Investing in Bonds

By all accounts, the Federal Reserve is about to pull the plug on quantitative easing. If true, it would mark the end of a golden age for U.S. stocks. Read more

Closed-end funds offer high yields and stability for the income investor. Read more

Procrastination sabotages the best laid plans, and that includes investing plans. Read more

I bristle when I read accounts – mostly from professionals with a monetary stake – that investing is too complicated for the non-professional. “Leave it to the pros,” they… Read more

Wall Street reacted positively last week to news that the Federal Reserve plans to finally raise interest rates from near zero by sometime next year. But we’ve heard these… Read more

A little-known security offers solid, and safe, yields. Today I’ll be discussing an investment that not only brings income investors the desired high yields that they seek, but a… Read more

Stocks may have hit all-time highs last week but there is some unsettling action going on outside the scope of equities. And this is in the bond market. Bond… Read more

“When my information changes, I alter my conclusions. What do you do, sir?” – John Maynard Keynes We’ll, Mr. Keynes, I’d like to think I’m sufficiently flexible to alter… Read more

When a new class of investments hits the market I prefer to remain on the sidelines and watch from a distance. In the past year, the market has been… Read more