Thursday, September 18, 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 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 […]
During my college days, I was a big fan of Blue Öyster Cult, including their song “Don’t Fear the Reaper.” For investors, the Reaper comes in the form of stock market bear markets. New subscribers to my newsletters often ask about tactics and strategies to avoid losing money in the next downturn. My response is […]
I recently came across the relatively new high-yield ETFs from NestYield. The website graphics are eye-catching, to say the least. They have my attention, and the next step is to examine their historical and potential performance. Here are a couple of screenshots from the NestYield.com website: EGGQ, EGGS, and EGGY are the stock symbols for […]
Rithm Capital (RITM), formerly New Residential Investments, has been in my Dividend Hunter portfolio since August 2014—eleven years now. A decade ago, the company was a straightforward finance real estate investment trust (REIT) with a unique portfolio of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). Over the last six years, the company has evolved into a diversified alternative […]
Gold has been a hot commodity, pun intended, with the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) up 42% over the last 12 months. While we hope the trend continues, gold can remain stagnant for an extended period, and income-producing gold-focused funds can be appealing. Covered call ETFs sell call options to generate income when the underlying […]
As I write this, I am in Las Vegas to participate in a MoneyShow investor conference. Two time zones west of home, I was up at 5:30 a.m., raring to go. As I was reviewing my emails, I came across an interesting fact about the weather that I believe applies to investing. I live in […]
My investment newsletters enroll hundreds of new subscribers every month. My tactics and strategies differ significantly from mainstream financial “advice,” allowing me to frequently discuss how my approach to building income and wealth is distinct and compelling. Each of my newsletters focuses on dividends and building an income stream. Dividends are predictable—share prices, not so […]
In our ETF Income Edge newsletter service, we have performed very well with Bitcoin covered call ETFs, and less so with the lone Ethereum covered call ETF (but prospects are improving). Investors have been hoping for more new ETFs with different underlying crypto assets. On July 3, the team at Rex Shares launched the REX-Osprey […]
Each week, the Charlie Bilello Week in Charts email includes a ton of interesting economic and financial information. Recently, a set of asset yields caught my attention. Here are the reported yields on the five major U.S. asset classes: The spread of less than one percent between yields across the classes is a record low. […]
