Tag: CEFs
The Best, And Worst, Ways To Buy Preferred Shares
As you near (and enter) retirement you probably favor bonds, which provide income with less drama than stocks. However, less drama means less potential upside. With retirees living longer than ever before, it’s important to not go too conservative too early in life. And fortunately today, even 65 or 70 may be too early! One […]
A 10.4% Dividend With Huge Gains Ahead (Contrarians Only)
If these whipsawing oil markets are making you dizzy, you’re far from alone. But this isn’t the time for worry—it’s time to tap oil’s woes for 7%+ dividends and upside! And, as you’ve probably guessed, I’ve got the perfect funds all lined up for you—3 of them, to be precise. One of these contrarian buys […]
These 7,643 Funds ALL Crush The Market. Here’s The 1 To Buy Now
If you’ve been told it’s impossible to outperform low-cost index funds because the market’s too efficient, you’ve been lied to. The truth is, there many funds out there that have been beating the broader stock market for years. And here’s something really surprising: there are more funds pulling off this feat now than there have been in […]
Revealed: My Safe Fund-Picking Strategy For 7.5%+ Payouts
Here’s something few people realize about closed-end funds (CEFs): sometimes, when it comes to these funds, matching the market means you’re actually beating the market. Let me show you what I mean using the AGIC Equity and Convertible Income Fund (NIE), a CEF I recommended earlier this year. NIE has been meeting the S&P 500’s performance, though most people […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]