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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ETFs That Bet Against Bonds
investing Suppose you just want to speculate on rising bond yields and don't care about income.
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Answers to Your Income-Investing Questions
investing Jeff Kosnett dips into his virtual mailbag to answer your questions and help you earn a decent return in this low interest-rate world.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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3 Strategies for Collecting High Dividends
investing Take advantage of the 15% tax rate on dividends, and take comfort in the promised payout during these uncertain economic times.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Why You Should Sell Health-Care REITs Now
investing This investment category's winning streak looks to be nearing its end.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Our No-Stock Investment Portfolio
investing For investors with no taste for common stocks, we’ve updated our investing recipe for Tofurky.
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How -- and Why -- to Invest in Brazil
Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets Look beyond the multinational giants and follow the Brazilians to where they spend their rapidly increasing paychecks.
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Don't Junk Your Junk Bonds
investing You still have some time to join the high-yield bond party.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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How to Profit in Today's Economy: Tap Into Global Growth
investing Invest in emerging markets and the domestic companies that sell to them.
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Master Limited Partnerships: Victims of Success
investing Great returns and high yields have brought MLPs a lot of attention. But the spotlight may have a negative impact on the group's performance.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Get More Income with My Double-Barreled Investing Strategy
investing One good company can be twice as nice an investment and get you 36 paydays a year when you buy both its stock and its bonds.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Tap Into Global Growth Through Emerging Markets
Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets Invest in the developing world and the domestic companies that sell to them.
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Bond Wizards of Oz
Economic Forecasts Australia, sometimes nicknamed Oz, offers that rare combination of high interest rates and sound credit. Nirvana for savers?
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10 Expenses You Don't Need
spending Skip paying for these everyday costs and save a fortune.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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7 Reasons Why Stocks Still Matter
investing After suffering through a wild ride the past several years, many ordinary investors have thrown up their hands in disgust. But stocks belong in many portfolios, and you shouldn’t banish them entirely and forever.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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The Best Investment You've Never Heard Of
investing Pipeline master limited partnerships have marvelous ten-year returns and often yield 6% or higher. What are you waiting for?
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Treasuries: The Brand to Trust
investing Turn to Uncle Sam for security through the rest of the year.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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What's Special About Special Dividends?
investing Cash-rich companies are likely to make big one-time payouts this year. But the rewards for investors might not be so special.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Great Rates in a Low-Yield World
investing You're earning zilch on your savings. No sweat. We offer 17 investments that pay 5% or more.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Utilities Trump REITs
investing Real estate investment trusts may be in bubble territory and utilities are in the bargain basement.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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5 Ways to Manage Market Turbulence
Markets Start by staying calm and sticking with stocks.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Buy U.S. Agency Bonds
investing You can earn more with non-Treasury government-backed bonds with virtually no additional risk.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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The Hunt for Dividends
investing We found 15 companies that are committed to sharing the wealth with stockholders.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Four Principles of Managing Money for Those With Lots of It
investing In the aftermath of the recent market meltdown, high-net-worth individuals can protect their assets by following these four sound investing tenets.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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Vacation Homes: Deal or No Deal?
Markets Prices are attractive, but it's still tough to make the numbers add up.
By Jeffrey R. Kosnett
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