Featured Articles By Richard Lehmann

High Yielding Bonds And Preferreds: Snap Them Up While You Still Can

September, 20, 2011
Forbes.com

At some point income investors will become 'fed' up with lending their money for free. But for now investors should continue to feast on preferreds and adjustables.

Inflation Protection For Free

August, 24, 2011
Forbes Magazine

Flood yields of 4% are a king's ransom.

Nevermind Buffett, Obama and Bernanke Are Taxing The Rich By $289 Billion

August, 23, 2011
Forbes.com

Buffett's tax talk got headlines but don't underestimate his efforts to keep Uncle Sam from his personal wealth.

Get Ahead Of the Fed

June, 08, 2011
Forbes Magazine

Expect the Fed to keep using the unemployment rate as its excuse for not raising rates even in the face of rising inflation.

Why Your Postman May Be Smarter Than He Looks

April, 27, 2011
Forbes.com

Thanks to great benefits and high pay, the post office and other government jobs are attracting our best and brightest

Financial Crisis: Clinton Rooted, Bush Fed, Obama Watered

April, 18, 2011
Forbes.com

The root cause of the financial crisis was government meddling.

Inflation Lives: Hedge Your Portfolio Now

April, 06, 2011
Forbes Magazine

Inflation is upon us, even if most reports on wholesales and retail prices downplay the immediacy of the threat.

Why Your Postman May Be Smarter Than He Looks

March, 27, 2011
Forbes.com

Thanks to great benefits and high pay, the post office and other government jobs are attracting our best and brightest

10 Sins Of Inflation

March, 24, 2011
Forbes.com

Note to Ben: Short-term fixes like inflation, often have long-term consequences.

S&P's Inconvenient Truth About Municipal Bonds

March, 15, 2011
Forbes.com

After its pitiful financial crisis performance Standard & Poors has become over zealous in its approach to muni bonds.

Think Stocks For Income Plays

February, 23, 2011
Forbes Magazine

Inflation is the easiest solution to our debt, budget and economic woes.

7 Reasons Investors Should Embrace Inflation

February, 09, 2011
Forbes.com

Inflation is coming and it will bring many blessings.

Dividend Stocks For Bond Investors

November, 18, 2010
Forbes Magazine

Broaden your horizons with dividend stocks.

Bernanke To Banks: Unwind Your Carry-Trades NOW

November, 16, 2010
Forbes.com

QE2's real message is rates are going up, not down. Here's why.

Opium Wars Revisited: Will China Corner The Gold Market?

November, 02, 2010
Forbes.com

Richard Lehmann explains why the Opium Wars are relevant to the price of gold today.

The Tax Two-Step: Get Ready For A Stock Sell Off, Then A 2011 Rally

September, 16, 2010
Forbes.com

If the government is smart, it wont announce its extension of the Bush tax cuts until January. Stock investors take note.

Floaters To The Rescue

August, 26, 2010
Forbes Magazine

Don't know whether we will get inflation or deflation? Put some money to work in floating-rate securities or convertible preferreds.

Buffett Frets Over Municipals, So Should You

August, 25, 2010
Forbes.com

Municipal bondland is a minefield. Beware of "smoking" high yields.

Keep Geniuses Out of the Post Office

August, 18, 2010
Forbes.com

Karl Marx would love Obama's plan for the economy. It constrains capitalism and growth and lures geniuses into government jobs.

Cheating The Random Walk

August, 02, 2010
Forbes.com

Here are three ways to try to beat the random nature of markets.

Even If A Bond Doesn't Default, You Can Still Lose Your Money

July, 19, 2010
Forbes.com

Richard Lehmann, editor of Distressed Debt Securities, weighs in on the debate over what constitutes a municipal bond default.

Beware Of Sudden Interest Rate Spike

July, 12, 2010
Forbes.com

Hedge funds unloading Treasuries with short-term loans could force interest rates to rise suddenly.

Sell Into Rallies And Thank Politicians

June, 15, 2010
Forbes.com

How confident am I about the market? Use any stock rallies in the next five months to raise some cash.

Closed-End Fun

June, 11, 2010
Forbes Magazine

If you want income with some inflation protection, consider closed-end funds owning TIPS and convertible securities.

Municipal Bombs

May, 06, 2010
Forbes Magazine

Investors moved $69 billion into municipal bond funds last year. Don't follow the lemmings into these future default traps.

Too Big To Fail Hokum

April, 22, 2010
Forbes.com

Bailouts are now a permanent part of government's playbook. Live with it.

Fixed-Income ETF For Income And Gains

March, 12, 2010
Forbes.com

This fund kicks out a decent yield, and I wouldn't be surprised to see some decent capital appreciation down the road.

Dumping Debt On The Next Generation Is Fine

March, 10, 2010
Forbes.com

It's good demagoguery but bad economics to curse the practice of saddling future generations with debt. By now we should be used to it.

Beware The Carry Trade Collapse

March, 05, 2010
Forbes.com

When interest rates rise, don't be surprised how low markets can go.

Unintended Consequences

February, 11, 2010
Forbes Magazine dated March 01, 2010

A likely outcome of all the bailouts is a recurrence of inflation. Position yourself for it with converts, commodities and adjustable-rate preferreds.

Shelter From The Fed's Storm

January, 12, 2010
Forbes.com

Inflation and interest rates will both be on the rise this year. Move to higher ground and take cover in a diversified fixed-income portfolio.

Richard Lehmann On Fixed Income

December, 21, 2009
Forbes.com

Inflation is definitely coming but it's more than a year away, so bonds are OK for now. Your best bets are gold and stock in the new GM.

Income Opportunities

November, 30, 2009
Forbes Magazine dated December 14, 2009

You can get substantial income from a diversified portfolio while still protecting yourself from inflation.

Pipelines To Profit

September, 17, 2009
Forbes Magazine dated October 05, 2009

For a high yield and a low tax bill, look for energy companies trading as partnership units.

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