http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/18469 Here's a fairly comprehensive Question and Answer [more accurately, a Question & Discussion] list that should help you to use the Value Stock Buy List Program productively covering CEFs (Closed End Funds) Wed, 16 Sep 2015 07:15:59 PST en-us http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/18469 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/18469 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 07:15:59 PST When is 3 percent better than 6 percent? Yeah, we all know the answer, but only until the prices of the securities we already own begin to fall. Then, logic and mathematical acumen disappear and we become susceptible to all kinds of special cures for the periodic onset of higher interest rates. We’ll be told to sit in cash until rates stop rising, or to sell the securities we own now, before they lose even more of their precious market value. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5645 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5645 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:33:45 PST The larger the portfolio, the more likely it is that you will be able to buy round lots of a diversified group of bonds, preferred stocks, etc. But regardless of size, individual securities of all kinds have liquidity problems, higher risk levels than are necessary, and lower yields spaced out over inconvenient time periods. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5646 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5646 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:49:04 PST The reason people assume the risks of investing in the first place is the prospect of achieving a higher rate of return than is attainable in a risk free environment --- an FDIC insured bank account. Risk comes in various forms, but the average investor’s primary concerns are “credit” and “market” risk, particularly when it comes to investing for income. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5653 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5653 Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:02:02 PST With equities, take a reasonable profit (between 8 and 10%) as frequently as possible; with income CEFs, a year's income in advance is the acid test if under 10%. With a 40% income allocation, 40% of profits and dividends would be allocated to income securities and assures that income growth will happen. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5654 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5654 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 07:47:50 PST Without having mega millions to work with, or a line of credit that goes around the block, you can have positions in various forms of Real Estate (commercial, industrial, residential) at the same time, and focus either on growth opportunities, income production, or a combination of the two. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5657 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5657 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:16:37 PST Whether you go the discount route through Schwab, Ameritrade, Fidelity, etc., or enjoy a higher level of service through an independent like LMK Wealth Management, you should never be surprised by the market values reflected on your monthly account statement. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5674 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5674 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 06:56:32 PST How can I get you to stop fixating on monthly market values and to focus on the purpose of the securities within the portfolio? Most of us are trained to deal with seasons, fashion trends, biological changes, waning sports dynasties, sunspots, etc. Instinctively, we expect, and prepare for change effectively--- except when it comes to investing, where planning and preparation is only talked about. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5690 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5690 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 08:50:00 PST All investors need to become intimate with both the content of their portfolios and the workings of the various cycles that impact on security market values. They need to expect, even anticipate cyclical changes in the market values of their securities by taking reasonable profits in either classification willingly, gleefully, and without hindsight. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5691 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5691 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:49:45 PST Crash! The 2007 thru 2008 financial crisis halved 401(k), IRA, and Mutual Fund values in a matter of months. For many, retirement dates had to be pushed back; for others, new jobs had to be found. The tragic flaw? No income allocation in the investment program. Market value builds egos; income pays the bills. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5695 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5695 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 06:41:16 PST Always keep in mind that (a) Wall Street has no respect for your intelligence and (b) the media talking heads are entertainers, not investors. Institutions must paint a picture of brilliance in their annual glossies. This year, a panic-stricken Main Street is helping them with their annual sell low hypocrisy. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5700 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5700 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 06:34:23 PST