prices and then fall quickly when market prices inevitably reverse course. Now is the time for you to cash in on a new market development, which had been down dramatically, and is turning up sharply due to huge surges in U.S. domestic production and supplies.

Gassed Up And Ready To Go

Apr 10, 2013 by

Resource markets can be tough markets in which to make profits consistently. The trouble is that most companies in the resource businesses, from energy to mining and industrial products, rally with rising prices and then fall quickly when market prices... Read More >>

When looking for the right stocks to buy for your retirement, it makes the decision process so much easier if you start with a successful economy. Right now, most of the traditional leaders of the globe's economies aren't faring that well. So, how about you go for a market that's in an economy that's actually growing?

Investment Oasis

Apr 03, 2013 by

When looking for the right stocks to buy for your retirement, it makes the decision process so much easier if you start with a successful economy. Right now, most of the traditional leaders of the globe's economies aren't faring that well. The United... Read More >>

It's tough to find a sustained economic success story out there. Consider Brazil, Russia, India and China (the so-called BRIC nations); even the majority of their economies are not exactly firing on all cylinders. But Thailand is a well-governed economic success story that you need to own.

Thai One On

Mar 27, 2013 by

Thailand is a well-governed economic success story that you need to own. The U.S. economy is barely running above water. And the European Union already is down for the count, with a slew of its member countries looking for handouts on any given... Read More >>

Wall Street doesn't want you to own bonds. In fact, Wall Street really hates the whole idea of bonds when it comes to individual investors who are just trying to invest to pay for their retirements. So Wall Street and the guys in the executive suites are trying to run a new playbook to con investors to come back to stocks and ditch bonds.

Why Bonds Aren’t Overbought

Mar 20, 2013 by

Wall Street doesn't want you to own bonds. In fact, Wall Street really hates the whole idea of bonds when it comes to individual investors who are just trying to invest to pay for their retirements. Bonds force companies to actually pay investors and pay... Read More >>

While most investors and the media focus on the action on the main floor of the New York Stock Exchange, I keep finding better deals back in the NYSE's garage sale.

A Garage Sale At The New York Stock Exchange

Mar 13, 2013 by

While most investors and the media focus on the action on the main floor of the New York Stock Exchange, I keep finding better deals back in the NYSE's garage sale. The NYSE is always changing and evolving, more so than just about any of the other major... Read More >>

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