Dividend Stocks
3 ETFs To Sell When Interest Rates Go Up – PFF, VNQ, EEM
For decades, interest rates in the US have been steadily declining. And rates have been at historic lows in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. The low rates have fueled a boom in sectors of the economy that are sensitive to interest rates. But over the last 30 days, we’ve seen a major reversal […]
Generate Income With This New Actively Managed Senior Loan ETF
Generating income from an investment portfolio isn’t easy. Today’s slow growth and low inflation are holding interest rates near record lows. And given the recent statements from the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank, this situation is expected to continue for another year… at the very least. It’s forcing investors to think outside of the […]
New Dividend ETFs – IQDF, IQDE, IQDY
FlexShares launched three new ETFs this week. And there’s definitely a theme to the new ETFs – international dividends. Let’s take a closer look… FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund (IQDF) IQDF provides exposure to large cap non-US dividend paying stocks. And it has a reasonable expense ratio of 0.47%. The top five countries in […]
Dividends From Penny Stocks?
When you spend as much time researching the stock market as I do, you come to understand a handful of fundamental truths. One truth is most investors fall into one of two camps… those investing for big gains and those investing for yield (dividends). Funny as it may sound, you don’t normally get a lot […]
Should You Buy These 3 Dividend Stocks?
Last week I talked about the reasons behind this year’s stock market summer swoon. I explained why investors are selling stocks after several recent negative economic reports. They’re worried the data suggest the US economy is slipping back into recession. However, I also told you I think investors are overreacting to the news. The reason… […]
