More often than not [Editor’s note: In honor of the New Year, we at StreetAuthority thought it might be worth looking back at some of our most popular articles of 2012. This article was originally published on Nov. 22.] More often than not, many investors make the… Read More

Looking for a bargain? No it’s not a bridge. It’s a carefully selected single-family home in Phoenix, or maybe even Atlanta, or another once hard-hit city in the United States. Not interested in the hassle of buying a foreclosed home, fixing it up, and… Read More

I want to share with you the most important things to look for when building an income-generating portfolio. Even though high-yielding securities grab all the headlines, double-digit yields aren’t everything.#-ad_banner-# A lot of companies that pay a high… Read More

My dad has been running our family farm in northern Illinois for more than 40 years. I grew up riding tractors, feeding cows and running through cornfields, though admittedly I never took to the business of farming. Growing up on the farm, I knew one thing for certain: Every single… Read More

This week’s investment idea comes with a 9% yield, and a deep contract backlog to fund its payouts. Read More

When the economic climate gets rough, many companies are forced to reduce or even outright eliminate their dividends. They have no choice: Cash flow falls, and any efforts to sustain a dividend at current levels… Read More

Aging baby boomers have been a topic among investors for quite some time. After all, with a demographic of more than 76 million in the United States, they’re the biggest — and richest — generation in history. With a baby boomer turning 60… Read More

As I’ve said many times before, investors can find plenty of rich yields in telecom stocks. Predictable subscriber demand gives these companies plenty of cash flow to support high dividends. In addition, telecom companies currently benefit from the rollout of the 4G technology,… Read More

Aging baby boomers have been a topic among investors for quite some time. After all, with a demographic of more than 76 million in the United States, they’re the biggest — and richest — generation in history. With a baby boomer turning 60 every eight seconds, this segment is expected to comprise 20-25% of the U.S. population in about 20 years. As a group, baby boomers have accumulated a lot of wealth. With the average baby boomer predicted to retire with $500,000… Read More

Aging baby boomers have been a topic among investors for quite some time. After all, with a demographic of more than 76 million in the United States, they’re the biggest — and richest — generation in history. With a baby boomer turning 60 every eight seconds, this segment is expected to comprise 20-25% of the U.S. population in about 20 years. As a group, baby boomers have accumulated a lot of wealth. With the average baby boomer predicted to retire with $500,000 and $1 million in assets, this group is estimated to have $7 trillion in wealth, which accounts for nearly 70% of the total wealth in the United States.#-ad_banner-# Most of the individual clients I counsel fall into this demographic. My typical new client is a male baby boomer with most of his accumulated assets invested into a former employer’s 401k, IRAs and his home equity. He’s invested in stocks to save for retirement, but now he is concerned with making these… Read More

Most people are going to miss the biggest opportunity to money in the next decade. I recently told you about the upcoming “dividend decade.” I predict there… Read More