subject: Income Investing Tips for Boomers and why they can't do as their parents did… [print this page] As Boomers give up on stock gains, they inevitably focus on income investing, always on the hunt for higher yields. There is no secret to finding higher yielding securities. In one way or the other, a higher yield just means higher risk-- either term risk, credit risk or price risk. Higher yielding securities always have more risk then lower yielding securities. And some high yield securities can even be riskier than a simple basket of stocks yet with a lower expected return. For these reasons, your best opportunity is to ask your advisor to establish a sustainable withdrawal rate and build a diversified portfolio focusing on total return rather than focusing on dividend-producing, interest-paying securities.
Income Investing Tips for Boomers and why they can't do as their parents did
By: Jason Whitby
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