Wednesday, September 17, 2025
I have been known to call closed-end funds (CEFs) the “junkyard of Wall Street.” A few good funds exist, but they are hard to dig out of the 387 publicly traded CEFs. One issue with closed-end funds is the widespread use of managed dividend policies.With a managed dividend policy, the fund managers set a dividend […]
The 10 highest yield dividend stocks going ex-div this week. These are some of the top dividend stocks for this week.
The cryptocurrency Ethereum has gone through a wild ride over the last few years. The move higher from its April lows has been impressive, and many experts are predicting that Ethereum could move multiples higher still. The orange line on the chart shows the three-year track record of Ethereum. The Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF […]
Investors looking for a predictable income stream combined with high yields might like Target Pay ETFs. You’ve probably heard of Target Date Funds. These provide a set-and-forget portfolio for retirement with a shifting asset mix designed to become more conservative over time as a specific target date (like a retirement year) approaches. Target Pay ETFs […]
The term Magnificent 7, referring to seven specific top stocks— Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla—was coined in 2023 by a Bank of America stock analyst. The term was a take on the 1960 western, The Magnificent Seven, which was nicely remade in 2016. Surprisingly, there are few ways to invest in […]
Energy midstream stocks, including master limited partnerships (MLPs), have been an excellent option for investors seeking yield and dividend growth. With the second-quarter earnings season behind us, it’s a good time to see how the sector is doing with dividends. Alerian Energy, now part of VettaFi, publishes indexes that track energy midstream and infrastructure assets. […]
With Bitcoin recently setting record highs, interest in crypto-related stocks is also at an all-time high. Our ETF Income Edge service researches and recommends high-yield ETFs that pay exceedingly attractive yields. My subscribers have been asking about a newly launched crypto ETF. There are actually two high-yield ETFs whose portfolios focus on cryptocurrency stocks. Let’s […]
Over just a few years, ETFs using covered call strategies to generate income and dividends have become a massive phenomenon. These funds fall into two broad categories. There are covered call ETFs that use index ETFs or actively managed portfolios as their underlying assets, and there are single-stock covered call ETFs. The latter gives investors […]
There is a widespread belief that renewable energy sources are replacing traditional hydrocarbon energy sources. That is not the case. Here is the global crude oil demand for the last 20 years. Consumption has grown from 83.65 million barrels per day (mbpd) in 2005 to a forecast of 105.5 mbpd for 2025. The use of […]
With our ETF Income Edge service, we discuss, educate, and recommend ETFs from the newish—and rapidly growing—universe of high-yield option-strategy ETFs. With mid-year approaching, I thought it would be a good time to review year-to-date results. You may recall that the U.S. stock market experienced a rapid and steep decline from mid-February through early April. […]
