Sources of Investment Income

Original Air Date: August 20, 2011

Investors are concerned about slower economic growth and undesirably high unemployment combined with softer inflation through the second quarter. In uneasy economic times, investors are more interested in living off the interest and dividends from their investments without touching principal. Investors, desperate for income, often inadvertently take on more risk.

We take a look at many sources of income and break them down to show the advantages and disadvantages to holding each source.