On a recent episode of the Retire SMART Podcast titled Bond Vigilantes, the host took aim at one of the most reflexively defended pieces of retirement advice: park older clients in a laddered bond portfolio and call it safe. "A lot of advisors have still been just putting their...</strong
High Earners Are Skipping Treasuries for These 3 Tax Free Muni ETFs Yielding Over 4 Percent After Tax Quick Read - iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB) yields 3.5% tax-free with investment-grade credit quality and lowest expenses, while VanEck High Yield Muni ETF (HYD) yields...<
The fund's latest payout yields 10.71%, payable June 30 to shareholders of record June 15. Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust announced a $0.1257 per share monthly dividend, reflecting a forward yield of 10.71%. The dividend is payable on June
a real estate analytics firm, rates on both home equity loans and lines of credit are extremely close. According to Curinos, a real estate analytics firm, rates on both home equity loans and lines of credit are extremely close. Average rates on home equity loans are 7.36%,
Bank of Japan policymakers disagree on the pace of tapering JGB purchases as yields climb, complicating its exit strategy. Bank of Japan officials are divided over the pace of reducing Japanese government bond purchases, with monthly buying currently at ¥2.1 trillion. Risi
SMFG markets chief calls for rate hike in June The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates at its June meeting. A clearer forward path would reduce upward pressure on long-term yields. Japan's 10-year government bond yield has risen to 30-year highs, and the yen h
The BDC plans a high-yield bond offering targeting at least $400M with initial pricing discussions in the mid- to high-7% range. FS KKR Capital is set to issue at least $400M in junk bonds as part of a high-yield offering. Initial pricing discussions suggest yields in the
Karen, a 58-year-old nurse who is newly single or newly divorced and sitting on $600,000 in retirement savings, called the Ramsey Everyday Millionaires show afraid she had to pick between buying a home and protecting her nest egg. The host pushed back: "We get a lot of peo
A $325,000 Portfolio That Quietly Pays a 67-Year-Old $1,950 a Month Without a Single High-Yield Trap Quick Read - A 67-year-old retiree with $325,000 needs 7.2% yield to bridge Social Security to a comfortable lifestyle—a stretch in today’s 4.5% Treasury environment. -...
A $156,000 annual retirement income shrinks to $9,500–$10,500 monthly after federal, state, and Medicare taxes. A 65-year-old retiree with $156,000 in gross annual income takes home roughly $9,500–$10,500 monthly after federal income tax, state levies, Medicare IRMAA surch
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