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Two simple yet important things set Main Street apart: 1.The firm increases its investment income annually, and 2.It pays a conservative dividend so that it never has to cut it. Since its IPO in 2007, Main Street has boosted its dividend (which is paid monthly) a lovely 77%. It’s never been cut. The company smartly keeps a buffer and pays out extra

And today, DoubleLine Income Solutions is still offering a 9.7% yield net of fees. That’s an unbelievable payout in today’s world.

The preferred ETFs, Invesco Preferred and iShares US Preferred, yield 5.8% and 6.1%, respectively, and trade roughly at their “par” value, which means we’re paying $1 for $1 in preferred shares. Meanwhile, Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund (JPS), a CEF, yields more (7.5%) and trades for just 96 cents on the dollar! Plus, it has the bene

As you can probably infer, dividend growth is the key. And if we had decades to build our wealth, we could assemble a portfolio of high-quality dividend growers and let them compound us to riches. But we income-focused investors have a greater sense of urgency. We need yield today in addition to upside tomorrow. There’s a reason we chose Medical Pr