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Corporate Bond Yields: What You Can Earn Today

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Corporate bonds are a good place to pick up yield in the bond market. With yields on government bonds in much of Europe and Japan in negative territory, corporate bonds offer a higher-yielding alternative. Corporate bonds are a broad universe, though. There are investment-grade corporate bonds, junk bonds, foreign corporate bonds, hybrid corporate bonds, and floating-rate corporate bonds among other variations. Investment-grade corporate bonds are the largest part of the corporate bond market. How Much Do Corporate Bonds Yield Today? We break the investment-grade corporate bond … [Read more...]

Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Is a Giveaway to Corporate Cronyism

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The problems plaguing roads, bridges, subways, and airports are mostly caused by a lack of political will at the local level. No amount of federal money can fix those problems, and will probably only make them worse by insulating the inept local politicians from the problems they have created. Joe Biden's massive infrastructure plan (which spends much of its funds on nearly everything but infrastructure) is a corporate giveaway to green energy lobbyists and a backdoor bailout for underperforming Democratic governors who have treated their citizens like a piggy-bank. Is it any wonder … [Read more...]

Computer Buying Boom Continues as Businesses Join In

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At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rush to work from home created a run on personal computers that pushed demand much higher than it had been for some time. That demand is still elevated but is now being joined by commercial demand for computers as employers seek to bring employees back to the office. Maria Armental reports for The Wall Street Journal: A pandemic-fueled run on computers helped HP Inc. HPQ +1.88% and Dell Technologies Inc. DELL +2.13% deliver strong financial results for the latest quarter despite a semiconductor shortage that is denting some industries. Dell on … [Read more...]

Even After One-Child Policy Disaster, China Thinks it Can Fix It All With A New Mandate

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After decades of mandating one child per family, China's government caused a demographic and human rights disaster. Far too late, the government began allowing two children per family in 2015. But that's not enough, and the country is now allowing three children per family. China said Monday that it would allow all married couples to have as many as three children and provide government support for education and child rearing, a move that comes as Beijing struggles to reverse a worsening demographic situation that presents a host of social and economic challenges. The shift comes more than … [Read more...]

Junk Bond Yields

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What do junk bonds yield today? The table below lists the yield of the Merrill Lynch junk bond index (High-Yield index), as well as the latest SEC yield on some of the top junk bond (high-yield) dedicated funds. A note of caution when you are looking at yields on junk bond funds; Like all SEC yields, these yields are based on the last 30-days of income generated by the fund. They are not directly comparable to the yields on the Merrill Lynch junk bond indices. Junk Bond DescriptionSymbol Yield 4.30.21 Yield 5.31.21Merrill Lynch U.S. High-Yield Indexn.a.4.12%4.15%Vanguard … [Read more...]

Ginnie Mae (GNMA) Bond Yields

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What do Ginnie Mae (GNMA) bonds yield? The table below lists the yields on two of the major Ginnie Mae (GNMA) indices as well as the latest SEC yield on some of the top Ginnie Mae (GNMA) dedicated funds. A note of caution when you are looking at yields on Ginnie Mae funds. Like all SEC yields, these yields are based on the last 30-days of income generated by the fund. They are not directly comparable to the yields on the Merrill Lynch and Barclay’s Ginnie Mae (GNMA) indices. Description Symbol  Yield as of 4/30/2021 Yield as of 5/31/2021 Merrill Lynch Ginnie Mae … [Read more...]

The Highest Yielding Dow Stocks

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For investors looking for high-yielding dividend stocks to buy, the highest dividend payers in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a common starting point. Below is a list of the 10 highest yielding Dow stocks. Today, the average yield of the 10 highest-yielding Dow Jones Industrial Averages stocks is 3.68%. You can see their individual yields in the table below. Click the company name for more information on each stock. To view the entire list of Dow stocks ranked by yield, click here.   Highest Yielding Dow Jones Industrial Average Stocks Company NameDividend … [Read more...]

The Highest Yielding S&P 500 Stocks

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If you are on the hunt for yield, the top 10 highest-yielding S&P 500 stocks is a tempting place to look for new ideas. Compared to the less than 1.6% yield offered by investing in an S&P 500 index fund, the average yield of the highest 10 dividend-paying S&P 500 stocks is over 6.6%. The list below includes the 10 highest yielding S&P 500 stocks along with their indicated dividend yield. Click the company name for more information on each stock. Highest Yielding S&P 500 Stocks Company NameYieldAT&T Inc. (T)7.09%Lumen Technologies (LUMN)7.07%Altria … [Read more...]

Your Survival Guy Presents to Prestigious Med School

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Excerpts from my Wednesday presentation to recent grads and associates of an esteemed NYC med school: How to Invest and Create Wealth You’re asking me how to invest. Here’s what I recommend: Start early, participate in your company’s 401(k), reduce your debt, cut your spending, save ‘til it hurts, work as long as you can, and teach your family about money. That should get you started. Doesn’t sound like much fun? I know. But this does. Time Travel is Fun Imagine stepping into a time machine traveling into the future. You spent the day opening up your summer home in the Hamptons, on … [Read more...]