The highest dividend yields within the S&P 500 are attached to slumping stocks in declining industries. Not so for this data-center REIT delivering growth as well as income.  Read More

These closed-end funds are among the few value plays left in an overvalued market. We review a few standouts. Read More

The popular JNK and HYG proxies for high-yield corporate bonds are accidents waiting to happen. This leveraged closed-end fund is a better bet. Read More

The tide is turning in the oil and gas patch after three lean years. Refiners are already in the money and these pipeline operators with solid yields could be next. Read More

Emerging markets, preferred stocks and mortgage securities bristle with risks even professionals often miss. But these three exchange-traded funds can help anyone build a rich and diversified stream of dividend income. Read More

The pain for owners of malls and shopping centers has been offset by data center and cell tower gains. But after years of outsized returns most REIT yields don’t look tempting. Read More

Bonds that lose money in the event of a specified calamity aren’t for the squeamish, but the booming market for these reinsurance securities can be a godsend for communities and countries when the worst case comes to pass. Read More

Economic recovery remains on track despite the presidential corruption scandal, and the stock market has room to run. Read More

Funds offering hefty payouts from diversified income portfolios are a dime a dozen, but most have a history of subpar returns. Read More

The oil industry sure knows how to drill investors’ pockets.  This Kinder Morgan preferred dangles another shiny yield that’s unlikely to produce an income gusher. There are better opportunities within the midstream sector. Read More