Author: Tim Plaehn

My Dividend Income Portfolio Just Gave Me a 23% Upside Surprise

My Dividend Income Portfolio Just Gave Me a 23% Upside Surprise

My Dividend Hunter service and recommended portfolio are dedicated to generating income from high-yield stocks and ETFs. My focus stays on overall portfolio results, primarily on total income earned. Recently I dug a little deeper into current yields… and I discovered the Dividend Hunter investments are priced like the economy is in a deep recession. […]

Get Paid 25% While You Wait for This Turnaround Plan to Work

Get Paid 25% While You Wait for This Turnaround Plan to Work

The financial results for the Home Shopping and QVC television retail network’s owner have been, frankly, terrible for the last two years. But the company is almost one year into its “Project Athens” turnaround plan, and if the plan is successful, one particular security could pay off very nicely… Qurate Retail (QRTEA) owns and operates […]

This Consolidating Industry Creates Huge Incomes for Investors

This Consolidating Industry Creates Huge Incomes for Investors

There is a business sector in which the number of publicly traded companies has shrunk by two-thirds over the past decade. This sector provides absolutely essential services to keep the economy running. Its consolidation offers investors the potential for long-term, attractive total returns… From the 1990s through the mid-2010s, energy midstream rewarded investors with excellent […]

Benefit From the Tech Rally and Get Income

Benefit From the Tech Rally and Get Income

For months, the share prices of most stocks have been in the doldrums or worse. Large-cap tech stocks have been the exception, posting nice gains so far this year. Let’s check how a couple of covered call ETFs have performed compared to the most popular tech stock ETF. It’s my favorite way of investing in […]

This CEO Just Went Off on His Stock’s Value – and He’s Right

This CEO Just Went Off on His Stock’s Value – and He’s Right

When markets are disrupted, good companies get taken down along with the ones that are facing problems. The banking sector “crisis” pulled down the share prices of companies across the financial sector. Finance REITs were included, and this group faces continued challenges due to potential commercial mortgage challenges. Recently the CEO of a favorite finance […]

Boost Your Covered Call ETF Returns

Boost Your Covered Call ETF Returns

Covered call ETFs offer the combination of investment exposure to a selected index, plus high-yield income from selling call options. I am considering a tactic for this type of fund that should help boost total returns. Last month, I made a presentation at the Las Vegas MoneyShow covering covered call ETFs. I discussed how they […]

This Strategy Works Great Even in These Ugly Markets

This Strategy Works Great Even in These Ugly Markets

For almost a year, the stock market has been brutal for those investors who have tried to time the next upturn or downturn. Since the bear market first bottomed last June (and then again in October), the stock market rallies have run enough to get investors excited before dashing their hopes by turning down again. […]