Nearly every commodity fund you can buy in a brokerage account holds futures contracts, not physical barrels of oil or bushels of wheat. Gold funds are the main exception, since m ...

Corporate bonds are a natural temptation when building a ladder. They typically yield more than Treasuries and CDs of the same maturity, and for investors in states with low or no income tax, that ...

A regulated water utility with 60 straight years of dividend increases offers a 2.88% forward yield, a 9% 3-year dividend growth rate, and a beta of just 0.48. That low beta means its share price has ...

A midstream energy partnership that gathers, processes and transports natural gas, crude oil and produced water now offers an 8.35% forward yield. That rate tops the 7.0% average for energy ...

A packaging specialist best known for precision drug-delivery components has grown its dividend at a 7% compound annual rate over the past 3 years, placing it in the top 40% of all dividend payers.

The business gathers, ships, stores and buys crude oil for producers, refiners and exporters across North America. A recent asset sale made it a pure crude oil operator and paid for a large debt ...

A retail landlord that collects rent from grocery chains, home improvement stores and auto parts retailers offers a 4.85% forward yield, paid every month. That yield ranks in the top 40% of all ...

We added this stock to the Dividend Protection Stocks Portfolio because it pairs low market sensitivity with a well-covered, steadily rising payout. Its yield is modest, but the portfolio puts safety ...

Greg Savage, Managing Director; has been associated with BlackRock Fund Advisors since 2009. Mr. Savage has been a senior portfolio manager for BFA and BTC since 2009. Prior to his employment with BFA ...

Fund management focuses on robotics companies and related technology companies in the value chain by seeking to invest in companies that are expected to focus on, support, supply, service, enable or ...

Guy Pope is a senior portfolio manager for Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Mr. Pope joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments legacy firms in 1993. He has been in his current position ...

Robert A. Lee is a Partner and Chief Investment Officer at the Lord Abbett & Company. Mr. Lee joined Lord Abbett in 1997 and was named Partner in 2002. His prior experience includes: Portfolio Manager ...