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Income-Stock Opportunities, Perils of Index Investing: Financial Advantage's Martin Interviewed on MoneyShow.com
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| Source: Financial Advantage
COLUMBIA, MD--(Marketwire - November 19, 2008) - The much-touted index approach to investing
doesn't work in today's risky markets, but high-dividend stocks offer a
great opportunity, Michael Martin, president of Financial Advantage in
Columbia, Md., says in video interviews from MoneyShow.com.
To view the videos, click on
http://www.financialadvantageinc.com/index.php?id=fainews. The first three
items provide links.
Index funds worked well during the broad bull market, when both
price-earnings ratios and interest rates were low. "Now, with the credit
crunch, things are much more competitive. That's good for strong companies,
but the weak will fall," he says.
Income Stocks Offer Secure, Growing Income
If indexes don't work today, what does? High-dividend stocks are among the
best choices, especially for retirees, Martin says.
Now many income stocks are cheap and pay unusually high dividends, Martin
tells MoneyShow. Canadian royalty trusts and office REITs now offer
dividends up to the 20% range. Utilities and pipeline companies also pay
solid dividends. And, as regulated businesses that can pass on cost
increases, they offer secure and growing income.
Founded in 1987, Financial Advantage provides personal financial planning
and investment-management services to retirees and aspiring retirees on a
fee-only basis. The firm manages more than $238 million of client assets.
Wealth Manager magazine has named Financial Advantage as one of the top 250
independent financial advisory firms in the country for the past five
years.
For more information, visit www.financialadvantageinc.com or call
410-715-9200.