Tag: Closed-end funds
My Personal 8-Step Plan For 8% Dividends In CEFs
Today, the 10-year Treasury pays just 2.7%. Put a million bucks in T-Bills, and you’re banking $27,000 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 $27,000 on a million saved or a respectable $80,000 annually. […]
The #1 Blunder Investors Are Making Now (And How To Tap It For 7.5% Dividends)
Today I want to show you one of the most ridiculously oversold funds. Not only is it absurdly cheap right now, but it also pays a 7.5% sustainable dividend. Before I get into those big cash payouts and how they’re possible, let me first explain why this fund is such an incredible bargain today. Imagine that you […]
This “Billionaire’s Secret” Lets You Buy Stocks For 19% Off
One of the greatest things about closed-end funds (CEFs) is that they often cost less than they’re really worth. And no, I’m not basing that on some obscure metric—I’m literally talking about the difference between the market price of the assets the fund owns and the market price of the fund itself. It works like this: a […]
These 8% Cash Payouts Are Perfect For Rising Rates
It’s all but official: the Federal Reserve will hike rates three times this year, and almost certainly four. If you want to protect your portfolio (and profit), now is the time to prepare. I told you what’s driving this inflation surge—and how long it may last—in my article last Thursday. Today we’re going to look […]
5% Dividends, $0 In Tax: Here’s How
There are, as I write this, 3 high-yielding funds giving investors over 5% in dividend income. Plus they pay out every month, tax-free. All 3 sold off at the end of 2017. And I’m watching one group of investors who are waiting to buy back in when a “time limit” I’ll explain in a moment expires […]
The 5 Dumbest High-Yield Funds (Ranked Worst to Just “Bad”)
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) shattered growth records in 2017, with inflows topping $464 billion last year. The global ETF market now boasts more than $4.5 trillion in assets, and a large part of the appeal has been driven by dirt-cheap fees. But many of these fund’s fees are “cheap for a reason.” We’ll talk about five […]
The Difference Between ETFs And Closed-End Funds
Though ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds) and CEFs (Closed-End Funds) are very similar, there are a number of subtle differences that have to be taken into account when making investment decisions. We will discuss six key aspects that differentiate these two. Shares The issuance of shares for ETFs and CEFs are distinctly different. While the CEFs’ issued […]
The “Smart Money” Will Buy These 10%+ Yields In 2018
If you’re a contrarian investor, you know that the market loves to overreact—and that mass hysteria can hand you some nice profits. That’s because panicked first-level investors toss great investments over the side along with the bad. We’re happy to step in when they do, buy at a discount, then sit back and watch the price snap […]
This Could Earn You $2,500 In Monthly Income In 2018
Today we’re going to take on one of the biggest investing myths there is—and expose this so-called “gospel” for the dangerous falsehood it really is. It goes like this: diversification protects you from big losses in a downturn, but that “shield” costs you in the form of income and missed gains. Well, I’m here to […]
3 Fund Buys For 8.3% Yields And 47% Upside
Remember when I said there were more than 2,400 closed-end funds, mutual funds and ETFs beating the S&P 500? Well, today we’re going to dive into three of those funds. Unlike many of their cousins, these aren’t one-hit wonders. All three boast outsized dividend payouts far larger than those of any S&P 500 stock: all the way up […]
