Jeffrey R. Kosnett
Kosnett is the editor of Kiplinger Investing for Income and writes the "Cash in Hand" column for Kiplinger Personal Finance. He is an income-investing expert who covers bonds, real estate investment trusts, oil and gas income deals, dividend stocks and anything else that pays interest and dividends. He joined Kiplinger in 1981 after six years in newspapers, including the Baltimore Sun. He is a 1976 journalism graduate from the Medill School at Northwestern University and completed an executive program at the Carnegie-Mellon University business school in 1978.
Latest articles by Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Income Investors, Get a Boost From a Floating-Rate Fundinvesting In the first nine months of 2016, the average bank loan mutual fund earned 7.1%, as the loan market benefited from signs that things are improving for U.S. consumers.
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How Investors Can Profit From Toll Roadsstocks You might not complain so much about ever-rising highway tolls if you get a cut of the action.
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Why You Should Buy Bonds on Your Ownbonds Investing in individual debt securities has advantages over funds. We show you how to do it.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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The Three-Day Rule for Rattled Investorsstocks In any news-driven market crisis, wait until the third business day after the news breaks to trade anything.
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St. Petersburg, Fla.: A Great Midsize City for Retiring in Good Healthretirement With theaters, concert halls and stadiums -- there's something for everyone in St. Petersburg.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Get Better Interest Rates on Your Savingsinvesting Yields have been creeping up on bond maturities of up to three years, and that’s boosting payouts at short-term bond funds.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Why Interest Rates Will Stay Low
investing Negative interest rates in Europe and Japan make U.S. bond yields look sky-high by comparison, boosting demand for Treasuries.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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How Waiting to Buy a Home Paid Off for This California Family
real estate Biding their time to buy the home of their dreams took some strategic planning.
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12 Dividend Stocks You Can Buy and Hold Foreverstocks Members of Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index that have raised cash payments to stockholders 25 years in a row are known as dividend aristocrats.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Shifting to Dividend Stocks as Retirement Approaches
retirement This teacher's investment strategy has thrived thanks to a dedication to buying shares of solid businesses and not obsessively looking at their stock prices.
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Why I Stand By Muni Bonds
investing For years, tax-exempt bonds have provided high returns with low risk, and they continue to do so.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Negative Interest Rates? No Way, USA
investing Many bond pros say subzero interest rates are unlikely because they wouldn't help the U.S. economy and could damage it.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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9 Top Free Sites for Income InvestorsFinancial Planning Five years ago, Kiplinger’s turned to longtime investment writer and in-house income guru Jeff Kosnett to launch a newsletter designed to steer income-starved readers to the best investments for dependable, spendable income.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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2016 Outlook for Municipal Bonds
investing If long-term Treasury bonds return nothing, tax-free municipal bonds of similar maturities will give you 3% over the next year.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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The Best Bonds for 2016
investing Take advantage of the growing gap between yields of long-term Treasuries and those of medium-grade corporates of similar maturities.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Why Bond Yields Aren’t Going Upinvesting Inflation, the great enemy of bondholders, is almost nonexistent, and demand remains strong for Treasuries and other high-quality, income-paying assets.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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6 Bond Funds to Own Today
investing My picks avoid funds with big stakes in Treasuries, which are most at risk if investors need to raise cash quickly.
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Bond Funds That Make Sense
investing Forget index funds for now. The key to success is an experienced manager who can make money here, there and everywhere.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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A Municipal Bond Sideshow
investing Don't let scary headlines about the muni bond market steer you away from buying opportunities.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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6 High-Yielding Stocks for Dividend Investors
investing These picks should deliver yields of about 4% without any exposure to oil's volatility.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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5 Great REITs With Attractive Yields
investing These diverse real estate investment trusts are delivering both income and price appreciation to investors.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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4 Smart Places to Park Your Cash Now
investing Happily, you can do better than a 1% yield without taking extraordinary risks.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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What to Ask a Financial Adviser
Financial Planning Hiring an adviser is a two-way street. Be prepared to ask the right questions.
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3 Energy Stocks That Pay Safe Dividends
stocks If you want reliable income, focus on partnerships that move, process and store oil and gas.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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