Rising Yields are Creating an Opportunity for Income Focused Investors

With stocks continuing to climb higher I’ve been a lot less active in terms of buying, especially on the Growth side of portfolios.  However, there are some attractive opportunities popping up in the Income arena due to rising short and intermediate term bond yields. The yield curve is a line that measures yields at each…

A High-Yield REIT for Retirement Income Portfolios

A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a type of investment structure that allows investors to add exposure to real estate in their portfolio.  REITs receive preferential tax treatment at the company level, where virtually all taxation is passed on to the investors, if they pay out at least 90% of net income as dividends. …