[triflex]

I agree. I read Seeking Alpha daily but the authors tend to be pushing a newsletter or something similar. I look at financials.

Originally Posted by DAVES

I tend to trust no one for investment decisions. Seeking Alpha for example what is the real motive of the author? To make money for you? Or to make money for him or her self? Offer a trial subscription-a common marketing tactic. They know exactly how many people will not cancel or often forget to cancel.

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by triflex

"A thousand dollars invested with Warren Buffett since 1965 would be worth more than $27 million today, while the comparable amount for the S&P 500 is roughly $200,000."

I'm going to stick with Buffett. He's also sitting on $160B in cash right now and buying back stock.

I like Buffett, too. . .That guy sure can turn a phrase, as well as a dollar. . .

But. But. But. In 1965 I did not have a thousand dollars and besides, I was too busy teasing my hair and lacquering it with hairspray. . .and riding with boys in their souped-up cars.

Vroom-Vroom Bouffant Boomer

[triflex]

I was one year old. But I did ride with girls.

Originally Posted by Boomer

I like Buffett, too. . .That guy sure can turn a phrase, as well as a dollar. . .

But. But. But. In 1965 I did not have a thousand dollars and besides, I was too busy teasing my hair and lacquering it with hairspray. . .and riding with boys in their souped-up cars.

Vroom-Vroom Bouffant Boomer

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by triflex

I was one year old. But I did ride with girls.

Hmmmm, I might have been your babysitter.

Boomero Uno — almost

[triflex]

Nope. I learned early on not to let women with suspicious histories kiss my dimples.

Originally Posted by Boomer

Hmmmm, I might have been your babysitter.

Boomero Uno — almost

[Jim1mack]

Go to NASDQ.COM and look at these. Fcrd, ztr, oxsq, cim, crf, oxlc. Yields from 8.93% to 13.96% currently. I’ve held these for years just for the dividends. Four of them pay dividends monthly. It was a buy and forget investment. You’re not going to get rich on appreciation. I get $10,700 annually from them so it’s nice fun money.

[ChrisLetendre]

I would suggest structured notes if you are looking for stable high interest rates. You can expect coupon rates from 8 to 16 %. And they pay monthly. If you are interested in learning more about them email me at Chris@caperwa.com and I can send you some info.

[mike1946]

I bought shares in a company called AGNC - it's a REIT for over a year now they have been paying 12 cents a share dividend every month !!!! The Share price is currently around $13.50 but has been as low as $12 and as high as $18 but the current 9% annual dividend is worth a look. I am not a financial adviser just a private investor for income.

[MidWestIA]

it made this list

9 Municipal Bond Funds for Tax-Free Income | Kiplinger

[keepsake]

AGNC seems to be part of the housing market. Everything seems to be pointing to further downside. Don't you think ?

What did you buy at ?

[Nova Filtration]

Not yet, it will stay good for while, I hold AGNC also

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by keepsake

AGNC seems to be part of the housing market. Everything seems to be pointing to further downside.

It's on a nasty trend.

Down 17% YTD
Down 23% last year
Down 35% last 5 years

Other than that, how was the play Mrs. Lincoln??

[Hifred]

PSLDX Pimco Stock Plus Long Duration Fund is a Mutual Fund that pays a 28.84 distribution yield. Gross expense ratio is .61% which is low. We use this fund to supplement our pension and we are really happy with it.

[keepsake]

Ha Ha that PSLDX has a minimum investment of $1,000,000.00

I have to wait a few weeks to have that !!

[montagnard1969]

A good program to watch is Jim Cramer on CNBC at 6 PM daily. He also has published some very good books on the topic of investing. He talks about artificially high yielding stocks and companies. Usually when a company issues an unusually high yield it is not sustainable unless their business is really going gangbusters.
Most time it is an indication of some sort of flaw in the business itself. A 3 or 4 % yield is a solid one usually but when the yield goes up above 5% beware, something isn’t right. As for what they are, there may be many answers to that question. Listen to the conference call of the company. Read information in the company’s SEC filing. As the old saying goes “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is”.