J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. Charlene ...

If a fund has a gain in a security and then sells that security, it must distribute those capital gains to shareholders on record within its fiscal year. Even if you reinvest that distribution back ...

While the accounting terminology differs from REITs, many of the same pitfalls arise when evaluating MLP payout ratios using standard net income figures. In today's article, we’ll use Enterprise ...

This article is part of a series; click here to read Part 1. Retirement spending goals are often expressed in terms of inflation-adjusted spending numbers. This is what the 4 percent rule-of-thumb ...