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This Is What You Need When You Retire There are plenty of investments that can generate income for you.  |
Financial Advisor November 2012 Marla Brill |
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.  |
Registered Rep. February 13, 2012 Stan Luxenberg |
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.  |
Financial Planning October 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
The Quest for Yield With a flat yield curve and low interest rates, some financial planners are discovering income in an alternative universe.  |
The Motley Fool 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 February 1, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Tax Perk You Can't Afford to Miss These stocks offer tax advantages that other investments don't.  |
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 October 13, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Wrong Reason to Buy Dividend Stocks They aren't a substitute for low-risk assets.  |
Financial Advisor October 2009 Michelle Knight |
Cashing In On Cash Flow Retirement-age investors need not resign themselves to a portfolio of Treasury bonds with pitifully low yields.  |
Financial Planning March 1, 2008 Jason Brady |
A Race for Income Most investors who are searching for income from their investments look at one factor: yield. Is this the right approach?  |
The Motley Fool 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.  |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Big-Time Risk on Short-Term Money Short-term bond funds have been billed as an attractive substitute for money-market mutual funds. But as some investors are discovering, these funds aren't risk-free. Yields fluctuate, and you risk losing some principal.  |
The Motley Fool February 12, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Next Victim of the Recession Forget about those 5% yields.  |
The Motley Fool March 12, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
How Higher Rates Could Hurt You As night follows day, higher interest rates almost always result from an improving economy. If you're not prepared for the impact that higher rates could have on your finances, you could be in for a huge shock.  |
The Motley Fool February 19, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Fall for Short-Term Bond Funds Short-term bond funds are often touted as a substitute for money market funds. Often, short-term bond funds pay slightly higher interest rates, however, a little more interest isn't worth the risk.  |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Place to Find Income Now Bond yields and dividend yields are moving in opposite directions.  |
Financial Advisor October 2007 Eric Uhlfelder |
Income Alternatives Preferred stocks are some of the best sources of income that many investors don't know about.  |
The Motley Fool August 20, 2009 Ivan Martchev |
Why Is Buffett Buying Bonds? Recent purchases show that Berkshire is buying more bonds than stocks. Why?  |
The Motley Fool May 3, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Here's Where You'll Find Great Dividends Don't stay close to home. It's worth taking a closer look at foreign dividend stocks.  |
The Motley Fool November 6, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
3 Investments That Will Cut Your Taxes Let's talk about some investments that get preferential treatment from the tax man.  |
The Motley Fool February 22, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Higher Rates Will Hurt These Stocks Yields are headed up. Some stocks will suffer.  |
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Geoff Considine |
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.  |
The Motley Fool March 3, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Cheapest Way to Boost Your Income If you need the cash, this is the best way to get it. As a way to provide income, you should definitely consider owning some dividend stocks.  |
Registered Rep. 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.  |
BusinessWeek December 20, 2007 Lauren Young |
Steady Income in Unsteady Times In 2008, income hunters willing to take on a little risk can reap significant rewards.  |
The Motley Fool May 31, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Why the Fed Can't Make Up Its Mind Dueling influences put the Federal Reserve in a box.  |
The Motley Fool November 29, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
The Inverted Yield Curve and You What current interest rates mean for the average investor.  |
The Motley Fool December 14, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
It's Still Smart to Own These Stocks There's reason to be cautious, but dividend paying stocks are worth the risk.  |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2009 Liz Peek |
Muni Manager Advises: Stay Rich With a worsening tax outlook, even stock jocks should pay attention to municipal bonds.  |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Boosting Returns With High-Yield Trusts These REIT super-dividend payers make you money two ways.  |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
2 Ways Dividend Stocks Can Make You Rich Before you simply pick a few for your portfolio, you need to get a grasp on one of the major differences among the thousands of stocks that pay dividends.  |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Forget Treasuries. Buy Convertibles Instead. Convertible securities combine attractive elements of bonds and stocks. Are they for you?  |
The Motley Fool 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.  |
The Motley Fool November 20, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
How to Earn More From Your Investments Depending on how you interpret dividend stocks passing bonds on a yield basis, the milestone could have disturbing implications for the stock market -- or it could represent the opportunity of a lifetime for investors in dividend-paying stocks.  |
The Motley Fool May 16, 2011 Todd Wenning |
Dividend Sector Review: Oil & Gas How do oil and gas company dividends stack up?  |
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 August 11, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Save Your Retirement From Certain Doom It's the beginning of the end for Social Security. Are you prepared? Like it or not, you need to seek out higher returns.  |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2010 Cliff D'Arcy |
Bagging Bumper Dividends After BP With no BP dividends in 2010, investors could earn extra income from these five firms.  |
The Motley Fool October 28, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Should You Go With Stocks or Bonds for Income? You may lose big bucks if you cling too strongly to bonds.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Climbing Down the Ladder Does bond laddering make sense with an inverted yield curve?  |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Dividend Stocks You Can Depend On If you're looking for stocks that will give you both a healthy stream of current income as well as the promise of potential growth for years to come, you'll find plenty of dividend-paying stocks that fit the bill.  |
The Motley Fool December 19, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
The Scoop on Savings Bonds: Part 2 A closer look at why bonds aren't as attractive as they used to be.  |
The Motley Fool July 18, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
4 Things to Buy Instead of Treasuries 401(k) reform may have had an unintended consequence.  |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 Chris Jones |
Class of the Titans Can preferred stock quench investors' thirst for yield?  |
The Motley Fool June 11, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Next Crisis Has Just Begun The current combination of higher borrowing costs and lower returns on savings could create lasting problems for consumers and the economy as a whole.  |
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 |
This High-Yield Fund Skirts Risk Alex Lock's strategy at Westcore Flexible Income is to look for "solid, stable companies that offer attractive yields over the long-term."  |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Michelle Knight |
Fixed-Income Bonding Abandoning bonds for dividend-paying stocks may seem like a "no-brainer," but think again.  |
The Motley Fool July 28, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Right Way to Balance Stock Risk Stocks may be the investment that will make you rich. But once you've saved up a decent nest egg, you'll need other investments to help you stay rich.  |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Watch This Top-Yielding ETF The iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund makes plenty of payouts with its high-dividend holdings.  |