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How To Buy Yields Up To 12% For Pennies On The Dollar
As contrarians, we search for income stocks that vanilla investors hate. Today there are not many dividend deals left. No surprise, with the market levitating since last October. But! When we expand our search to CEFland, we do find a few closed-end funds (CEFs) left at the bottom of the bargain bin. Today we’ll discuss five that […]
Passive Income Powerhouses: 3 Dividend Growth Stocks To Buy NOW
Look for stocks offering the dynamic duo of increasing dividend payments and a rising stock price Dividend investing has proved itself to be one of the best, most reliable strategies to amassing wealth. Because stocks beat out every other asset class over the long haul, and dividend-paying stocks outperform those that don’t make a payout, you will […]
My Ranking Of The Best 6%+ Yielding Income Investments
Let me start today’s article with an admission: Closed-end funds (CEFs) are my passion—but not only for their 8%+ dividends (often paid monthly). The main reason I’ve been investing in these terrific high-yield vehicles for years is, in fact, very personal: Over a decade ago, CEFs’ high yields gave me enough passive income to quit my job. […]
The High-Yield Way To Play Spiking Oil Prices
As tracked by the price of WTI, crude oil that serves as one of the main global oil benchmarks, crude oil has climbed from the recent $65 to less than $80 per barrel trading range. A few weeks ago, the WTI price rose above $80, and recent trading shows that level might become a new […]
7 Under-$10 Dividend Stocks To Put On Your Radar In April
They’re cheap and they pay out While passive-income providers tend to be established large-capitalization enterprises, that’s not always the case as these under-$10 dividend stocks prove. To be sure, nothing is for free on Wall Street. If you want cheap passive income, you can get exactly that but it will cost you; specifically, we’re talking about higher-risk […]
These Three Stocks Just Got Dividend Raises
A dividend raise is typically a welcomed event for investors for a couple of reasons. The most obvious one is that the stock will be paying them more money that they can either pocket or reinvest in the stock. The second reason is that it is often a sign of a company that is performing […]
Think Your Income Fund’s Dividend Is Dicey? Here’s How To Tell (Instantly)
If you watch cable TV or visit financial websites, you no doubt hear about “overpriced” stocks and funds all the time. A pundit will jump on TV and say something like “Tech is overvalued.” So, by extension, a tech ETF like the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) is overpriced, right? Not so—at least in […]
The Most Intriguing ETF I’ve Ever Seen
I see newly announced ETFs hit my inbox almost daily, usually two or three at a time. We research, review, and recommend ETFs that use options strategies to boost yields or returns. Many of these funds, especially some of the single stock covered call ETFs, sport eye-popping yields. While distribution yields are not the whole […]
Dividend Delights: 3 Stocks Offering Investors A Double-Digit Raise In 2024
These companies are handsomely rewarding shareholders for owning their stock Simply chasing dividend yield will sorely disappoint investors. Very often stocks with the highest yields have something wrong with them. Generally, their stocks have been severely discounted, which sends their yields soaring. Although dividend investing has proved to be one of the most successful strategies […]
These Two Retailers Just Raised Their Dividends: Are They Buys?
Dividend increases are usually signs of a healthy company, typically indicating the firm has generated solid earnings and has enough excess cash to reward its shareholders. Within the past week or so, two retailers — the large-cap Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) and the mid-cap Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) — bumped up their dividend payouts. Let’s take a closer look […]
