Ladder Capital: Cash Is King (NYSE:LADR)

baona/iStock via Getty Images Recently, I penned an article titled “Who’s Chasing Yield?” in which I explained that: “it’s critical to examine the “margin of safety” with the dividend, to make sure that these picks don’t turn into a so-called “sucker yield.” There are plenty of these so-called “sucker yields” in the mortgage REIT sector….

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IBHD: A Junk Bond Ladder Rung (BATS:IBHD)

triloks/iStock via Getty Images Strategy overview iShares iBonds 2024 Term High Yield and Income ETF (BATS:IBHD) is a high yield bond fund paying monthly distributions, with an expense ratio of 0.35%. It was launched on 5/7/2019 with the objective of investing in components of the Bloomberg 2024 Term High Yield and Income Index. The fund…

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