The market is in a trading range and with slow economic growth for the foreseeable future the trading range can continue. That means one either needs to become a short-term trader, buying low and selling high, or he invests for income. Successfully trading is easier said than done. A more consistent and easy-to-live-with approach is to invest for income. In a sideways market dividends and interest payments play a large role in total return. Here are my articles from the Tahoe Bonanza on investing for income:

Investing for income:
http://www.tahoebonanza.com/article/20111121/NEWS/111129995

Dividend paying stocks:
http://www.tahoebonanza.com/article/20111019/NEWS/111019943

Utilities:
http://www.tahoebonanza.com/article/20110913/NEWS/110919990

Preferred Stocks:
http://www.tahoebonanza.com/article/20110816/NEWS/110819968

David Vomund
www.ETFportfolios.net

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