The Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF offers unique weekly distributions, sacrificing some yield for optimized payment frequency. Click to read why WEEK is a Buy.

When bond yields were near zero a few years ago, retirees hunting for income had to venture into riskier territory. Now that high-yield bonds are delivering around 7% while rates remain elevated, the question shifts: is this the right kind of risk for someone living off their portfolio?

Retirees facing low bond yields have turned to high-dividend equity strategies, but not all approaches deliver the stability fixed-income investors need. The challenge is finding yield that won’t disappear when markets turn.

Learn how understanding the bond yield curve's signals can inform economic forecasts and enhance your investment decisions for better returns.

Over the quarter, Franklin California High Yield Municipal Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond California Exempt Index.

Mortgage REIT (mREIT) Arbor Realty Trust ( ABR +1.80%) is down about 40% since the beginning of 2025. It's trading near early COVID-era lows with a double-digit yield -- but the reasons matter, and investors shouldn't hurry to call it a bargain. Here's why.

The KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:KMLM) offers a 5% dividend yield based on its most recent annual distribution. However, investors considering this ETF for income should understand the dividend’s headline number masks significant instability and disappointing total returns.

Given an annual dividend expense of roughly $2.38 billion and Ford’s estimated free cash flow of $1.9 billion in 2025, the payout ratio is well over 100%. Notably, Ford’s FCF is projected to improve to $3.9 billion in 2026, lowering the payout ratio to 61%.