On Seeking Alpha, I focus on dividend ETFs targeted towards income investors and retirees. Of these, six currently stand out for their comparatively high yields, strong overall risk-return profile. ET...

Retiring on $1 million is increasingly challenging. Doing it with dividends can make it more feasible. I share two approaches to retiring on dividends with $1 million.

ETFs had a standout year in 2024, seeing over $1 trillion in flows for the first year in history. Total ETF assets under management grew to an impressive $10.4 trillion by year end thanks to strong fl...

I advocate for CLOs, particularly the Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF (JAAA), which has shown strong performance and deserves a fresh review. CLOs bundle risky loans to reduce overall risk, with JAAA focu...

The Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF invests in AAA-rated CLOs, offering low-volatility exposure to commercial loans with a 6.39% trailing yield and a 6.01% SEC yield. Rising U.S. bond yields and potential...

Investors are closing the books on another eventful year — marked by record highs for the major stock market indices, record action in Treasury yields and record assets and flows into ETFs. 2024 was a...

Banks are masterfully skilled at extracting profits from everyday interactions. You likely can't beat them at their skills, but you can join them. We look at two avenues to invest like a bank and earn...

The threat of higher inflation and interest rates for longer has sent the market into turmoil. However, high yield investors have nothing to fear from this development. We share a 7%-yielding portfoli...

The Fed's revised guidance for only two rate cuts in 2025 caused market panic, despite a current rate cut to 4.25-4.5%. Floating rate instruments like CLOs remain attractive due to their high-yield an...

As clients inquire about next year's income, I recommend three favorite income funds to include in their portfolios. These funds are designed to generate reliable income and are primarily non-equity b...

The largest bond ETFs are almost exclusively index funds focusing on the broader bond market, or on specific bond sub-asset classes. These ETFs are reasonable investments, but investors can do much be...

This article covers a five-ETF portfolio built to replace and beat out a traditional 60/40. This portfolio could be built by a DIY investor with ease. It would be simple to monitor and rebalance. The ...

Annuities offer guaranteed protection and income, but ETFs can mimic these benefits with more liquidity and fewer fees, though no investment is risk-free. Innovator's ETFs provide 100% downside protec...

Two years ago, the Federal Reserve's rate-hiking campaign ushered in a wave of interest in CLOs. Sticky inflation and higher-for-longer rates drove investors to seek refuge in high-quality, floating-r...

Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF offers a yield of 6.5% by investing in AAA-rated CLOs. CLOs have a stigma due to their association with subprime CDOs, but AAA-rated CLOs like JAAA have proven remarkably r...

2024 has seen a record-breaking launch of over 300 actively managed ETFs, spurred by the SEC's 2019 Rule 6c-11. Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF, a top-performing AAA-rated collateralized loan obligation E...

Federal Reserve cuts will lead to lower dividend yields on ultra short-term and variable rate investments. Most of these trade with healthy spreads to comparable fixed-rate bonds. Breakevens vary thou...