Thursday, July 9, 2026
The universe of closed-end funds (CEFs) attracts investors because of the high yields many pay. My subscribers know I have serious reservations about investing in CEFs. I’ve been known to call the CEF world the “junkyard of Wall Street.” Closed-end fund sponsors do not redeem shares from investors; rather, once shares are issued, they trade only […]
The 10 highest yield dividend stocks going ex-div this week. These are some of the top dividend stocks for this week.
The Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) is very popular for use as the underlying asset for covered call strategy ETFs. My ETF database currently includes 19 funds that use QQQ or a QQQ derivative as their underlying asset. QQQ is the index ETF for the Nasdaq 100 ETF. The index is market-cap weighted and includes […]
The 10 highest yield dividend stocks going ex-div this week. These are some of the top dividend stocks for this week.
Energy stocks posted strong share price gains as crude oil soared after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. From late February to early April, crude oil futures went from $65 per barrel to a peak of $115 per barrel. Since mid-May, oil has fallen from $108 to a current $73 per barrel. Energy stocks […]
Global X ETFs are among the old guard when it comes to option-strategy ETFs. Their SPY and QQQ option-strategy ETFs, the Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (XYLD) and Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD), both launched in 2013. Over the last three years, a number of new ETFs employing covered calls […]
The Nasdaq 100 index comprises 100 large-cap stocks of innovative companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The index is widely viewed as a proxy for investment in large tech companies. The Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) tracks the Nasdaq-100 index and is widely used as a proxy for the index. In the growing universe […]
Investors who try to time the market, as well as those who don’t think they are doing so but end up doing it anyway , will often have their buy-and-sell timing turned around. It’s a mathematical fact that investors are more likely to buy high and sell low, which is the opposite of investing for […]
Investing in gold mining companies is a way to gain exposure to gold’s value. Mining stocks are viewed as a leveraged bet on gold, since the cost to produce an ounce is relatively fixed, so any gains in gold fall to the mining company’s bottom line. The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is a popular […]
Two years (and a few months) ago, we launched our ETF Income Edge service to help investors profitably invest in the rapidly growing world of option strategy, high-yield ETFs sporting yields like 15%, 25%, even 40% or more. The challenge with these ETFs is managing them to turn those great yields into realized total returns. […]
