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For some investors who are looking to lighten up or rebalance portfolios into the teeth of this torrid rally, there is a special tax shelter that offers some pretty attractive benefits that are quite unique. While most of us have heard of Opportunity Zones, I imagine most folks don’t know how they work or how they might fit into one’s…

Three dividend-paying pharmaceutical equities to purchase during the COVID-19 crisis include two industry giants and an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that gives exposure to stocks that are pursuing vaccines to fend off the novel coronavirus. Three dividend-paying pharmaceutical investments to purchase amid the COVID-19 crisis avoid focusing solely on the top contenders for developing vaccines to protect against the dreaded novel…

At the close of the first quarter of 2020, the total public debt, as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), stood at 107.7%. To put this number into perspective, the highest U.S. government debt-to-GDP ratio was 106% in 1946 at the end of World War II. So, the current government has blown through that ceiling and is trending higher.…

Three dividend-paying semiconductor stocks to purchase at reduced prices stand out as rapidly growing companies that trade at valuations so high that prospective investors may prefer to wait until share prices pull back.Seasoned investment professionals chose the following three dividend-paying semiconductor stocks to purchase due to their strength as manufacturers and sellers of products that include computer chips for enabling…

On June 29, CNBC reported that, in addition to the previously announced intention to buy heavily into the investment-grade corporate bond market, the Fed disclosed it had purchased bonds in speculative-grade companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that included the SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK). The Fed held a $412 billion position in JNK as of six weeks…