Dividend-paying stocks are fairly valued, but low payout ratios indicate that there could be more room for dividend growth, says Morningstar DividendInvestor editor Josh Peters.
What's your approach to life insurance? Do you employ a "buy term life insurance and invest the difference" approach, or have you opted for a more permanent type of product?
Don't let the large discount on Boulder Total Return entice you. There are good reasons the fund trades for far less than its intrinsic value; the portfolio has investment merit.
Improving municipal-bond market fundamentals and the potential for rising marginal tax rates should power investor interest in muni bonds in the coming years, says Cedar Ridge's Guy Benstead.