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7 Closed-End Funds To Consider Buying Today

| October 22, 2018 | 0 Comments
7 Closed-End Funds To Consider Buying Today

Closed-end funds are different from other fund vehicles, but some pack big income potential Closed-end funds (CEFs) do not get the notoriety lavished upon their mutual fund and exchange–traded fund (ETF) counterparts. Statistics support the diminutive status of closed-end funds relative to mutual funds and ETFs. At the end of last year, there were only […]

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Here’s My No. 1 Stock Market Prediction (And A 7.2% Dividend To Buy Now)

| October 17, 2018 | 0 Comments
Here’s My No. 1 Stock Market Prediction (And A 7.2% Dividend To Buy Now)

A game-changing story about stocks just broke—and you almost certainly missed it. That’s why I’m writing about this surprising news today: because it’s just what you need to know if you’re struggling with how to approach this interest rate–obsessed market, especially in the wake of the recent pullback. Why haven’t you heard it? Because good […]

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Forget The Fed: These 5 Funds LOVE Rising Rates (And Pay 7%)

| October 8, 2018 | 0 Comments
Forget The Fed: These 5 Funds LOVE Rising Rates (And Pay 7%)

A lot more investors have been emailing me lately, fearful of a market downturn. This tells me one thing: today’s market is a scared market. But you don’t need to be scared. In fact, thanks to overhyped investor fears, you can easily lock in 7% dividends and prepare yourself for a downturn with less risk than you’d get buying […]

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4 Cash Machines That Soar With Rates (And Pay 7%+ Dividends)

| October 1, 2018 | 0 Comments
4 Cash Machines That Soar With Rates (And Pay 7%+ Dividends)

Right now, there are 2 fears giving first-level investors night terrors (and costing them huge gains and income). Rising interest rates will kill stocks, and… Nosebleed valuations (along with more record highs for the S&P 500) will kill stocks. The problem? Both are nonsense! Let’s take the second one first—then we’ll push on to 4 buys […]

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Complete Beginners Guide To Closed End Funds

| September 26, 2018 | 0 Comments
Complete Beginners Guide To Closed End Funds

There are many investment options for investors to choose from. While mutual funds are a huge business, many investors are unaware that there are two types of mutual funds, open end and closed end funds. In this post, I am going to focus on talking about closed end funds, which are much smaller than their […]

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Earn $40K In Dividends On $500K? My 8-Step Plan To 8% Yields

| September 17, 2018 | 0 Comments
Earn $40K In Dividends On $500K? My 8-Step Plan To 8% Yields

Even with the 10-year Treasury “rallying” of late, it still pays just 2.9%. Put a million bucks in T-Bills, and you’re banking $29,000 per year. Barely above poverty levels! Hence the appeal of closed-end funds (CEFs), which often pay 8% or better. That’s the difference between a paltry minimum-wage income of $29,000 on a million saved or […]

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4 Buys To Sail Through The Next Crash (Dividends Up To 7.4%)

| September 10, 2018 | 0 Comments
4 Buys To Sail Through The Next Crash (Dividends Up To 7.4%)

Readers often ask me how to build a portfolio that holds its own in down times but hands them more income than the measly 2.6% long-term US Treasuries pay. So today I’ll show you how to do that. With the 4 bargain-priced closed-end funds (CEFs) I’ll show you below, which also boast strong track records and high […]

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25 Popular Funds To Sell, 5 To Buy Instead (For 7.2% Dividends!)

| August 15, 2018 | 0 Comments
25 Popular Funds To Sell, 5 To Buy Instead (For 7.2% Dividends!)

The average yield among the 25 largest dividend exchange-traded funds is a meager 2.7% right now. That means if you plunked a $1 million on ETFs dedicated to dividend stocks, you’d only make $27,000 every year. That’s barely higher than the 2018 federal poverty level for a family of four ($25,100)! But you and I […]

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How To Buy Your Favorite Stocks At 14% Off (With Yields Up To 7%)

| August 8, 2018 | 0 Comments
How To Buy Your Favorite Stocks At 14% Off (With Yields Up To 7%)

If you’ve read the headlines about tech’s woeful slump in the past couple weeks, you might think stocks are out of favor. You’d be wrong—and this chart proves it: Forget the Headlines: Stocks Are Rolling After February’s gut-wrenching plunge, the S&P 500 has more than recovered and is up 6.2% year to date. If this […]

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3 Buys For Windfall Gains (And 6% Dividends)

| August 1, 2018 | 0 Comments
3 Buys For Windfall Gains (And 6% Dividends)

Remember the panic selling in February? It all seems silly now—the economy is surging, companies are beating high earnings expectations and American consumers are more confident than ever. And the stock market is finally catching on—the S&P 500 is up a solid 5.9% in 2018, and the momentum for stocks to go higher is clearly […]

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