Latest articles by Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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3 Ideas for Good Yield
investing You can still safely add these high-yielding investments to your portfolio.
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Find Good Yields With Triple-B Bonds
investing The lowest-rated of investment-grade bonds include some solid and improving businesses that are worth adding to your portfolio.
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Stay Calm to Profit in This Bond Market
investing Bonds should hold steady for the months ahead, and some sweet spots in the market offer reliable income sources.
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Turning a One-Room Schoolhouse Into a Vacation Home
real estate It took Roz Fitch nearly 20 years to turn her second home into a one-of-a-kind vacation getaway.
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Treasury Bonds: A Lousy Deal
investing You don't have to sell right away, but you'll do better with Ginnie Maes and junk bonds with short maturities.
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How Investors Can Prosper From High Gas Prices
investing The best approach is to invest in large, high-quality energy firms run by experienced managers.
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Trends in Income Investing: Emerging-Markets Bonds, Bank Dividends, and Corporate Bonds
investing Investors can find lots of new opportunities to earn income these days. Not all of them make sense for your portfolio.
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How to Score 13% With Annaly Capital Management
investing Unless some Annaly trader screws up, the good times will continue to roll for the real estate investment trust -- at least through 2013.
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Pimco's Total Return ETF: Walk, Don't Run
investing The forthcoming exchange-traded fund is getting lots of buzz, but will it be able to stand up to the hype?
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Option-Income CEFs May Be a Smarter Choice
investing Buying options is risky. But selling a call against a stock you own is a conservative strategy.
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Six Key Earnings Reports to Watch
investing Even with high market volatility, these companies will provide important clues about who's really in charge, the bulls or the bears.
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5 Real Estate Investment Trusts To Buy Now
investing The prospects for these REITs are good, and their share prices haven't run up as much as the rest of the sector.
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5 Savvy Investment Moves for 2012
investing Invest in energy and rental real estate, trust the dollar, and shield your assets from volatility.
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Landmark Buildings You Can Invest in
investing The owners of the Empire State Building are creating a $1 billion real estate investment trust out of the crown of the New York City skyline.
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8 Dividend-Growth Stock Picks
investing Investing in companies that regularly raise their payouts means fatter returns ahead.
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The Great Yield Mirage
investing Be wary of yields that seem too good to be true.
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4 New Rules for Investors
investing Here are four tips for earning a decent return even if stocks stay in a funk for years.
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Amazing Tax-Free Income From Closed-End Muni Bond Funds
investing These investments are the secret to earning yields as high as 7% for your portfolio. But CEFs are not without risk.
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Your Guide to Bond Investing in 2012
investing Heading into the end of 2011 and the dawn of 2012, which bond categories will do best and which ones can you ignore?
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How to Be a Better Bond Buyer
investing Yes, we live in trying times, and investors should be concerned about a feeble economy and volatile, often irrational markets.
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Our High-Yield, No-Stocks Tofurky Portfolio
investing This annually updated portfolio cooks up income and some growth without using any common stocks.
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The Utility Solution
investing Electric utility stocks are in the sweet spot for yield and safety.
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Earnings Reports That Matter Most
investing Earnings season is here again.
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How to Be a Better Bond Buyer
investing Keep a balanced portfolio by improving your income-investing intellect.
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