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Yield vs. Risk New rules for income investing not only help investors to avoid these extremes, but also show the way to create income portfolios that provide the most yield available for a given level of risk. |
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February 13, 2012
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Searching for Yield Yield-starved investors have good reason to be increasingly frustrated. Money-market funds yield next to nothing, and 5-year Treasuries yield less than 1 percent. TIPS sport negative yields. |
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May 26, 2011
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Stocks vs. Bonds for Income: Let's Rumble Investors should ignore bonds, but they should consider stocks for at least part of an income-oriented portfolio. |
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April 15, 2011
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Seed Money + Time = You're a Millionaire It's OK to restart investing after taking a break. |
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November 23, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Don't Be Fooled by "Safe" Payouts No investment is completely safe right now. |
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February 14, 2011
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6 Great Buys for Your IRA Make the most of the tax benefits of your retirement account. |
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5 Strong Stocks for Your IRA These are the right stocks for your retirement accounts. |
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November 2012
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Beyond Bonds As interest rates remain at rock-bottom levels, investors seeking higher yields are piling into bond funds. Mark Freeman has produced an attractive total return with low volatility without depending solely on fixed income securities. |
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December 1, 2011
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Best ETF for 2012: Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income Get pure exposure to the hottest dividend plays in the market. |
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Watch This Top-Yielding ETF The iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund makes plenty of payouts with its high-dividend holdings. |
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Diamonds Among The Junk High-yield bonds -- those fixed income securities rated below investment grade -- have some advantages over more vanilla-type bond products. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2006
Stan Luxenberg |
The Discount Mystery When exchange-traded funds appeared in the 1990s, some observers predicted that the new vehicles would doom their older cousins, closed-end funds. But lately those boring old closed-end funds have been attracting renewed attention. |
BusinessWeek
February 18, 2010
Lewis Braham |
In Search of Dividends Investors are hungry for quality companies that pay steady dividends. |
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September 18, 2009
Todd Wenning |
Stocks That Keep Paying You Back Jumping into bonds isn't a bad thing, but investors do need to keep a few things in mind. |
Investment Advisor
January 1, 2011
Ben Warwick |
Investment Advisor's January 2011 Issue: Ben Warwick Won't Compromise on Getting Returns. Period Clients must take risks to make returns. Here's the right way to do it in 2011. |
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December 1, 2002
Stan Luxenberg |
Calming the Terrified Client For most clients, however, there are options more lucrative than principal-protection funds that provide a respectable return without assuming the risk of straight equity funds. Consider, for example, closed-end municipal bond funds. |
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June 29, 2011
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Time to Buy These Beaten-Down Investments? Junk bonds have fallen, and investors are running scared. What's the smart move? |
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August 10, 2010
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You Need These Stocks in Your IRA These dividend payers and REITs need the protection of tax-favored accounts. |
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November 16, 2010
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Don't March With General Bernanke The Fed chief is promoting a dangerous muddle. Stocks are now outperforming junk bonds by the widest margin in a decade and they remain at rock-bottom valuations compared with bonds. Don't fight the Fed. Get your stocks while they're cheap! |
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July 29, 2010
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Don't Buy The Best Performing Asset of 2010 Zero-coupon Treasury securities may look appealing during periods of market volatility, but quality stocks are the better option |
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November 17, 2008
Andrew Sullivan |
The Market Indicator You Shouldn't Ignore Amid all the doom and gloom, one little-known silver lining hasn't been getting much attention: Dividend yields are the highest they've been in years. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Are No Free Lunch Extra yield may be worth the risk in some cases, but be sure you know what you're getting into. |
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July 3, 2008
Aaron Pressman |
Your Post-Subprime Portfolio Following expert advice hasn't helped many investors save for retirement. Here's what went wrong, and what you need to do now. |
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December 22, 2009
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This Is What You Need When You Retire There are plenty of investments that can generate income for you. |
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June 2, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Millionaire-Maker Mutual Funds Let someone else make you rich, while you take it easy. There are many funds with market-beating records that can serve you well. |
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June 30, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Junk Bonds the Easy Way There's no need to guess which junk bonds will perform best. |
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April 13, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Tax-Smart Answer to Low Interest Rates Municipal bonds aren't risk-free, but they are attractive. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Beat Bonds and Still Stay Safe There may be a way for risk-averse investors to keep their nest eggs relatively safe, yet still enjoy bond-beating growth. |
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February 22, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Higher Rates Will Hurt These Stocks Yields are headed up. Some stocks will suffer. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2011
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It's OK to Plan for the Worst It just might help you wind up in a better spot in the long run for your retirement if you consider both stocks and bonds. |
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June 30, 2011
Chuck Saletta |
Can You Oversave for Retirement? It's possible -- or it could open up possibilities elsewhere. |
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July 18, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
4 Things to Buy Instead of Treasuries 401(k) reform may have had an unintended consequence. |
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March 16, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Why Bonds Aren't Enough to Retire On Most investors can't afford the luxury of an all-bond portfolio. |
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February 27, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
5 Great Ways to Trim Your Taxes Here are the five best things you can do to trim your taxes, both now and in the future. |
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December 16, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
The Safer Path to Big Bucks If you want to have the soundest sleep at night, and invest in companies that will serve you well in a bear market, dividend-paying stocks can offer security in a volatile market. |
BusinessWeek
December 25, 2006
Adrienne Carter |
Income: Why Cash Could Be King Looking for the highest, safest yields? You may want to open a savings account. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Paying for Quality With bonds, sometimes it pays to get the best. Investors and mutual funds that are buying lower-quality bonds may find that they would've been better off sticking with Treasuries in the long run. |
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April 29, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Beware This Investment's Hidden Risks Bonds deserve a place in most investors' portfolios. But relying on them exclusively could be riskier than you think. |
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August 12, 2008
Andrew Sullivan |
The Market Indicator You Shouldn't Ignore There's a silver lining in the market's recent slump. |
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Selena Maranjian |
I Ain't Afraid of No Stocks! Consider some stock strategies that even stock-o-phobics can embrace. |
Investment Advisor
May 2007
Palash R. Ghosh |
Safe, but Sound Intermediate-term bonds are not very exciting, but they do deliver steady gains. One of the top fund performers in this sector is the $1.06 billion Federated Bond Fund. |
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July 7, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Can These Investments Keep Flying High? As long as you understand the risks involved, owning corporate bonds either directly or through a bond exchange-traded fund or mutual fund can give you higher yields on your money. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
Stan Luxenberg |
Are Bond Funds Still Attractive? Advisors who are kicking the tires of bond funds these days might be entering the market too late. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
How to Beat Risk Before It Beats You In putting together a lifetime financial plan for your investments, you want to balance the risks you take against the returns you earn. But, figuring out the right way to accomplish that task is easier said than done. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2008
Donald Jay Korn |
Better Yields Yield can be found in a variety of places, from the most common to the highly esoteric. Here's a look at some of them. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2010
Chris Jones |
Class of the Titans Can preferred stock quench investors' thirst for yield? |
Registered Rep.
August 29, 2011
Stan Luxenberg |
Outperforming Muni Bond Funds Can Be Conservative or Aggressive. But You Better Know Your Fund Not all municipal bond fund managers are content to stay in the middle of the field. A few stars have topped the averages by following unusual strategies. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2004
Mathew Emmert |
Powerful Payouts Stock yields are still better than some might suggest. Have a look at why current dividend yields are anything but puny and what they can add to your bottom line. |
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March 21, 2011
Jacob Roche |
A New Approach to Bond Funds Maturity-date funds take much of the risk out of bond funds. |
