The Dangers of Super-High Yield Investing

That's what I call good yield
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Apparently the DIY Income Investor approach is an example of Super-High Yield Investing, which John Kingham ('The Dividend Hunter') defines in a recent article as "buying shares where the dividend yield is close to or above twice the market yield."

But is this really the 'dark side' of income investing?

Investors Chronicle High Yield System

Investor Chronicle's writer James Norrington has been trialling a new High Yield System - with mixed results.

It's interesting to have a look at how this system differs from the DIY Income Investor approach and how well the two strategies have worked.

De-Risked? (Portfolio Buy)

If you are a UK-based investor you may - or may not - be enjoying yourself over the last month or so. The recent currency fluctuations have revealed something interesting about the DIY Income Investor portfolio, which will help to guide future investments.

Talking of which, I've been putting some more available cash to work with something a bit counter-intuitive.