5 Surprising Income Stocks

Fellow Investor,

Most investors think dividend stocks are boring.

You buy them for predictable income and stability, not for their massive upside potential.

But there are a handful of dividend payers that give you BOTH. Analysts at Zacks have spotted 3 stocks in particular we believe belong in everyone's portfolio right now.

They're some of the most exciting stocks on the market right now... even though most investors haven't heard of them.

They pay big dividend yields (up to 5.5%)... have strong fundamentals that can smooth out your portfolio's growth... and they've tripled, quadrupled, even sextupled the market over the past 2 years.

And each still has plenty of room to climb.

Whether you're already enjoying your retirement or you still have a few years to go, these are stocks worth checking out right away.

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All the best,

Kevin Matras
EVP, Zacks.com

BREAKING NEWS

🇺🇸🇨🇳 The Entire US Economy Just Landed in Beijing. Here Is What Happens Next.

Trump, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Tim Cook, Larry Fink, and the CEO of Boeing all just stepped off Air Force One in China together. That is not a diplomatic delegation. That is the American economy walking in through the front door. Credit where it is due. Bringing the most important CEOs in the country to the negotiating table is exactly the right move.

This is the first time a US president has visited China in nearly a decade. The summit has been delayed twice, first by the Iran war, then by stalled preliminary talks. On the agenda: trade, Taiwan, AI guardrails, and what role China plays in ending the Iran conflict. China is Iran's largest trading partner and the biggest buyer of its oil. Beijing has more leverage over Tehran than anyone else at this table.

Here is the best and worst case for markets:

• 🟢 Best case: China agrees to buy US agricultural products and Boeing aircraft, a joint Board of Trade gets announced, and Xi quietly signals to Tehran that the Strait of Hormuz needs to reopen. Oil crashes. Markets rip. The rally gets a whole new leg.

• 🟡 Base case: Both sides announce symbolic wins, pose for photos, and agree to keep talking. No structural change but the relationship stabilizes. Markets shrug and grind higher.

• 🔴 Worst case: Trump says something off-script about Taiwan, China walks away from the table, and rare earth restrictions get tightened. Tech stocks get hit hard overnight.

The Munch Take: The optics of this trip alone are worth something. The last time Trump visited Beijing in 2017, Xi staged a Forbidden City dinner and announced $250 billion in deals. This trip is more complicated, and the stakes are higher. But having Jensen Huang in the room when AI chip restrictions get discussed is not an accident. Having Elon Musk there when Tesla's China business gets discussed is not an accident. Trump brought his best cards. Now we see how Xi plays his.

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CHART OF THE DAY

🏠 Stocks vs. Real Estate: The Math Is Not Even Close

My wife asked me to fix the bathroom faucet last weekend. I held the drill for approximately four seconds before she took it from me and called a plumber. That ended up costing $340. That is the part nobody puts in the real estate investment thesis.

Here is what the chart shows in plain English. Since 1970, the S&P 500 has returned roughly 70 times its starting value after adjusting for inflation. The median US home price has returned about 15 times. It’s not even close. The stock market has lapped real estate several times over on a pure returns basis.

But here is why this debate never dies:

• 🏡 Real estate comes with real tax advantages. Mortgage interest deductions, capital gains exemptions on primary residences, and depreciation on investment properties are all tools the stock market simply does not offer.

• 🔧 Leverage works differently in real estate. A $50,000 down payment controls a $500,000 asset. Your returns are calculated on the full value, not just what you put in. That math can close the gap fast in the right market.

• 👀 Some people just need to see something physical. You can’t drive past your S&P 500 index fund. You can’t point at it from the car and tell your kids you own it. For a lot of people, that tangibility is genuinely worth something.

The headaches are real, though. Mortgages, maintenance, property taxes, insurance, plumbers, contractors, and the constant creeping feeling that something is about to break. The stock market has never called you at 11pm because the hot water heater stopped working.

The Munch Take: The pure math favours stocks. It has always favoured stocks. But real estate built more middle-class wealth in this country than anything else in the last fifty years because it forced people to save through mortgage payments when they never would have saved voluntarily. Sometimes the second-best investment with the best behaviour beats the best investment with the worst behaviour. Either way, my wife disagrees with this entire analysis and thinks we should buy a rental property. I prefer the stock market. She’ll probably win.

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