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How To Snag Yields Up To 13% Without Sticking Your Neck Out

How To Snag Yields Up To 13% Without Sticking Your Neck Out

| October 2, 2023

It’s a great time to be an income investor. We have yields averaging 11.1% staring us in the face. All we need to do is step past the broader fear, and we can dial in these dynamic dividends. Which oh by the way, pay us monthly. To do so we’ll look past traditional ETFs in favor of select […]

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5 High-Yielding S&P Stocks: Is It The Right Time To Buy?

5 High-Yielding S&P Stocks: Is It The Right Time To Buy?

| August 30, 2023

Key Points About three-fourths of the S&P 500 pay a dividend. According to S&P Dow Jones Indices, dividends have contributed approximately 32% of total S&P return since 1926.  The current yield of the S&P is 1.55%. That’s below the 10-year Treasury yield, but that’s an average.  Remember: High yields don’t come without risk. It’s not unusual […]

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A Preferred Stock ETF With A Secret Strategy

A Preferred Stock ETF With A Secret Strategy

| August 14, 2023

Most of the time, preferred stock shares are pretty boring. However, the rapid increase in interest rates has turned a subset of the preferred universe into potentially outstanding investment opportunities. You could dig out the right preferred stocks yourself or invest in an ETF that does precisely that. Let me show you how to do […]

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Buy This, Not That: 3 Preferred Funds Yielding 7%-9%

Buy This, Not That: 3 Preferred Funds Yielding 7%-9%

| August 7, 2023

Is there still a chance to buy the bank dip? You bet—with nifty yields up to 9.4%! We’re going to avoid the regional lenders, which pains me to say because I love banking with the small guys. But I’m not looking to own them as the economy slows down. No, nothing personal, but I’ll take […]

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Get A 6% Yield In A Red-Hot Market

Get A 6% Yield In A Red-Hot Market

| July 31, 2023

Japan has been mired in an economic slump for decades. Despite keeping its benchmark interest rate below 1% since 1995—and at or below 0% or below for more than a decade—GDP growth rates have struggled to consistently stay in positive territory. That’s why investing in Japanese stocks has been mostly an exercise in futility for […]

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This AI-Powered Dividend Yields 10% (And Pays Monthly)

This AI-Powered Dividend Yields 10% (And Pays Monthly)

| June 14, 2023

Few folks know it, but there’s a way to tap the surging AI trend for a growing 10% dividend. Better still, this monster “AI-powered payout” comes our way monthly. That’s a far sight better than what most folks are doing these days: focusing on a handful of dividend paying blue chip tech stocks like Microsoft (MSFT). There’s […]

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5 Cheap Dividend Stocks Yielding Up To 10.3%

5 Cheap Dividend Stocks Yielding Up To 10.3%

| May 10, 2023

The best thing about a multi-year bear market? The bargains. Today we’ll talk dividend deals. Big payers. Stocks yielding up to 10.3% and trading for as little as three-times free cash flow (FCF). That’s right—3X FCF! Profits are Fake, Cash Flow is Real Wall Street accountants can “adjust” just about every number in a 10-Q. “Adjusted earnings.” “Adjusted […]

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A “Private Equity” Mini-Portfolio That Yields 10%-Plus

A “Private Equity” Mini-Portfolio That Yields 10%-Plus

| April 24, 2023

Private equity (PE) is a rich guy and gal favorite. PE firms find deals and deliver outsized dividends. They don’t like dealing with common folk. So, PE shops typically set a minimum of a few hundred thousand dollars or so to invest. But we contrarians have a better way! By tapping BDCs—or business development companies—we […]

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3 Dividends (Up To 14.6%) Paid Out Each And Every Month

3 Dividends (Up To 14.6%) Paid Out Each And Every Month

| April 3, 2023

It doesn’t get any better than monthly dividends. Getting paid every 30 days aligns nicely with our monthly bill schedule. Today we’ll discuss three monthly dividend stocks yielding 5.4% to 14.6% per year. Yes, that’s right, 14.6% per year! Worth it? We’ll discuss that shortly. First, an ode to the monthly payment. Below I’d like […]

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How To Make Money During Stock Market Crises

How To Make Money During Stock Market Crises

| March 22, 2023

With the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the hit to financial sector stocks has been brutal. As a reference, the iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT) dropped by more than 30% in a few days. During a follow-up webinar with my newsletter subscribers, I discussed how steep market corrections have been showing up more often… And how […]

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