Finding dependable, double-digit yields in this market isn’t easy… The Federal Reserve has pushed interest rates to all-time lows. Bonds are barely beating inflation, and the yields on dividend stocks are awful… the S&P 500 only pays 2.2%. To make matters worse, stocks are within pennies of their all-time highs. So even if you are lucky enough to find a company with a decent payout, chances are you’ll be taking a lot of risk. But that doesn’t mean income investors have to throw in the towel. There are plenty of ways to earn dependable high-yields in this market… you just… Read More
Finding dependable, double-digit yields in this market isn’t easy… The Federal Reserve has pushed interest rates to all-time lows. Bonds are barely beating inflation, and the yields on dividend stocks are awful… the S&P 500 only pays 2.2%. To make matters worse, stocks are within pennies of their all-time highs. So even if you are lucky enough to find a company with a decent payout, chances are you’ll be taking a lot of risk. But that doesn’t mean income investors have to throw in the towel. There are plenty of ways to earn dependable high-yields in this market… you just have to get creative. #-ad_banner-# For example, ProfitableTrading’s Amber Hestla has been using covered calls to earn an average annual yield of 38% in her Maximum Income portfolio since she launched her service in January. I know what you’re thinking. You probably saw the words covered calls and 38% annual yields and thought “damn, there must be a lot of risk involved with this strategy… right?” Wrong. In fact, using covered calls is arguably the safest — if not the only — way to meaningfully boost your income stream in today’s market. It’s a strategy I’d… Read More