All our picks this week are “Cash”. Just hold cash.

Just kidding, but not really. Most brokerages hold your cash in interest-bearing accounts. Right now we’re seeing 4.9% across the board.

Nearly 5% interest just on cash. Talk about a safe investment!

1. CASH - $48.57/share, ex-div 9/11, annualized yield 0.41%. Why? Just…why?
   
   Well, for one, the ticker symbol is ‘CASH”. That’s reason enough. Besides that, capital appreciation. In 20 years, this symbol has held up even during recessions and the 2020 depression spike.
   
   Of course, had you bought this the day before the crash, you might have freaked out with a 50% loss…but then again, would you really? We try to keep away the shortsighted riff-raff around here.
   
   
   

2. ACVF -$33.91/share, ex-div should be late September, annualized yield 0.81%.
   
   Again, why? For one, we love the American Conservative Values Fund because we love American Conservative Values. Second, this fund has done an even better job at preserving and growing capital than CASH, despite its relatively short existence.
   
   

3. SWBI - $12.21/share, ex-div possible in 2024, options trade monthly.
   
   Again, why? Well for one, we love Smith & Wesson. Bang bang! Liberty or death! Pry it from my cold, dead, hands!
   
   Guns are love. Shrek is love. Therefore, Guns are Shrek.
   The share price does have occasionally sharp spikes upward in price, but we seem to be in a stable trough at the moment. This is likely due to the vast array of manufacturing services that SWBI offers as a third party, separate from its firearms productions.
   
   

4. AULT - $1.29/share, no dividends, down over the last 3 years from $1200/share.
   
   What? Why? Well, the more we look into this company, the more we see that they have their hands in…an interesting variety of things. Mostly OTC companies, from Metaverse Cryptomining (we think) to karaoke microphones and apps for smartphones, to microwave defense systems and real estate leased to Wal-Mart.
   
   Uh… okey dokey. Oh, also, they just settled an SEC investigation. We suspect this is means the dirt cheap share price is poised to start climbing significantly upwards.
   
   And yes, you can invest directly into the karaoke company if you prefer (MICS). Their REIT is AGREE.
   
   
   

5. AVAL - $2.21/share, ex-div 8/30, this month’s dividend is $0.016 per share. Based in Colombia, we also have ADR fees.
   
   Why….just…why…? This Colombian bank appears to be going bankrupt. LOL!
   
   They’re going to be bought by JPMorgan. That’s why buy. $$