Wednesday, April 2, 2025
For my high-yield-focused Dividend Hunter newsletter, I tend to steer away from recommending closed-end funds (CEFs). I have been known to call CEFs the “junkyard of Wall Street.” Still, when I discovered the Amplify High Income ETF (YYY), I had hopes of finding a fund that would select the best in the CEF world. It […]
The 10 highest yield dividend stocks going ex-div this week. These are some of the top dividend stocks for this week.
Over the past few weeks, the major U.S. stock market indexes have tumbled into correction territory. Of course, falling stock prices lead to news reports filled with warnings about continued price declines, the potential for a bear market, and even an economic recession. Every time stock prices enter a downturn, news outlets and many investors […]
On March 7, 2024, Roundhill Investments launched the first two ETFs utilizing zero-day-to-expiration (0DTE) options to generate income and pay dividends to investors. The team at Roundhill recently released a report detailing the returns and features of these two high-yield funds. The two Roundhill ETFs are: · Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call […]
With the stock market in a downturn, my publisher says fewer people are signing up for newsletters because they’re sitting on their hands. Fear has taken control. I would think that with stock prices going down, investors would be looking for ideas and strategies that let them weather the decline without giving in to the […]
There is an old investment saying that the safest dividend is the one that was just increased. With the stock market currently in a correction, looking for stocks that have fallen sharply yet pay stable and growing dividends would be a good place to look for stocks that will benefit the most when the markets […]
Operations in the energy sector can be divided into three distinct subsectors: upstream, midstream, and downstream. Profits from two of them—upstream and downstream—vary significantly, with price changes for crude oil, natural gas, and refined fuels. The third sector, midstream, has stable revenue streams and makes a good choice for income-focused investors. Major energy companies like […]
As the ranks of option strategy ETFs continue to grow, it’s interesting to see which strategies fund sponsors will pick to set their ETFs apart from the crowd. The Defiance Income Target ETFs definitely follow a different approach. It will be interesting to see how they work out as they build up time in the […]
Since the pandemic, Rithm Capital (RITM) has dramatically expanded its business operations; it now functions as a global asset manager. But, the market continues to price RITM as if it were still a narrowly focused finance REIT. Over the last few years, Rithm has expanded its business to offer a wide range of finance and […]
In February, we launched the ETF Income Edge service to help investors sort through the rapidly growing world of high-yield (mostly) option-strategy ETFs. To find the best ETFs to recommend to subscribers, I maintain a database of this type of fund. As I write this, I have 82 option strategy ETFs on my results tracking […]
