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☆ What investors need to consider when choosing a dividend-paying fund
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Jamie Grill | Tetra Images | Getty ImagesFor investors who want income, dividends may provide an answer. Dividend investment options may come in the form of single company stocks or dividend-paying funds, like exchange-traded funds or mutual funds. However, dividend-paying funds like ETFs or mutual funds may provide a broader exposure to dividend securities, often at lower costs, she said. For investors who are considering putting a portion of their portfolios in dividend-paying strategies to fulfill their income-seeking goals, there are some things to consider. What kind of dividend-paying fund fits my goals?

Persons: Jamie Grill, Leanna Devinney, Devinney, Daniel Sotiroff, Sotiroff, it's Organizations: Fidelity Investments, Morningstar, Apple, Microsoft, Vanguard Locations: Hingham , Massachusetts

☆ Early retiree who earned $380,000 in passive income last year: Your 'best option' for making money while you sleep
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Sam Dogen is the author of "Buy This, Not That"Sam Dogen knows a thing or two about passive income. By reinvesting his passive income along with money he made through his website and book sales, Dogen was able to boost the family's income over the years as well. In 2023, Dogen's passive income portfolio, which includes stock, bond and real estate investments, among others, generated about $380,000. According to Dogen, the best way to begin earning passive income is through your brokerage account. "If you want passive income right now, I think the best option is Treasury bonds at 5%," he says.

Persons: Sam Dogen, Dogen, Stocks Organizations: U.S ., Treasury Locations: San Francisco

☆ Investors can get a 5.6% yield with this 'first-rate' ultrashort bond ETF
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

As investors hunt for yield, many are turning to actively managed exchange-traded funds focused on bonds, like Pimco's Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF . The fund, which has a 5.6% 30-day SEC yield, is a "a first-rate ultrashort ETF," Morningstar senior analyst Paul Olmsted wrote in August. Trading under the ticker symbol MINT, the ETF holds fixed income securities with durations of no more than one year. In fact, investors flooded into the fund in October, making it the actively managed bond ETF with the highest inflows last month, according to FactSet. Investors can capture that higher yield on the short end of the yield curve, Schneider said.

Persons: Paul Olmsted, Morningstar, Jerome Schneider, Pimco's, Schneider, FactSet, Matthew Bartolini, It's, Treasurys —, who's Organizations: SEC, Morningstar, MINT, Street Global Advisors, Research, Federal Reserve, Treasury, Federal, Bear Stearns Locations: Pimco

☆ CNBC Daily Open: The Moody’s downgrade was a non-event
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In this article AMZNDISGSNFLXENR-DEXOM Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTThe US Treasury building in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Investors, focused on the week ahead, are already shrugging off bad news from last week. On Friday, Moody's Investors Service cut its ratings outlook on the U.S. government from stable to negative.

Persons: Nathan Howard, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Fitch, Treasurys, There's, Michael Reynolds, Goldman Sachs, Peter Oppenheimer, Jeff Cox Organizations: Treasury, Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, U.S, Investors, Moody's, Service, Poor's, Glenmede Investment Management, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Reserve Locations: Washington , DC, Israel, U.S

☆ When Fed tightening ends, nothing performs better than 30-year Treasurys — not even the S&P 500, top economist David Rosenberg says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

30-year US Treasury bonds should outperform the stock market as the Fed tightening cycle nears its end. Rosenberg said the current stock market rally "has been rather junky." AdvertisementAdvertisementBonds should outperform stocks as the Federal Reserve ends its cycle of hiking interest rates, according to top economist David Rosenberg. If the Fed does keep interest rates unchanged at its December FOMC meeting, "the cycle is over. And that's good news for bonds, as a decline in interest rates would drive bond prices higher.

Persons: David Rosenberg, Rosenberg, — Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Fed, Treasury, verve

☆ The boomer market boon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

With that in mind, Bank of America has a way the rest of us can cash in on the boomer boon, writes Insider's Aruni Soni. Millennials vs. boomer spending Bank of AmericaIf you don't want to invest in boomers, you could always just invest like them. Regardless of what you decide to do with your money, just don't bank on getting more of it from your relatives. The billionaire hedge fund boss and owner of the New York Mets isn't expecting a deep recession or prolonged market downturn. The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, senior editor and anchor, in New York City.

Persons: —, John Knox, Joe Raedle, boomers, They're, Insider's Aruni Soni, Treasurys, Insider's Filip De Mott, Cuban, Neil Cavuto, Steven Ferdman, Charlie Munger, Bill Ackman, Michael Baron, Steve Cohen, Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk, Jerod Harris, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, it's, Arantza Pena, Taylor Swift, Devin Booker, John Adams, Diego Maradona, Ivanka Trump, Keyatta Mincey, Parker, Dan DeFrancesco, Naga Siu, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Bank of America, of America, Big Tech, Fox Business Network Studios, Dallas Mavericks, New York Mets, Elon, Elon Musk's, Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services, Kansas, HSBC Locations: Pompano Beach , Florida, New York City, Phoenix , Arizona, Local Kansas City, Kansas City, McDonald's, San Diego, London, New York

☆ Potential end of biggest bond bear market ever has some investors considering fixed income for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bonds are starting to make a lot of sense for investors, Forrest said. Even after pulling back somewhat from those levels, the benchmark yield remains within striking distance of the key 5% threshold. The potential unwinding of what BofA recently called the "greatest bond bear market in history" has more investors trying to lock in higher yields ahead of potential rate cuts next year from the Federal Reserve. 'A lot for us to love bonds' Other investors are building out their bond exposure. The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) is off by more than 2% in 2023, but greater than 1% on the week.

Persons: Kim Forrest, she's, Forrest, Bonds, Treasurys, Forrest isn't, Nancy Tengler, She's, —, Tengler, Bryce Doty, Emily Roland, CNBC's, I've, Roland, we've, Lawrence Gillum, Bokeh Capital's Forrest, Sit Investment's Doty, LPL Financial's Gillum, Gillum, Sit's Doty, Doty Organizations: Bokeh Capital Partners, Bank of America, Treasury, Federal Reserve, Laffer, Sit Investment, John Hancock Investment Management, LPL, Bloomberg, Bond, Aggregate Bond, Bond Market, Corporations Locations: U.S, Israel

☆ Top money managers are warning of pain ahead for the US economy. Here are 6 areas where they're investing right now to prepare.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"There is a subset that simply cannot do that," she said of paying down credit card debt going forward as rates rise. "In those tails and subsets I think you're going to have really unusual delinquencies, and just horrible recovery rates." You're going to see defaults increase." Delaney also emphasized being defensive, and said he likes corporate bonds, but those with floating rates, meaning they move with the market rate. The iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLH) is one way to gain exposure to long-term government bonds.

Persons: Dawn Fitzpatrick, Katie Koch, haven't, it's, Mark Delaney, Suni Harford, I'd, Brad Gerstner, Jerome Powell, Volcker, Koch, —, We're, Rick Rieder, he's, Delaney, Fitzpatrick Organizations: CNBC's, Alpha, Federal Reserve, Soros Fund Management, TCW, UBS, Management, BlackRock, JPMorgan, Corporate, Treasury Bond ETF, Vanguard Energy, DB Oil Fund Locations: Europe, Saudi Arabia

Money market funds, on the other hand — while also generally safe — are a bit riskier, experts said. Investors who prefer money market funds may opt for government money market funds, which carry slightly less risk, Elliott said. YieldMoney market funds tend to pay a slightly higher interest rate relative to high-yield savings accounts, Elliott said. TaxesInterest income for both high-yield savings and money funds is taxed as regular income, experts said. However, some money market funds may carry tax benefits, said Eric Bronnenkant, head of tax at Betterment.

Persons: Kamila Elliott, Elliott, Greg McBride, They've, McBride, Treasurys —, Eric Bronnenkant, Bronnenkant Organizations: Wealth Partners, CNBC, Bankrate, Federal Reserve, Deposit Insurance Corporation, Treasury, Lehman, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Investor Protection Corporation, Investors, Data, Federal, Consumers, U.S Locations: Atlanta

☆ S&P 500, Treasurys or Berkshire Hathaway? Here's where value investor Guy Spier would put his money
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Renowned value investor Guy Spier weighed in on CNBC's Pro Talks on whether it's better to put your money in an S & P 500 index fund , in U.S. Treasurys , or in shares of Berkshire Hathaway for the long run. Asked whether he would invest in the S & P 500 or Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway stock for the rest of his life, Spier said the question poses a false choice that investors don't need to make. Rather than picking one over the other, Spier suggests dividing the investment 50-50 between the S & P 500 and Berkshire, then rebalancing positions at the end of each year. A small risky bet may be acceptable for an investor, if it represents a tiny percent of their overall portfolio. That compares to the S & P 500 ′s 8.2%, the MSCI World 's 6.9%, and the FTSE 100 ′s 3.6%.

Persons: Guy Spier, Berkshire Hathaway, Spier, Warren Buffett Organizations: CNBC's, Berkshire, Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Locations: U.S, Berkshire

☆ Washington is at an impasse on the debt ceiling. Here’s what that might mean for your portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Income-focused investors seeking yield and safety in Treasury bills are likely nervous as debt ceiling rhetoric heats up in Washington, but they should take a breather before they dump these assets. In the short-term Treasury market, investors are already showing some signs of anxiety. In that case, holders of short-term T-bills could see declines in their portfolio values as yields spike, he added. Review your holdings Now could be a good time to review your bond holdings, particularly the short-term T-bills that are seeing a big jump in yields. But the longer-term advice is to snap up longer-dated bonds to prepare for the day the Federal Reserve starts to dial back its tight monetary policy.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Kevin McCarthy, Hakeem Jeffries, Janet Yellen, Yellen, Kathy Jones, Gustavo Schwenkler, Jones, Thomas McLoughlin, McLoughlin, Christine Benz, Jamie Hopkins, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Treasury, Schwab Center, Financial Research, Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business, Federal Reserve, UBS, Morningstar, Carson Group Locations: Washington, D, U.S

☆ Calls to move away from the U.S. dollar are growing — but the greenback is still king
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Penny Chen | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Kacper Pempel | ReutersCalls to move away from relying on the U.S. dollar for trade are growing. The U.S. dollar accounted for 58.36% of global foreign exchange reserves in the fourth quarter last year, according to data from the IMF's Currency Composition of Foreign Exchange Reserves (COFER). China is one of the most active players in this push given its dominant position in global trade right now, and as the world's second largest economy. The IMF estimates that Asia could contribute more than 70% to global growth this year. In the Middle East, major oil exporter Saudi Arabia has reportedly signaled it's open to trade in other currencies other than the greenback.

☆ One group of stocks is refusing to buckle even with a recession looming
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Michael Santoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This is the daily notebook of Mike Santoli, CNBC's senior markets commentator, with ideas about trends, stocks and market statistics. Bank of America here plots what has historically happened in the year before and after the Fed's final rate hike. The best return came after the 1980 halt, and the worst in 1969 right ahead of a recession with still-high inflation (5-6% CPI). A longer-term look at the equal-weighted consumer discretionary vs. energy stocks shows some convergence here as the consumer has refused to buckle, car production is in catch-up mode and even homebuilder stocks are 25% off their lows, with energy in consolidation mode. Energy stocks faltering but still holding longer-term uptrends for now.

☆ Why this could be the best opportunity in years to buy investment grade corporate bonds
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The Bloomberg Corporate Index , which measures the investment grade corporate bond market, has lost 19.97% year to date, as of Tuesday's close, while the S & P 500 is down 19.03%. Many believe that's created an opportunity to move into investment-grade corporate bonds. Investors can buy corporate bonds in $1,000 increments or through a diversified exchange traded fund. Investing in a fund One way to get exposure to the corporate bond market is through an ETF, such as the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF . Corporate investment grade debt funds have seen $139.7 billion in outflows so far this year, according Refinitiv Lipper.

☆ Yields are popping. Here's how you can jump on the 'short-lived' opportunity, according to analysts
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Yields popped again on Wednesday , with the 10-year Treasury surging to its highest since July 2008 to 4.136. "For investors, the significant increase in short-term yields has important implications and has provided short-term opportunities that we have not seen in over two decades," said Brian Rehling, head of global fixed income strategy. "Unfortunately, the nature of short-term maturities implies these opportunities may be relatively short-lived." iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF: It has exposure to short-term U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). "Short-term maturities with maturities in 6- to 12-months anticipate Fed rate moves."

☆ Investors shouldn't wait for the Fed to rescue the market this time
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"There may well be someplace where the Fed says they've turned the screws too hard. But, it's going to have to be something more exogenous," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B Riley Wealth Management. "If in fact there is a Fed put, it's certainly got a strike price that's much lower than where we are now." The Fed has had only limited success in slowing price increases, and a resilient labor market is pointing to continued inflation pressures. The result has been a Fed tightening policy more aggressively than it has done in at least 30 years, posing threats to economic and financial stability.

We're buying 25 shares of Salesforce (CRM) at roughly $147.28 each and 25 shares of Honeywell (HON) at roughly $170.28. In a very oversold market, according to our trusted S & P Oscillator , we've making two more small buys Monday afternoon. The Oscillator reached an extreme oversold reading of minus 10.66% after last week's sharp declines. As a reminder, any time the Oscillator moves below minus 4%, it signals oversold conditions in the market, which could mean it's due for a bounce. However, the Oscillator (and the market) could, of course, go even lower from here, especially as equities take their cue from the bond market.

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