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Many income-production asset classes provide subpar offerings. It is either high yield or high growth and rarely something in the middle. I share why infrastructure could be a solution to fill this gap.

The BDC sector had a lackluster H2 of 2024 after being on a strong run from 2022 to mid 2024. However, recently there has been some great news for BDCs to start 2025. We share our approach to BDCs right now.

Paul Singer founded Elliott Investment Management L.P.

The Fed recently gave dividend investors a huge gift. We discuss what this gift is. We also share some of our top picks of the moment to take advantage of this gift.

Dividend investing has been very rewarding for me. However, I have learned a lot of lessons the hard way. I share some of the most important lessons I have learned in this article.

The Utilities sector shows promise with AI-driven demand and potential deregulation, but high long-term yields pose challenges for debt refinancing and new projects. XLU ETF offers simple, low-cost exposure to 34 S&P500 utility stocks, with a 0.09% expense ratio and a 2.97% dividend yield. Despite average performance and concentration, XLU is a solid choice for utility exposure.

The energy sector seems to be in constant boom or bust, resulting in wildly swinging performance from year to year relative to most other sectors. That said, energy is still essential for civilization to function and that requires ways to produce and move it. Today, we are comparing several closed-end funds in the energy infrastructure space, including a few that are more heavily focused on MLPs.

Dividend stocks boomed from early July 2024 to late November 2024. However, since then, they have pulled back sharply. I discuss the bad news that may continue weighing on many dividend stocks.

The stock market just suffered a dip, and I am buying it. The long-term outlook has not changed and therefore, the more it drops, the more I will buy. I discuss why and highlight 3 quick picks I'm buying.

Long-term rates have risen, creating potential buying opportunities for utilities like AEP, AWK, AWR, BKH, ES, EVRG, SJW, WEC, WTRG, and XEL. These utilities have strong fundamentals, attractive valuations, and investment-grade balance sheets, offering potential total returns of 20% to 56% by 2025. Despite rate sensitivity, these utilities are well-positioned for long-term growth with secure dividends and robust balance sheets.