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| By Jim Nelson |
As we predicted, the rate cuts are turning all eyes back to income investing.
When money market accounts could fetch you 5%+, investors enjoyed this passive way to actively grow their wealth.
But now that those yields are slimming down like they’ve just discovered semaglutide, everyone’s ready to scramble back into the income securities market.
Just take a look at this headline from Barron’s:
If you are interested, it’s mostly hard-to-invest-in notes or fixed-income investments.
But when rates fall, you want more than that. You should want income investments that grow, too.
That’s why this story got me thinking:
A Magnificent Seven company that’s growing its dividend right now? That’s great!
Well, not so much. Even after this dividend hike, Microsoft will only pay a 0.8% yield. Even money market accounts will likely pay more than that for the foreseeable future.
Looking a little further, I see this problem everywhere.
The average rate you can get on a 5-year bank CD today is a meager 1.44%.
The average dividend yield on the S&P 500 is down to just 1.3%.
And if you think that’s pathetic, consider the average rate on bank savings accounts: 0.46%.
I’m not the only one seeing this problem. Below, your editors have a few alternative ideas of their own.
But behind the scenes, all of Weiss Ratings has been working on this problem for a while.
I’m pleased to invite you to find out what we’ve found … a solution to the income problem.
On Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. Eastern, Dr. Martin Weiss and your intrepid Safe Money expert, Nilus Mattive, will host The Great Income Solution Summit.
You can sign up to attend for free here.
For those of you who want to avoid the inevitable income scramble, this short-term investment can show you a strategy that can pay you in spades for years to come.
If you have some time before Tuesday, check out what your experts are working on … including a few choice income ideas of their own.
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America is running out of options for how to power the AI boom. So, as Senior Investment Writer Karen Riccio points out, we’re turning to nuclear again … even at plants that have been decommissioned for decades.
Sean Brodrick follows what’s going on in China’s market better than anyone. And he says now is the time to pay attention. He even has a way to pocket dividends, too.
Double the Market Dividend with Oil’s Other Catalysts
In case you missed it, oil prices are rocketing again. And there are two reasons — besides what’s going on in Israel, Lebanon and Iran — it’ll continue. Here’s a stock to own to take advantage.
This Anniversary Present Can Deliver Significant Profits
Sometimes it pays to be No. 2 in something. Our tech guru shares the story of the CEO at a company that is perpetually No. 2. And under her leadership, shares are up 4,000%. Not bad for the runner up!
That’s all for this week. Have a great weekend!
Jim Nelson
Managing Editor, Weiss Ratings Daily
