Dividend Yield
Unlock Massive Dividends With These High-Yield Bitcoin ETFs
Until fund sponsors developed ETFs that pay big dividends, I viewed cryptocurrencies as products without any practical use. But now, with the advent of covered call ETFs that use Bitcoin as the underlying asset, I have become a Bitcoin fan. A recent Wall Street Journal article discussed why the limited supply is fueling the Bitcoin rally. The […]
Trump 2.0 Is Bullish For BDCs: 7 Yielding Up To 14%
Trump 2.0 will feature Wall Street-approved suit Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary. Bessent will advocate for financial deregulation and increased lending. Easier and faster money. Which will be a boon for private equity (PE) firms and business development companies (BDCs). Today we’ll discuss seven BDCs yielding between 11.1% and 14.2%. They operate like PE shops—both will benefit […]
4 Stocks Under $20 Yielding Up To 15.1%
Small cap stocks should benefit from the new administration. Today we’ll discuss four under $20 with yields between 7% and 15.1%. The Trump 2.0 Trade is rolling and small caps are soaring because they are expected to benefit from reduced regulations. Since November 6, the small have become mighty, outperforming their larger counterparts: Election Flips the Small-Cap […]
Turn Volatility Into Income With These Top Option-Income ETFs
In February, we launched the ETF Income Edge service to help investors sort through the rapidly growing world of high-yield (mostly) option-strategy ETFs. To find the best ETFs to recommend to subscribers, I maintain a database of this type of fund. As I write this, I have 82 option strategy ETFs on my results tracking […]
Surprise! These 5 Stocks Are “Hiding” Up To 6.7% In EXTRA Yield!
Today we’ll discuss a 5.4% dividend that actually annualizes to 7%. A 5.7% payer that really dishes 12.4%. And even a headline 15% yield that is understated because the company handed out 16.1% last year. Wait. What? These “typos” fool the mainstream financial websites. We are discussing special dividends today. Payouts that are awarded as a bonus to regular quarterly dividends. Only a […]
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 […]
Unlock A 10% Yield In Shipping’s Toughest Market Yet!
The shipping stocks sector has been in a five-month severe decline. I have a couple of shipping companies in the Dividend Hunter portfolio, and the stock charts are not pretty. Should we average down, or will this get worse? The SonicShares Global Shipping ETF (BOAT) has 50 component stocks in its portfolio. The ETF’s 52-week high came […]
Jerome Powell Is Secretly Helping Us Earn Yields Up To 13%
It’s a party on Wall Street! While the suits fawn over the hot “Trump trade” stocks, we dividend investors are going to dumpster dive. Hey, we have no shame. We’re talking about yields from 7.8% to 13.4%, paid monthly! Why the bargains? Bonds have been bloodied since the Federal Reserve cut rates. Wait, what? Let’s remember the […]
Will NextEra Energy Partners Slash Its Dividend?
NextEra Energy Partners (NEP) was a dividend growth superstar for almost a decade. The company increased its dividend every quarter by 3% to 4%, giving 15% annual dividend growth. The average yield of 4% or so put NEP’s yearly compound total returns in the very high teens. However, the way NEP structured the debt it issued […]
Turn Market Shifts Into Opportunity With A Strategic Bond Ladder
When I sold bonds in the 1990s, using a bond ladder—or even laddering CDs—allowed investors to maximize their investment yields and retain flexibility and liquidity. With the yield curve starting to steepen and the future of interest rates unknown, employing the current version of a bond ladder strategy can add safety and income to your […]