Editor’s Note: Targeting dividend-paying stocks used to be a solid income strategy.
But today, those opportunities are fading. Fast.
And while crypto can offer some alternatives, it isn’t the only answer.
That’s why we invited Jim Nelson to reveal what choices income-seeking investors can find in today’s markets.
Not only is Jim the Managing Editor of our TradFi products. He’s also an income expert with more than a decade’s worth of experience.
He’ll take it from here …
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| By Jim Nelson |
There’s a giant gap in today’s market.
If someone from the early 20th century traveled to 2025 and somehow still had the desire to invest, they’d be shocked at what they found.
No, I’m not just talking about AI companies making up 40% of the stock market. Though that IS a part of it.
The ability to invest in just about any stock and get paid to own it is nearly gone.
I’m talking about dividends.
A century ago, companies of all sorts paid a dividend to their shareholders.
International Harvester, the backbone of agricultural mechanization, paid a dividend until the early 1980s.
Standard Oil was known for its dividends:
Even Carnegie Steel — owned by tycoon Andrew Carnegie, who famously fought with his board to reinvest all the company’s earnings instead — paid dividends.
So, why does a simple search for high dividend-paying stocks today look like this:
Those are all the largest payers with a “Buy” rating in the entire 12,000-plus Weiss system.
Look at the right-hand column. You get one energy company, one utility and a handful of financial firms.
You don’t see the likes of Apple, Microsoft or even Berkshire Hathaway.
And you certainly don’t see gold stocks, crypto funds or private equity groups.
But there IS a way to collect income from those types of places … including major tech stocks.
Many of your editors have already hinted at it.
Marija Matić unveiled a way to collect rewards from crypto without navigating the complex world of decentralized finance.
Unfortunately, the rewards aren’t as impressive as more risk-exposed strategies.
Mark Gough pointed out how holding the new Solana (SOL, “B”) ETF can also give you access to staking rewards.
Of course, the convenience comes with a management fee … and the risk that you technically don’t own your own crypto.
Nilus Mattive wrote about the problem with how most of us think about retirement these days.
One of his conclusions was that you need to diversify your portfolio. But how can you do that with the above results?
Sean Brodrick wrote about how the recent pullback in gold is nothing but a blip in gold’s massive rally.
The yellow metal, like Bitcoin (BTC, “A-”) acts as a stalwart safe haven asset. But it’s not known for helping you boost your income.
At least, until now.
Several of these experts have teamed up recently.
Their goal? To share a way to have all these assets AND collect income at the same time.
You can join them — along with Dr. Martin Weiss and startup specialist Chris Graebe — to take the “All-In Retirement Income Challenge.”
That’s where you’ll learn about a proprietary income strategy that has consistently delivered instant payouts from gold.
That’s right, a metal that does not typically offer ways to collect income.
Just this year, Nilus has shown readers how to collect payments of $828, $973, $884 and $1,040 from gold and silver.
It’s a strategy that can generate consistent payouts in any market condition — up, down or sideways.
You can click here to learn more.
Have a great weekend!
Jim Nelson
Managing Editor, Weiss Ratings Daily
