It’s likely a good bet that the Federal Reserve will raise the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (1/4 of 1%) in September. Fed… Read More »4 High-Yield Energy Stocks With 6% And Higher Dividends Are Strong Buys Before September
Hey, remember tariffs? Well, they’re baaaaaaaack! As of last week, new import taxes of 10% to 12.5% were slapped on 60 trading partners. This covers… Read More »The Perfect Defense? 5 Stable Dividend Stocks Paying Up To 11.5%
If you have investments in the “hot stocks” for this year, you know how fast sentiment can turn negative, and share prices tumble. While the… Read More »The Best ETFs For Reliable Cash Flow
There are two aspects of an insurance company that investors need to monitor. The first is how well they run their insurance operations. The second… Read More »Why Insurance Stocks Can Be Some Of The Market’s Best Long-Term Compounders
Retirees living off a portfolio care about one thing above all: when the checks show up. These five names all pay monthly. Yields here range from… Read More »The Super-High-Yield Retirement Stocks That Turn A Nest Egg Into A Monthly Paycheck
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Strait of Hormuz is closed once again. Crude oil jumped 9% Monday on the news, and… Read More »7 Cheap Dividends Up To 13.9% For A Second Oil Spike
The universe of closed-end funds (CEFs) attracts investors because of the high yields many pay. I have serious reservations about investing in CEFs. I’ve been… Read More »The Easy Way To Invest In Closed-End Funds
When looking for long-term yield, income investors have two basic choices: dividend stocks and dividend exchange-traded funds. I prefer dividend ETFs. The payout tends to… Read More »3 Top Dividend ETFs Built For Long-Term Buy-And-Hold Investors
A 10% dividend yield looks like a gift. Usually it’s a warning the market is sending before the cut arrives. All five stocks below clear… Read More »5 Stocks Yielding 10%+ With Dividends In Serious Danger
Wall Street analysts have one job: predict where companies’ earnings are going in the coming quarter. Sounds simple enough, except said suits aren’t so good… Read More »These 8 Stocks Pay Up To 8.3% … And Soon, They’ll Pay Even More