Tag: funds

A Secret Way To Buy Apple (With A 9.2% Dividend)

| October 30, 2019 | 0 Comments
A Secret Way To Buy Apple (With A 9.2% Dividend)

I run across “buy and hope” investors all the time. You know the type: they latch on to a big-name stock, like Visa (V) or Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) and “hope” for big price gains. Truth is, that’s their only option. With most big-cap stocks paying less than 2%, they’re sure not getting much in dividends! Sad thing is, most […]

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3 Clean Energy ETFs For A Brighter Future

| October 28, 2019 | 0 Comments
3 Clean Energy ETFs For A Brighter Future

These clean energy ETFs have been winners this year and will keep that bullishness going in 2020 It may seem like something of an oddity given that a republican occupies the White House and that oil prices are low, two scenarios often believed to spell doom for alternative energy stocks, but the fact is, green […]

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Why Many Investors Prefer ETFs Over Conventional Mutual Funds

| October 23, 2019 | 0 Comments
Why Many Investors Prefer ETFs Over Conventional Mutual Funds

ETF stands for exchange-traded fund, which are index funds that trade similar to stocks. As such, ETFs have all of the profit of simple previous index funds with some extra punch. The ETFs’ charges are often — but not always — lower than conventional mutual funds, and they may charge you less in taxes. Exchange-traded funds […]

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7 Funds To Buy If The Market Turns Sour

| October 14, 2019 | 0 Comments
7 Funds To Buy If The Market Turns Sour

These are some great funds to buy if the equities market gets ugly For some investors, the market may already be sour. Over the past 12 months, the S&P 500 has returned just 2.9%, including dividends paid. Over the past 90 days, the situation is even more glum as the benchmark U.S. equity gauge is lower by […]

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This “Billionaire’s Favorite” (Legally) Snubs The IRS And Yields 5.1%

| October 9, 2019 | 0 Comments
This “Billionaire’s Favorite” (Legally) Snubs The IRS And Yields 5.1%

If you’re like many folks, you might be looking at your stock gains this year and dreading the tax bill headed your way in 2020. That makes now a great time to consider the only (tax-) free lunch in investing: municipal bonds. I’ll name one play on these retirement-changing investments in a moment. This unusual […]

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A 10.6% Dividend (With 156% Upside) Hiding In Plain Sight

| September 30, 2019 | 0 Comments
A 10.6% Dividend (With 156% Upside) Hiding In Plain Sight

We’re going to push aside overdone recession fears today, so I can show you one fund you can buy for triple-digit upside. And this unsung dividend play spins off a big income stream, too: a 10.6% yield. It comes from a sector few people check for high yields: energy. But this investor “blind spot” is […]

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5 ETFs For Savvy Millennial Investors

| September 25, 2019 | 0 Comments
5 ETFs For Savvy Millennial Investors

These ETFs to buy merit consideration for young investors seeking low fees and big capital growth potential When it comes to investing, millennials have a big advantage that older generations do not: time. With the benefit of time, younger investors can take on more risk and put the power of compounding on their sides. Those […]

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“Big Short” Contrarian Has A New Target (You’ll Never Guess What)

| September 23, 2019 | 0 Comments
“Big Short” Contrarian Has A New Target (You’ll Never Guess What)

You’ve probably heard of Michael Burry. Played by Christian Bale in the film The Big Short, Burry famously made nearly a billion dollars betting against the housing bubble in the 2000s. Now this legendary contrarian has a new target: funds. He’s mostly panning passive exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but he’s got a lot of disdain to go […]

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7 Low-Risk Mutual Funds To Buy Now

| September 18, 2019 | 0 Comments
7 Low-Risk Mutual Funds To Buy Now

These low-risk mutual funds can be deployed in a variety of conservative portfolios [Editor’s note: This story was previously published in June 2018. It has since been updated and republished.] At their core, mutual funds should be lower-risk investments. The aim of many mutual funds is to provide broad-based exposure to a particular asset class; […]

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This Incredible Fund Soared 517% (And It’s Just Getting Started)

| September 16, 2019 | 0 Comments
This Incredible Fund Soared 517% (And It’s Just Getting Started)

Today I’m going to show you how one savvy buy can help you turn $100K into a $500,000 windfall. Plus, you’ll “automatically” build yourself a tidy monthly income stream—I’m talking $2,700+ here—without lifting a finger. That’s enough for many folks to retire on. At the center of it all is a little-known group of investments […]

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