Generally accepted financial planning guidelines always recommend that a portion (typically 40%) of an investor’s portfolio be in bonds. Very few buy individual bonds, meaning… Read More »Bond Funds Look Safe Until Rates Start Rising
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is turning its back on long-term Treasuries—and that’s rattling the bond market. That, in turn, has the mainstream crowd… Read More »Wall Street Is Cutting Off Uncle Sam (Priming This 9% Payer For Gains)
China—ye of 145% levies—owns $760 billion in long-term Treasuries. Think they may be looking to sell? China dumping bonds would obviously put pressure on long… Read More »5 Safe Bonds Funds For Parking Cash, Yields Up To 5%
Although some tariff hikes have been paused, a recession is still very much in play. A variety of debt would benefit if Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s campaign to flatten… Read More »3 Bond CEFs: Defense That Pays Up To 10.2%
The economy is slowing. And if you believe that these tariff-tapping brakes are going to land us in a recession, these tax-equivalent yields up to 12.4% are for… Read More »Recession-Resistant Yields Up To 12.4% (Or 17% In California!)
Let me start with a prediction: Interest rates are going to fall this year—and by more than most people think. When that happens, bonds—including one discounted 8.7%-paying bond… Read More »How To “Front-Run” The Next Bond Rally (With 8.7% Dividends)
No two ways about it: This stock market is getting twitchy, and it’s (frankly beyond) time for all investors to take it seriously. Trade wars.… Read More »Stock Market Turmoil Is Coming. Consider These “Hidden” 12.5% Yields
As we income investors roll into Trump 2.0, it’s time for us to “flip the script” on the trades that have worked for us over… Read More »Top Trump 2.0 Dividend Trades
Bonds have been bloodied since the Federal Reserve cut rates. We could dip into bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs)—they’ll have the same tailwind at their back. But I prefer CEFs… Read More »Jerome Powell Is Secretly Helping Us Earn Yields Up To 13%
There is a ton of demand for bonds out there right now, and it’s easy to see why: they’re offering big income streams—especially when you… Read More »These 10% Bond Deals Are Still Around (But Their Discounts Are Closing)