No, Stocks Are NOT Overpriced (And This 6.8% Yielder Is Doubly Cheap)

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio has long held a lock on investors’ imaginations. So when it jumps to near 30, like it has in the last few weeks, they’re inclined to think stocks are pricey and pull back. Now is not the time to do that. Instead, we’re going to do what we always do at times like these: Look to a closed-end fund (CEF) that keeps us invested in stocks but gives us a hedge against a potential pullback. Three hedges, actually: The sale of covered call options , which generate extra cash for the fund, supporting the dividend it pays out to us. … Read more