Everywhere I turn, I see headlines about the “bond bubble.” “The Great American Bond Bubble” — August 18, 2010, The Wall Street Journal “The Unstoppable Bond Bubble” — August 16, 2010, Fortune Clearly, the demand… Read More

Back in the 1970s, with interest rates hovering above 10%, investors could earn a lot more money by... Read More

Back in the 1970s, with interest rates hovering above 10%, investors could earn a lot more money by simply owning bonds instead of stocks. Now, with interest rates at all-time lows in the modern era,... Read More

I don’t want my readers being caught off guard. January 1, 2011 could be one of the most important dates in a long time for income investors. As I discussed last week, if Congress doesn’t act by that date, dividend… Read More

The stock market has not been a great place to invest in the past decade. In fact, the S&P 500 is lower now than it was 10 years ago. Bonds, on the other hand, have been a much better place to invest. The Barclay’s Capital U.S. Aggregate… Read More

The Bush tax cuts are pre-set to expire at the end of this year. If nothing is done before then, taxes will increase for everyone earning more than $37,450 a year. So far, nothing has been done. On May 23, 2003, Congress signed the Jobs and Growth… Read More

It’s coming. You know it is. Another recession. A “correction.” A one-day meltdown. Whatever you call it, the stock market is a fickle goddess to those who hear her siren’s call. Question is, how secure do you feel about being prepared for when —… Read More

In 2003, former President Bush signed into law the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act.... Read More

In 2003, former President Bush signed into law the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. One major provision of this law was to reduce the tax rates on certain dividends from nearly 40% for... Read More

Retirees and others that rely on income from their investments will be the first to tell you that interest rates are not what they used to be. Prior to the credit crisis, an individual with $2 million saved up could achieve a six-figure income just by holding a diversified basked… Read More

Here’s a handy tip: Yahoo! Finance has a page with information on all sorts of bonds rates. The page makes it easy to see where bond yields are right now. Click here to see the list (be… Read More

U.S. banks had a great run. From December 1994 to December 2006, the KBW Bank Sector Index (an index of leading banks) soared nearly +400%. But the financial crisis ended that party. Now the index is at 1996 levels again. Read More