Michael Foster's Latest Posts
These 6.8% Dividends Are Quietly Minting Millionaires
If you’re like most income investors, you’re on the hunt for stocks and funds that can stand up to a storm these days. So that’s what I’m going to give you below—in the form of three “all-weather” closed-end funds (CEFs) kicking out an outsized 6.8% average yield. They’ve stood firm through every headwind imaginable—wars, pandemics, inflation, you […]
How Investors Got The AI Selloff All Wrong (And 2 Big Dividends To Play It)
Here’s my take on the DeepSeek selloff we saw last week: It’s a buying opportunity, especially for income investors. (I wrote a bit about this in last Thursday’s article. Since the market has rebounded a bit since, we’re going to talk about it more today. A preview? It’s not too late to buy the dip.) Income Investors: […]
3 Funds For 8.8% Dividends And Upside Potential In Trump 2.0
With the new administration now in full swing, market events are coming our way at a furious pace. One thing that’s clear about the next few years? Volatility is likely to tick up, especially with stock valuations stretched. Now more than ever, we need to be diversified, so we’re set up to offset any shocks […]
This Amazing Investment Can Give You 10% Returns Practically Forever
You may have noticed that lately, the media is pumping out more stories on how the US economy and stock markets are leading the world. Well, it’s true. Today we’re going to get into a few reasons why that is. We’re also going to look at how us income investors can use a special kind […]
How To Protect Yourself From A Crash And Get 11% A Year (Paid Monthly)
As I write this, the S&P 500 is sitting on a 28% total return for 2024. And of course, that could shoot even higher if we get the traditional Santa Claus rally. Obviously, that’s been great for the equity funds we hold in CEF Insider, which give us price gains from their stock holdings, of course—but […]
3 Big Dividends (Yielding 7.9%) Built For Post-Election Drama
Well, that was fast. As you no doubt know by now, stocks gave back their post-election bump nearly as fast as they took it. Now they’re more or less where they started pre-election. There’s a story behind this “pop and drop” that showed me something we need to bear in mind more and more as […]
My Latest Take On The US Economy (And A 10% Dividend To Buy Now)
Last year, the White House published a blog post titled “As the US Consumer Goes, So Goes the US Economy.” No matter what your politics are, I think we can all agree that America’s economy depends on consumers buying things. For us income investors, then, the consumer’s health is a key thing to watch, as it ultimately […]
This 3-Click “Mini-Portfolio” Holds Stocks And Bonds (And Yields 8.1%)
Having a diversified portfolio is pretty much Investing 101, right? I mean, it’s one of the first things we all learn as investors. But there’s a problem here: Going for balance in “regular” stocks, bonds or ETFs can mean leaving income on the table. To see what I’m getting at here, check out the average […]
Where To Find The Best Buys (Yielding 9%+) In The Bond Mania
I recently wrote about a trend that’s making income investors excited: After years of failing to produce decent returns, bonds are back. Media outlets, including Bloomberg, have picked up on this. And my friends who work on Wall Street are talking about bonds more than I’ve ever heard them do so before. That makes sense, given how strong stocks […]
This 8.9% Dividend Soared 178% (And It’s STILL Cheap)
You may have noticed that since the pandemic, there’s been a somewhat perverse desire to make the economy look worse than it is. Whether it’s concerns about a looming recession—the so-called “vibecession” we talked about last week—or worries that life is getting too expensive because of inflation, there’s a growing bias toward doom-and-gloom. Plus, pessimistic people […]
