Olympic Host Could Bring Home the Income-Investing Gold
Most economists expect the Chinese market to grow around +10% a year for the foreseeable future. This brisk pace doesn't leave much for dividend payments, but income investors don't need to worry about missing out on China's economic boom. With thorough research, investors can find high-yielding securities in the region.

Beating the New Tax Laws with High-Yielding MLPs
Americans are benefiting from some of the lowest dividend and capital gains tax rates in the nation's history. But that is scheduled to change -- and investors should be planning now for what is likely to happen in 2011. The good news is that master limited partnerships (MLPs) are a tax-savvy investment choice for protecting your hard-earned income.

Muni Opportunities with 9% Tax-Equivalent Yields
Municipal bonds are one of the most compelling opportunities emerging from the recent turmoil in the credit markets. Munis have seen their prices fall, and over 70% of muni closed-end funds are trading at a discount to the value of their portfolio. But prices didn't drop due to increased risk, but because of a sudden supply increase in the market place, driving prices down and yields up.

Preferred Stocks Offer Big Yields for Conservative Income Investors
In an environment where stocks are in a slump and bond yields are low, yield-hungry investors may find themselves scratching their heads in search of a safe place to park their money. In such a case, preferred stocks may be just what the doctor ordered.

ETFs Offer Market-Crushing Gains -- Free ETF Report

Thanks to their market-crushing gains and rock-bottom expenses, ETFs now rank as some of the most popular securities on Wall Street.

Not surprisingly, demand has been insatiable -- U.S. investors poured more than $100 billion into new ETFs last year.

If you want to capitalize on the ETF boom, then this report is for you.   

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Fly to Quality with U.S. Treasury Funds
When gut-wrenching volatility hits the market and the economic outlook is negative, nervous investors look for safe, dependable investments. And you would be hard-pressed to find any safer payouts than those offered by U.S. Treasuries.

Use a Market Sell-off to Lock in Higher Yields
Hardly any investor likes to see the market drop, but there is good news. A declining market can dramatically ratchet up yields. And over the long-term, a little extra yield goes a long way.

Double Your Dividends by Investing in Foreign Companies
For investors in search of yields better than the S&P's paltry 2% average, foreign stocks may provide the answer.

High-Yield Bonds Will Offer Competitive Returns When the Economy Improves
This investment class was tainted years ago by the investment scandal involving Michael Milken, but the market has involved since then and is now quite appealing. Once spreads finish widening and the market begins to pick up steam, high-yield bonds will offer market beating returns.

Utilities Offer Stability No Matter What the Market Conditions
Utilities are generally considered a staid and buttoned-down class of investments. But these companies are the most solid and predictable companies on the market. With stable revenues and a track record of returning the bulk of their income back to shareholders, utility companies have been one of the greatest distributors of dividends for many years.

Profit from Tax-Loss Selling with Closed-End Funds
A study in The Journal of Finance found that many closed-end funds tend to sell off in the last few weeks of the year and then rally come January. The reason for this behavior is that tax-sensitive investors often sell funds at a loss late in the year to help offset capital gains elsewhere, and look to repurchase them at the start of the year. Carla Pasternak teaches you how to take advantage of this phenomenon.

"Upstream" Master Limited Partnerships -- A New Security for Income Investors
It may be too late to ride many energy stocks to the top, but it's not too late for another group of energy-related securities that are bursting out of the starting gate: "upstream" master limited partnerships (MLPs).

Earn Double-Digit Yields by Investing in Canadian Royalty Trusts
While U.S.-based trusts have their limitations, a cadre of Canadian income trusts has been paying out generous, tax-advantaged cash flows to investors for nearly two decades. Now, many Canadian royalty trusts pay double-digit percentage yields while offering income investors exposure to the fast-growing energy market.

Earn Higher Returns by Investing in Securities Paying Monthly Dividends
You may have noticed that most securities pay their dividends quarterly, that is, every three months. Others pay monthly and a few securities may pay annually or semi-annually. Although quarterly payments are far more typical, the more frequent monthly dividends do provide an advantage for investors.

Capture High Yields and Steady Returns with Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)
Like real estate investment trusts (REITs), MLPs pay out most of their cash flow to shareholders. As a result, the group carries an average yield of about 6.0% -- more than three times the puny 1.6% yield offered by the average stock in the S&P 500 Index.

The Power of Compounded Dividends -- Using DRIPs to Grow Your Wealth
Over the long run, there's no better way to grow wealthy in the investment markets than to systematically invest in high-quality stocks and funds, hold on for the long haul . . . and reinvest your dividends. That's why Dividend Reinvestment Plans, or "DRIPs," are such powerful wealth-builders.