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High-Yield ETFs: The Truth About NAV, ROC, and Reverse Splits

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The 8% "Lazy Income Fund"

High-Yield ETFs: The Truth About NAV, ROC, and Reverse Splits

High-yield ETFs have become increasingly popular among income investors seeking consistent cash flow, but they also attract criticism and confusion. Many investors assume that falling prices, large distributions, or reverse splits are red flags. In r

Armchair Income

2 weeks ago

I retired early with dividend investing at 37

I refer to this ETF as my "Lazy Income Fund." The fund's return isn't lazy, but the fund itself does a lot of work so you don't have to. At its core, CEFS is an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that invests in Closed-End Funds (CEF

Jake

4 Things Investors Should Think About in 2025

I retired early with dividend investing at 37

Growing up in the early 90s, I was never taught about financial literacy. However, the building blocks were laid from a very young age when it came to understanding the importance of living below my means and not spending more money than I had. I lea

Сool Head Investment

6 days ago

These 5 Stocks Make Up 40% of My Portfolio

4 Things Investors Should Think About in 2025

In September, global markets received several signals at once that set the tone for investment strategies. Data on consumer spending in the United States, new comments from the Fed, and the dynamics of the currency and bond market create a contradict

Gold at Record Highs, Oil Under Pressure, Rare Earths as a Strategic Bottleneck

These 5 Stocks Make Up 40% of My Portfolio

When it comes to diversification, one of my rules of thumb is to try and avoid letting any individual position make up more than 10% of my portfolio. This doesn’t include ETFs, of course. For the most part, I’ve done a good job of sticking to that ov

Сool Head Investment

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The Hidden Force Driving The Stock Market

Gold at Record Highs, Oil Under Pressure, Rare Earths as a Strategic Bottleneck

2025 has been a year of contrasts for commodity markets. Gold is setting new records amid expectations of rate cuts and rising geopolitical risks. Oil is under pressure due to weak demand and historically high supply. Industrial metals are moving in

3 weeks ago

This 8% Yielder is Outperforming the NASDAQ!

The Hidden Force Driving The Stock Market

Click here to get my FREE newsletter delivered straight to your email every week. As investors, we like to think of ourselves as logical people who approach every problem with rational, sound thinking. The thing about logical people, though, is that

Armchair Income

UPS Is DIRT CHEAP With a 7.65% Yield — Bargain or Dividend Trap?

This 8% Yielder is Outperforming the NASDAQ!

Normally, high-yield income funds are expected to underperform their benchmark index. The trade-off is simple: you give up some growth potential for a steady stream of income. But what if you could have both? I recently gave the Amplify CWP Growth &a

From Fishing to Financial Freedom: The Story of Utbyttereisen

UPS Is DIRT CHEAP With a 7.65% Yield — Bargain or Dividend Trap?

Let’s be honest, one of the first things all of us dividend investors look at is the yield. We try to fight it, we try to deny it, but the higher the yield, the more tempting the stock becomes. With that said, a dividend yield that looks too good to

Utbyttereisen/Dividend Journey

ETFs Are Way Easier—So Why Do I Still Pick Stocks?

From Fishing to Financial Freedom: The Story of Utbyttereisen

When people see my portfolio today, worth over 4.4 million NOK (~€385,000) and paying me dividends every single month, they often think it was always like this. The truth is very different. I grew up in a humble home where money was always scarce. As

4 weeks ago

Simandou & Dry Bulk: Why This Project Could Move Capesize Demand

ETFs Are Way Easier—So Why Do I Still Pick Stocks?

One of the questions I get asked all the time is: Why in the world would you buy individual stocks when you can just buy ETFs and call it a day? Wouldn’t that be way less work? While that’s true—it would be way less work—the honest answer is that I d

Utbyttereisen/Dividend Journey