Knock Out Yields of 21.5% with ETFs

     No one thought Muhammad Ali could come out of retirement to beat George Foreman.  After all, Big George had positively murdered Joe Frazier and Ken Norton, the only two men ever to beat Ali.  When Ali and Foreman stepped into the ring in Zaire in 1974, the ferocious-hitting Foreman got Ali on the ropes and just started pounding him.  Most people though Ali was done for. 

     They were wrong.  By the eighth round, Foreman was exhausted.  But Ali, despite being pummeled so hard for so long, still had a vast reserve of energy, and he turned on the speed, accuracy and raw power that the world had momentarily forgotten.  Foreman went down for the count, and the referee raised Ali's glove into the air, declaring him -- again -- the heavyweight champion of the world. 

     Ali had to change his approach.  He knew Foreman could hit, but he knew that he had stamina.  He saw through everything else, focused on those two critical traits and devised a simple strategy accordingly. 

     I bet a lot of investors feel like Ali did on the ropes while Foreman devastated him with punch after punch after punch.  They feel bloodied by the subprime meltdown and bruised by energy and commodity prices.  A few have quit the game.  Others just want it to be over.

     Well, that's understandable.  Simply profiting from rising prices can work nicely in bull markets, but it's a tough strategy to pull off when the bears are prowling Wall Street.  Trying to do so is a classic example of making things harder than they need to be.  There's no point in fighting a market downtrend.

     That doesn't mean you need to end the round, it just means you need to change your strategy.  If market conditions mean you can't juice your portfolio with capital gains, then it's time to change your focus to generating income from your investments.

The Benefits of Focusing on Income
    
     Why shift over to income now?  Companies that pay dividends tend to be very stable and represent mature industries, and many of them do business in non-cyclical sectors like utilities. These "defensive" companies pull in steady sales even when times are tough.

     History also shows that dividend-paying investments fare much better during bear markets. In the vicious three years of 2000, 2001 and 2002, the dividend-paying stocks in the S&P 500 actually rose +10.4%, while the non-payers sank -33.19%. And there have been plenty of 10-year periods where dividends provided the only return for the S&P 500.

     The choice is clear, right? You can take a chance and continue to bet against the market, or you can collect double-digit yields on investments with a history of weathering the storm.

In fact, ETFs offer dozens outstanding choices for income investors. That's because high yields are the norm with ETFs, not the exception: As of mid-June, 148 ETFs sported 10%-plus yields.  Only 122 common stocks can make that claim.       And ETFs are especially convenient for retirees or others who depend on their investments for their income, as more than 500 ETFs pay distributions monthly rather than quarterly or yearly.       Take a look at these three high-yielding ETFs, all of which are generating a double-digit income stream:

          When the opening bell rings on Wall Street tomorrow, promise yourself you'll take the opportunity to think differently.  Remember Ali and Foreman's "Rumble in the Jungle" and focus your efforts on your eighth-round comeback, the chance to deploy your knockout income ETF strategy.

     And The ETF Authority can be next to you in the ring, providing the coaching you need as you seek the best places to put your money to work.  My research staff and I are working on an in-depth report that will show you the three best ways to profit from ETFs right now.

     This special report will reveal more on how to use ETFs to capture double-digit dividend yields -- including more information about some of my favorite picks -- and how to profit from today's most promising sectors and foreign markets. (Our favorite foreign chart-leader is an ETF focused on Brazil that has returned +838% over the past five years!)

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