Preferred-stock closed-end funds have been a favorite with income investors for years, and it’s easy to see why. They typically pay distribution rates well above what core bond funds offer, a good ...

Every year around this time, fund companies start publishing estimates of the capital gains distributions they expect to pay in November and December. For investors holding mutual funds in taxable ...

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks capital appreciation by gaining economic exposure to SMR Companies (as defined below). Under normal circumstances, the Fund ...

The rapid growth of active ETFs has transformed how investors build portfolios. What began as a low-cost way to track traditional stock and bond indexes has evolved into an investment vehicle capable ...

Required minimum distributions are one of the more awkward parts of retirement investing. Once you reach the required age, currently 73 for most people under the SECURE 2.0 Act and 75 for those born ...

One of the selling points of closed-end funds is that they trade on an exchange all day, just like a stock. You can buy or sell at any point during market hours, set limit prices, and see quotes in ...

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.

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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 ...

We added this utility to the Dividend Protection Stocks Portfolio because its dividend rests on regulated cash flows that hold steady when the economy slows. Its low market sensitivity, consistent ...