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Stay Away From These 9 Investments In Retirement

Stay Away From These 9 Investments In Retirement

This Is How To Make $1000/mo In Passive Income With These Top 9 Dividend Stocks To Hold Forever

This Is How To Make $1000/mo In Passive Income With These Top 9 Dividend Stocks To Hold Forever

Do you want to make $1000 a month in passive income? I don't blame you; I mean, who wouldn't want to earn that. This article will cover investing in dividend stocks to get you to $1000 a month in passive income. What would you do with the money? Would you go on a vacation, say the Caribbean or on a cruise, or use it for a downpayment on a new home or a fancy new sports car?

5 Covered Call Trade Ideas - Targets 5%+ By Oct 8, 2021

5 Covered Call Trade Ideas - Targets 5%+ By Oct 8, 2021

Are you a dividend investor? What if I told you there was a way to double, or even triple your income without incurring much risk. In this article, I’ll introduce you to 5 covered call trade ideas on quality companies - dividend aristocrats that will do just that. I've organized the trade ideas from the smallest annualized return to the highest. Also, the call

This Iron Condor Option Trade In NKE Stock Could Return 33%

This Iron Condor Option Trade In NKE Stock Could Return 33%

By, Gavin McMaster

19 High Dividend Stocks With 5%+ Yields

19 High Dividend Stocks With 5%+ Yields

Investing for income is a difficult task right now. The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates at zero since the coronavirus pandemic, leading to lower yields across fixed income. Stocks aren’t much better, as record-high share prices has reduced the average dividend yield of the S&P 500 Index to just 1.3%.

Avoid These 7 Stocks in Retirement Like the Plague

Avoid These 7 Stocks in Retirement Like the Plague

Don't Miss These 12 Dividend Stocks That Pay Monthly Dividends

Don't Miss These 12 Dividend Stocks That Pay Monthly Dividends

By, Bob Ciura Most dividend stocks made payments to shareholders on a quarterly basis. But not all companies pay quarterly dividends. In rarer cases, companies may pay dividends to shareholders annually or semi-annually. There is an even more appealing group known as monthly dividend stocks.

Get Instant Diversification With These Top 10 International ETF's

Get Instant Diversification With These Top 10 International ETF's

Are you considering an international ETF for your portfolio? Indeed, 2019 turned out to be the second-best year on record for ETFs. In this period, exchange-traded funds inflows exceeded $326 billion. However, 2020 was a different year as the stock market started to experience challenges due to COVID-19.

Don't Miss these 15 Dividend Kings With 50+ Years Of Dividend Growth

Don't Miss these 15 Dividend Kings With 50+ Years Of Dividend Growth

15 European Dividend Aristocrats To Diversify Your Portfolio

15 European Dividend Aristocrats To Diversify Your Portfolio

In general, Dividend Aristocrats are the foundation for the portfolios of most serious dividend growth investors. European Dividend aristocrats are typically blue chip stocks that have proven to reward shareholders with rising dividends over a long period.