Nathan Slaughter

I've learned to put some distance between my personal interests and my investments. However, there are times when the two intersect beautifully...

Just about every public company borrows money, but I found five stocks with none at all. Even better, they pay solid yields to investors...

It's a well-known fact that U.S. companies offer mediocre dividend yields. But if you cast the net a bit wider, you can land much larger payouts overseas.

I'm not suggesting that a market correction is imminent, but it never hurts to be prepared by shifting into defensive value stocks.

If you don't like the idea of settling for what the bank gives, then invest in what it receives. Here's how...

These businesses are durable, essential, and protected. And they earn far more cash than they burn.

There's no special trick or complicated system to capturing these dividends -- you just have to know where to look. Details here.

Unless you're happy with ordinary yields of 2% to 3%, you might want to take a closer look at the closed-end fund market.