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As real estate investment trusts (REITs) continue to attract investors seeking consistent income, the focus increasingly shifts to dividend yields—a crucial metric for those eyeing regular income streams. This piece explores five publicly traded REITs with impressive dividend yields, providing...

Jerome Schneider, head of short-term portfolio management and funding at Pacific Investment Management Co. reportedly said yields on certain U.S. Treasury bills could rise to 10% if the debt ceiling impasse continues until the securities are about to mature. "Fear is going to be exacerbated to the...

The S&P 500 dropped 19.2% in 2022, its worst performance in any year since it declined 38.4% during the global financial crisis in 2008. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished 2022 down 8.5% on the year, while the Nasdaq declined 33%. Speaking of the Nasdaq, tech stocks felt the most pain...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS)'s Goldman Sachs Asset Management unit, which includes the firm's exchange-traded funds business, added to its lineup of fixed income funds Thursday with the debut of a high-yield corporate bond ETF. The Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE...

Although the Federal Reserve has boosted interest rates twice this year, Treasury yields have not ascended in the expected fashion, prompting income investors to continue considering alternatives to prosaic fixed-income assets. That income search continues to include emerging markets bonds, an...

Less than a year after launching the Amplify YieldShares Prime 5 Dividend ETF (BATS: PFV), Amplify ETFs revealed significant changes to that exchange-traded fund. That fund is now known as the Amplify YieldShares Senior Loan and Income ETF(BATS: YESR). YESR follows the Prime Senior Loan and Income...

After starting the year as one of the premier destinations for income investors, high-yield dividend stocks have recently been under pressure. Once beloved income-generating sectors, namely consumer staples and utilities, fell out of favor as financial markets priced in increasing chances of the...

Stephen Parker, head of JPMorgan's Thematic Equity Solutions, told CNBC on Friday that investors shouldn't be chasing yield in non-traditional asset classes. Parker said investors have been "pilling in" to asset classes, which are perceived to be "safe havens." These include minimum volatility ETFs...

With the stock market near all-time highs and global interest rates near all-time lows, it’s getting harder and harder for long-term investors to find reliable sources of income. A number of investors are now turning to dividend stocks to pick up the slack of low bond yields. Related Link:...

Each of the 30 members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average pays a dividend, but it was not until December that an issuer of exchange-traded funds decided to spin the Dow on a yield-weighted basis. That ETF is the Guggenheim Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF (NYSE: DJD). DJD tracks the Dow...

Yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year government bonds fell to its lowest level in history in the aftermath of the Brexit vote this week. According to Mohamed El-Erian, there are three things investors need to know about the unprecedented low-yield environment. 3 Little Things 1. Falling U.S. yields...

Among the exchange-traded funds benefiting from investors' thirst for yield and fixed income are bank loan funds, including the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: BKLN) and the actively managed SSGA Actice ETF Trust (NYSE: SRLN). Floating rate notes and senior loans are unique in...

Investors continue hunting for yield, and with the Federal Reserve pausing on hiking interest rates to this point in 2016, some previously beloved high-yield asset classes that came under pressure amid last year's rate hike speculation are again being embraced. Floating Rate Notes, Senior Loans...