It all depends on your situation, but as some CEFs are taxed as income they could be a better choice than a dividend yielding stock (assuming the dividend tax increases significantly in 2013). But most importantly is the quality of the fund. Research the fund, check the history of their distributions, check their investment portfolio, check their management fees (2% is high), etc., etc. CEFconnect.com is a great place for a lot of this info. Thanks for reading!
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That's where I got my info. Not sure if there is a better, all-in-one source out there. I'll check around and post if I find anything. Thanks for reading!
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Good stuff, thanks for the article. I hesitated and missed ideal entry (ZAGG) at support at the $7.00 level last week but I may get in if momentum stays strong. $10 to $11 range seems attainable, even in the short term. Thanks again.
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Great question. I understand your thinking; if you would've held SDS mid/long term through the 2008 crash you would've made some nice gains. But it's a stats game. Statistically, the S&P 500, and other markets, produce positive returns over long time lines. (Look at SPY vs. SDS on a 2, 5, or 10 year time line.) Betting against the market on a long term basis, therefore, is extremely risky. Precious metals like gold and silver (and their ETFs like GLD, SLV, etc.) can be a good long term alternative investment if your weary of the equities markets.
I do like NRF, especially as I am a technical trader and the REIT is still trading near its breakthrough support/resistance level. In keeping consistent, however, I didn't include it in the analysis above due to its negative ROE and negative income last earnings report. I'm curious to see what its next earnings report, on August 2nd, will do for the trust.
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Thanks for reading. I used to use Stochastic and MACD as my primary technical indicators but with increasingly volatile markets I have become more of a fan of support levels. I still use other technical indicators (Stochastic and MACD) but support/resistance levels tend to be more telling in my opinion. Finviz.com is a great website for quickly finding significant support levels for an equity.
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The above info is actually just sample data. But you make a very good point; a possible expansion to the above trade sheet blueprint. Thank you for reading and thank you for the great input.
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Thank you, yes I found AOD after publishing this article. The updated archive of monthly distributing stocks can be found at http://bit.ly/xVVl5W. Thanks for reading.
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I've never had significant success with dividend capturing. But I do enjoy a good dividend stock/ETF and if I'm looking to enter the position anyhow I like to get in close to (before) the ex-dividend date. With that said, all equities mentioned in this article are offered as speculation, not for dividend capturing. Thanks for reading.
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Great info, thanks. I agree, a great buying opportunity at very strong support at the $22 to $24 range. Also, many of the short sellers (40% short float) likely closed out positions on the quick price dip; this could, in turn, drive the stock back up.
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Please note, this list does not take into account distribution history or UNII.
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