There is this saying about value investors: we do not swing at every pitch, we wait for the right one. The question is, how do you know this is the right pitch? The AI boom has put data center REITs squarely in the spotlight. There are forecasts of massive capital spending from the big-tech. On […]
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I used to think of CEFs as one of those financial products that exist, but I didn’t see a reason to ever consider buying one. Open-end mutual funds and stocks were all the rage, and later came the ETFs which immediately became very popular. If you’ve written off closed-end funds (CEFs) as outdated or opaque,
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Looking for dividend stocks with serious growth credentials? This screen might be your new favorite tool. We’ve filtered the universe of small-cap stocks to find the rare breed that offers not just income, but rising income. Each of the 12 companies on this list pays a dividend yielding between 1.5% and 3.75%. Respectable, but not
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Don’t Risk Your Retirement on the Wrong Yield Strategy As an income investor, you want to maximize your income. But more than that, you want a reliable and consistent income stream. As interest rates fluctuate and market volatility threatens your income stream, choosing between preferred stock ETFs and traditional dividend ETFs becomes more than just
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Business Development Companies (BDCs) can look like dividend gold mines. The headline yields are often double or triple what you get from blue-chip dividend stocks or bond funds. But as you already know, the market doesn’t hand out high income without attaching strings. The problem is, these strings are often buried in footnotes, cloaked behind
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One Basket or a Few Carefully Chosen Eggs? BDC investing can appear deceptively straightforward, and that’s exactly where many investors misstep. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) promise diversification, ease of use, and a quick route to yield generation. For the time-starved investor, they seem like the perfect plug-and-play solution. But as every serious value investor knows, convenience
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Closed end funds (CEFs) offer high yields that catch the eye, but the real story hides behind those numbers. If you rely only on the headline yield, you risk buying into a fund that’s eroding its own capital or masking poor performance with financial engineering. Professional portfolio managers dig deeper. They examine how the distribution
Income investors everywhere are familiar with the siren song of the dividend yield. Dividend yield offers comfort. It promises passive income and makes a stock feel like a steady paycheck. But if you’re chasing yield without looking at the full picture, you’re likely leaving serious money on the table. In fact, focusing on dividend yield
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Volatility is the one guest at your investing table that never fails to show up uninvited. It rattles your nerves, distorts valuations, and tests your resolve. But as a value investor, you don’t need to fear volatility — you need to understand how to use it. One tool often overlooked in this regard is the
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Everything You Need to Know About Investing in Closed End Funds—From Discounts to Dividends and Beyond Introduction: The Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight If you’ve spent any time exploring income investments, you’ve probably come across closed-end funds (CEFs)—and maybe skipped past them. They’re often lumped together with mutual funds and ETFs, yet behave nothing like
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