Mainstream

The basics: what you can do in different account types, general strategies, suggestions, and things to avoid.

2023 Ex-Div & Paydates: AGG AGZ CFT CIU CMF CSJ EMB GBF GVI HYG IEF IEI IGOV ISHG LQD MBB MUB NYF PFF SHV SHY SUB TIP TLH TLT

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The 2023 Ex-Dividend and Pay Date information below is based on iShares distribution schedule. MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION — BlackRock, Bloomberg Barclays, iBoxx, JPMorgan 2023 Ex-Dividend Dates 1-Feb 1-Mar 3-Apr 1-May 1-Jun 3-Jul 1-Aug 1-Sep 2-Oct 1-Nov 1-Dec 14-Dec 28-Dec (possible cap gain dist) Pay / Distribution Dates 7-Feb 7-Mar 7-Apr 5-May 7-June 10-July 7-Aug 8-Sept 6-Oct 7-Nov 7-Dec 20-Dec 4-Jan-2024 (possible cap gain dist) AGG   …

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Next 2024 SPY, VOO, IVV Ex-Dividend Dates and Estimated Dividends

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SPY’s first-quarter dividend will be a $1.595 per share. The Q1 ex-dividend date is Friday, March15th, 2024.  SPY’s next distribution payout will be on April 30th, 2024—yes the SPDR folks take their time delivering the dividend. I’m estimating that iShares’ IVV, one of the other two big S&P 500 ETFs, will have a Q1 dividend of $1.56 per share. I’m estimating Vanguard’s VOO ex-dividend in …

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Covered Calls — improving the odds of a modest profit

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Mainstream investors buy assets they think will go up.  If the asset price stays the same or goes down the investor gets no profit or a loss.   Covered calls are a way for investors to show a modest profit if:
  1. The asset goes up in price
  2. The asset price stays the same
  3. The asset price drops a relatively small amount

One of the catches (and there are always at least one), is that the investor gives up some upside.  

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2023 Ex-Div: JNK, SJNK, BIL, ITE, TLO, IPE, LAG, TFI, SHM, BMX, WIP, MBG, MWZ, CWB, and Others

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2023 Ex-Dividend and Pay Date information from SPDR referenced in this post. 2023 Ex-Dividend Dates 1-Feb 1-Mar 3-Apr 1-May 1-Jun 3-Jul 1-Aug 1-Sep 2-Oct 1-Nov 1-Dec 18-Dec 28-Dec (Potential Excise Distribution) Pay / Distribution Dates 7-Feb 7-Mar 7-Apr 5-May 7-Jun 7-Jul 7-Aug 8-Sep 6-Oct 7-Nov 7-Dec 22-Dec 4-Jan-2024 (Potential Excise Distribution) BABS SPDR Nuveen Barclays Build America Bond ETF (BABS) BIL SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month …

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Mutual Funds — what’s not to like?

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Well: High fees Lack of transparency (what are they holding) Trading rules (how long you have to hold them before they don’t extract a penalty) Only bought or sold at the end of the day A track record no better, and usually worse than indexes over time Sometimes ugly tax consequences (e.g., having the value drop considerably over time and getting stuck with a capital …

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