Analyst Articles

If you’re a regular reader of Dividend Opportunities, you know I love getting — and reinvesting — dividend paychecks. Simply put, my goal is to earn a paycheck every day of the month by owning a basket of solid income securities — and then grow the size of those paychecks by harnessing the power of compounding through dividend reinvestment. So far, the results have been very rewarding. From an initial $200,000 investment, I’m earning $16,584 in dividends a year (or nearly $1,400 a month) using this strategy. And that doesn’t even include a penny from the healthy capital… Read More

If you’re a regular reader of Dividend Opportunities, you know I love getting — and reinvesting — dividend paychecks. Simply put, my goal is to earn a paycheck every day of the month by owning a basket of solid income securities — and then grow the size of those paychecks by harnessing the power of compounding through dividend reinvestment. So far, the results have been very rewarding. From an initial $200,000 investment, I’m earning $16,584 in dividends a year (or nearly $1,400 a month) using this strategy. And that doesn’t even include a penny from the healthy capital gains I’ve made from most of my holdings. But as I said, you may have already heard this before. My goal today is to show you how to get the most out of your income investments using a simple yet effective three-part strategy. #-ad_banner-#​I call it the “Dividend Trifecta,” and it’s the cornerstone of my Daily Paycheck Retirement Strategy. The great thing about the Dividend Trifecta is that it’s fully customizable to your own needs. You can use it to multiply your wealth over time, preserve capital — even bring in… Read More

Most people don’t have a million dollars to invest. It doesn’t matter. What I’m going to show you applies no matter how much money you have to invest — whether it’s $100 or $1 million. But there is a sad truth about a million dollars. Even that heady amount wouldn’t earn you much in regular income — if you put it to work in the “traditional” ways… $567. That’s the most you will get each month if you put that $1 million into the average 1-year CD, which, according to BankRate.com, is yielding just 0.68%. For comparison, the average Social… Read More

Most people don’t have a million dollars to invest. It doesn’t matter. What I’m going to show you applies no matter how much money you have to invest — whether it’s $100 or $1 million. But there is a sad truth about a million dollars. Even that heady amount wouldn’t earn you much in regular income — if you put it to work in the “traditional” ways… $567. That’s the most you will get each month if you put that $1 million into the average 1-year CD, which, according to BankRate.com, is yielding just 0.68%. For comparison, the average Social Security check is $1,269 per month. In other words, you’d earn more from Social Security than you would from $1 million. #-ad_banner-#It’s a similar story with a number of other investments… 10-year Treasury Note — Sitting near historically low levels, if you loaned the federal government $1 million, with annual yields at 2.6%, you’d only earn $26,000 a year… or $2,600 a year on $100,000. Savings Accounts — With a maximum yield of 1%, the absolute best you’ll get from a savings account according to BankRate.com right now is $10,000 a year. Corporate Bonds — If you invest in the… Read More