Tag: investors
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
7 Benchmark-Clobbering ETFs To Buy
These funds to buy are torching related benchmarks this year There are approximately 2,200 exchange-traded products, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed in the U.S. and that number is growing by the day. With that expansive and expanding universe, finding the best ETFs to buy can be taxing for any investor. Finding ETFs to buy among […]
Avoid These 3 Bond Funds When Interest Rates Rise
Are bond funds a safe haven if the stock market crashes? With interest rates about to rise, is it a good time to invest in a bond fund? These are questions investors may be asking themselves as the stock market may be peaking and the Fed keeps jacking up interest rates. If you are fearful […]
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 […]
7 Inexpensive High Dividend ETFs To Buy
These high dividend ETFs come with income and low fees The universe of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is awash in low-fee products and that space is growing as issuers use discounted fees to lure investors. Income-seeking investors do not have to pay up to access high dividend ETFs. In fact, numerous high dividend ETFs can be considered […]
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 […]
5 Ridiculously Low-Cost ETFs
Investors don’t need to incur expense ratios north of 0.15% for great ETFs For investors that like inexpensive funds, index funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are the primary destinations. There are plenty of low-cost ETFs on the market today and with issuers showing a willingness to trim fees, it is likely more funds will […]
Revealed: 4 Fast Buys To Give You $48,000 In Retirement Income
On average, an American retiree spends about $4,000 per month. But few of those retirees are getting $4,000 from their nest egg—which is partly why bankruptcy rates among retirees have been soaring for years. But there is a way to get $4,000 a month (or $48,000 a year) from your savings—even if you aren’t filthy […]
