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(Podcast) Deconstructing the “Double Whammy” Effect on Gold Portfolios

Asset Allocation, Bonds, dividend, Fox Feed, Gold, income, Index Investing Show, Interest Rates, NASDAQ Feed, Partner Feeds, Portfolio Report Card, Retirement Planning, U.S. Stock Market, Yahoo Feed / By Ronald Delegge

How many people sold their stocks at the 2009 bottom, went to cash and then bought gold at its 2011 peak? In my latest Index Investing Show podcast episode, I explain how “double whammy” effect has damaged certain investment portfolios so severely, the losses could be catastrophic. The solution for investors sitting on big losses from precious metals (NYSEARCA:GLTR) is …

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What’s Your Income Plan?

2 Comments / Dividend Income, Fox Feed, NASDAQ Feed, Partner Feeds, Portfolio Management, Yahoo Feed / By Ronald Delegge

For just the fourth time in 50 years, the S&P 500’s (NYSEARCA:IVV) dividend yield was briefly more versus 10-year U.S. Treasuries (ChicagoOptions:^TNX). It’s another testament to the difficult climate facing bond investors (NYSEARCA:BOND) who want to generate a respectable level of income. For good reason, more people are employing alternative income strategies like selling covered calls. The covered call technique (also …

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Will Dividend Yields Test ’99 Lows?

1 Comment / Asset Allocation, Bonds, Dividend Income, Federal Reserve, Financial Planning, Fox Feed, Inflation and Deflation, Interest Rates, NASDAQ Feed, Partner Feeds, Portfolio Management, Sentiment Analysis, U.S. Stock Market, U.S. Treasuries, Valuation, Yahoo Feed / By Ronald Delegge

The past six years have been brutal for dividend and income investors. Zero percent interest rates have depressed bond yields (NYSEARCA:BOND) and with major stock indexes (^DJI) now trading at all-time highs, dividend yields relative to prices have fallen too. Last year, the number of S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) stocks paying a dividend touched a 17-year …

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Are Covered Call Funds a Smart Income Play?

6 Comments / Asset Allocation, Bonds, Cash and Money Market Funds, Dividend Income, Fox Feed, Gold, Interest Rates, NASDAQ Feed, Partner Feeds, Portfolio Management, Precious Metals, U.S. Real Estate, U.S. Stock Market, Yahoo Feed / By Ronald Delegge

What’s better? A covered call options strategy executed by the individual investor or a covered call ETF or fund that proposes to do the heavy lifting? Selling covered calls is a popular investment technique used by investors with high income or cash flow as their primary goal. The investor is “covered” because they own the …

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