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How To Collect 8.7% Yields Each And Every Month

| September 9, 2019 | 0 Comments
How To Collect 8.7% Yields Each And Every Month

How much do you need to save to retire comfortably? Not as much as you think if you buy the right monthly dividend payers. How you invest your retirement portfolio is more important than how much you have. Especially today, with “dumb” retirement money collecting just 1% in safe bonds. That 1% won’t even get it […]

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3 ETFs To Buy For Ease Of Mind Amid Constant Market Volatility

| September 4, 2019 | 0 Comments
3 ETFs To Buy For Ease Of Mind Amid Constant Market Volatility

These ETFs to buy are perfect for weathering the current storm in the market Volatility is here to stay. There’s no doubt about it. Thanks to Trump’s continued tweeting and flip-flopping about the trade war, dwindling economic data and overall general malaise, the market is starting to see some big swings as investors try and […]

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Warning: This 14% Dividend Fails ALL Of My Safety Checks

| August 28, 2019 | 0 Comments
Warning: This 14% Dividend Fails ALL Of My Safety Checks

If you’re like most folks, you likely at least take a second look when you run into a big dividend yield, like, say, 14%. Think about that for a second: drop, say, $100K into a fund like that and just seven years later, you’d have collected enough in dividends to recoup your entire initial stake. […]

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7 Fintech ETFs To Buy Now For Fabulous Financial Exposure

7 Fintech ETFs To Buy Now For Fabulous Financial Exposure

These fintech exchange-traded funds could heat up as tech and growth stocks rebound Technological advances are disrupting plenty of industries. And if ever there was an industry ripe for disruption, it is financial services. Enter financial technology, or “fintech.” Along with healthcare innovation, fintech is arguably the most disruptive of the emerging themes encroaching on […]

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The Fed Cuts, You Gain: An 8.4% Dividend That Grows As Rates Fall

| August 21, 2019 | 0 Comments
The Fed Cuts, You Gain: An 8.4% Dividend That Grows As Rates Fall

The PGIM High Yield Bond Fund (ISD) trades at a huge discount that’s going to disappear soon. Before I explain why, let me tell you something else about this fund: it boasts a huge 8.4% dividend yield. In other words, you’d get $700 per month—or $8,400 a year—in income on every $100,000 invested. And you should consider […]

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7 Great No-Load Mutual Funds For Retirement Portfolios

7 Great No-Load Mutual Funds For Retirement Portfolios

These no-load mutual funds can work in portfolios with long-term and retirement plans Many actively-managed mutual funds carry higher fees than passive index funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs). That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, assuming investors are able to identify the active managers with track records of consistent out-performance. Making matters tougher on investors […]

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2 Big 6.7%+ Dividends (With Upside) You Can Buy Today

| August 14, 2019 | 0 Comments
2 Big 6.7%+ Dividends (With Upside) You Can Buy Today

Volatility is back! With the market whipsawing again, you’re likely seeing more red in your portfolio these days. At times like this, you might be tempted to give in to emotion and sell. That’s understandable—self-preservation is, after all, our most powerful instinct. But keep your nerve. Because now is the time for contrarians like us to get […]

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These 2 “Silent Wealth Builders” Are Set To Soar (And Yield 6.8%+)

| July 31, 2019 | 0 Comments
These 2 “Silent Wealth Builders” Are Set To Soar (And Yield 6.8%+)

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) sound boring, but the truth is they’re the hottest investments out there. And today I’m going to give you two great ways to buy in: both are REIT-focused funds with big yields—I’m talking 6.8% and up! You’ve no doubt noticed that REITs get little attention in the financial press. That’s […]

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7 Bad ETFs That Just Aren’t Worth The Trouble This Year

7 Bad ETFs That Just Aren’t Worth The Trouble This Year

Some of these are bad ETFs, but some could easily turn into winners The S&P 500 is up nearly 19% year-to-date and in the world of exchange traded funds (ETFs), about 90% of those trading in the U.S. are in the green this year. In other words, stocks and ETFs that are slumping this year really standout […]

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Revealed: The 5 Best CEFs For 17%+ Yearly Gains, 6%+ Dividends

| July 24, 2019 | 0 Comments
Revealed: The 5 Best CEFs For 17%+ Yearly Gains, 6%+ Dividends

Something unusual has happened in closed-end funds (CEFs) lately—a lot of new names are showing up in the leaderboard of the top long-term performers. According to my CEF Insider service, there are now 36 funds that have delivered over 15% annualized total returns over the last decade, and three have delivered over 20% annualized returns, including their hefty dividend […]

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