Dividend Investing In The New World Order, Here Is Why It's So Exciting

May 13, 2025 9:15 AM ET, , , , , , , , , , 30 Comments
Roberts Berzins, CFA
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(10min)

Summary

  • We have transitioned from a low-interest rate and disinflationary environment to a high base rate and inflationary world.
  • Before that, we had the luxury of the "FED put" and accommodative interest rates driving the asset prices up in a low volatility fashion.
  • This made income investing unattractive, both in absolute terms (as yield were compressed) and relative to growth-tilted stocks that just kept surging higher.
  • Yet, these new macro-level conditions have switched things around.
  • In this article I explain why REITs, midstream and high-quality CEFs are the key asset classes, where I see the best risk to reward ratios from the yield-standpoint.

Selective focus on the Eye of Providence

Mike Rosiana

From the GFC and until the COVID, we were enjoying very favorable macro conditions that provided strong tailwinds for almost any asset class out there. Granted, there were periods of heightened volatility, but those were short-lived and oftentimes stopped by the "FED

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Roberts Berzins has over a decade of experience in the financial management helping top-tier corporates shape their financial strategies and execute large-scale financings. He has also made significant efforts to institutionalize REIT framework in Latvia to boost the liquidity of pan-Baltic capital markets. Other policy-level work includes the development of national SOE financing guidelines and framework for channeling private capital into affordable housing stock. Roberts is a CFA Charterholder, ESG investing certificate holder, has had an internship in Chicago board of trade (albeit, being resident and living in Latvia), and is actively involved in "thought-leadership" activities to support the development of pan-Baltic capital markets.

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