If you’re an income investor that’s ever wanted to lock in a high yield, then know this: sometimes you’ve got to reach for it.  Not every high yielder is going to be a world-dominating company with a pristine… Read More

He’s one of America’s greatest success stories. But despite being the world’s richest man during his time, J. Paul Getty is almost forgotten today. The wealth Getty amassed is almost unimaginable. At one time, his estimated worth was roughly 1/900th of the entire U.S. Read More

Around this time last summer, I emphasized the rare opportunity to lock in safe, handsome dividend yields ahead of rising interest rates.  Around this same time last year, the benchmark 10-year Treasury was paying a sky-high 3.0%. Today, it yields around 1.6%. This means,… Read More

Royalty trusts are arguably the most successful high-yield stocks to ever hit the market. I’d venture more fortunes have been made with these securities than just about any other income investment out there. I’ve found some royalty trusts that have returned nearly 3,000% in… Read More

One of the biggest tech companies on the planet could pay an enormous dividend.  Right now, this company holds more than $48 billion in cash on its books. To put this into perspective, that’s enough money to pay every person in America $153. Read More

Shareholders in leading blues-chip companies such as General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and HJ Heinz (NYSE: HNZ) are fortunate. Stocks like these can be great investments. But ideally, investors could have made more money if they had invested in them way before they became established… Read More

 After a brief respite, volatility has returned to the stock market with a vengeance. In fact, the only index that rose was the Market Volatility Index (VIX), which measures the… Read More

On March 14, shares of Zion’s Bacorp (NYSE: ZION) jumped 10.5%. The bank wasn’t announcing earnings for another month… it wasn’t increasing its dividend… and there was no… Read More

Anyone who has been to the grocery store during the past few years has first-hand experience with just how real the trend in food inflation is. Nowadays, it’s easy to spend close to $4 on a gallon of milk. A carton of eggs… Read More

For income investors, monthly dividend payers are the gold standard. We depend on regular distributions to help with bills… and having to wait three months for our next payment isn’t always practical.   Luckily, there… Read More