With interest rates moving higher, so are bond yields. However, bond funds still aren’t that exciting from a yield perspective. For instance, iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) has a dividend yield of only 1.5%.
One way to boost the cash flow from popular bond funds like IEF is to sell calls against the shares.
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