Amid the low interest rate environment of recent years, many income-seeking investors have turned to high-yield bond funds and dividend mutual funds in the search for higher income. However, with interest rates now rising, these funds are becoming riskier – leading the author of today’s article to suggest an alternate strategy to generate income: investing in pass-through securities, which “are required to pay out almost all their earnings in cash distributions.” For the four main categories of pass-through securities, how to take a diversified approach to them – and which may perform best at this point in the market cycle – CLICK HERE.
