Tim Plaehn

Tim Plaehn is the lead investment research analyst for income and dividend investing at Investors Alley. He is the editor for The Dividend Hunter, an investment advisory delivering income investments with double digit growth in share price and dividend payments. Tim’s also editor of Weekly Income Accelerator, a covered call trading service, and Automatic Income Machine, a dividend growth service focused on growing your nest egg.

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Bitcoin’s March To $100,000: Can You Profit Without Trading Crypto?

| November 19, 2024
Bitcoin’s March To $100,000: Can You Profit Without Trading Crypto?

Bitcoin recently exploded from the $55,000-to-$65,000 trading range it had been in for months. As I write this, Bitcoin trades at $88,000, and it seems destined to crack the magical $100,000 level. I have long been a Bitcoin skeptic, but some new ETFs in the market have me all in to join the run to […]

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AI Stabs Renewable Energy In The Heart

| September 12, 2024
AI Stabs Renewable Energy In The Heart

A funny thing happened on the path to massive expansion of wind and solar energy production. That thing is Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI needs massive data centers, which need 99.99999% reliable electric power around the clock. By their very nature, wind and solar power are not reliable enough to provide power 100% of the time. […]

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How To Make A 22% Yield From Rising Silver Prices

| September 3, 2024
How To Make A 22% Yield From Rising Silver Prices

Precious metals—specifically, gold and silver—are having an excellent year. Gold is trading near record highs, and silver is at levels it hasn’t seen for over a decade. Since my strategies focus on income-paying investments, a silver-focused covered call fund gives the best of both worlds. Earlier this year, we launched the first of our high-yield ETF […]

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Buy These Three Top Energy Sector Dividend Stocks Profiting From AI

| August 8, 2024
Buy These Three Top Energy Sector Dividend Stocks Profiting From AI

The news media and investors are rapidly realizing that the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) will require massive increases in available electrical power. And investors have a significant opportunity to profit from AI’s growing need for power. A recent Forbes article titled, “AI Is Pushing The World Toward An Energy Crisis,” includes some interesting facts. The article […]

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How AI Will Change U.S. Infrastructure Forever

| May 23, 2024
How AI Will Change U.S. Infrastructure Forever

Recently, the AI discussion has taken a turn with the realization that the production of advanced AI chips and the building of massive data centers to house those chips will dramatically increase the amount of electric power needed in the U.S. A recent forecast change by Georgia Power illustrates how much power demand will grow […]

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Profit From The Solution To This Coming Energy Crisis

| May 9, 2024
Profit From The Solution To This Coming Energy Crisis

A recent Wall Street Journal article discussed the challenges facing the U.S. electrical grid. The problems facing the energy infrastructure system provide opportunities for investors. It’s time to think outside the box concerning solutions for potential power shortages. U.S. power consumption has been relatively flat for the last 20 years. Conservation measures and efficiencies have offset energy […]

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Pick A Side: Income Or Capital Gains

| April 25, 2024
Pick A Side: Income Or Capital Gains

My Dividend Hunter service focuses on earning an income stream from a portfolio of high-yield investments. This comes with a lot of benefits, especially when markets are as turbulent as they have been lately. One downside is that when I read analyst ratings on the stocks I recommend, I often find the analysis has the wrong focus. […]

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The SEC Just Approved 11 Exciting New Ways To Lose Money

| January 23, 2024
The SEC Just Approved 11 Exciting New Ways To Lose Money

Much of the financial world has been waiting (for almost a decade) for the SEC to approve spot Bitcoin ETFs. On January 10, it finally happened. And now we have 11 exciting new ways to lose a bunch of money. Let me explain… A spot Bitcoin owns a portfolio of Bitcoins directly, and ETF investors […]

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A New Year’s Resolution For Solid, Stress-Free Returns

| January 2, 2024
A New Year’s Resolution For Solid, Stress-Free Returns

Is one of your resolutions to figure out how to be more successful and less frustrated with your investment results? Prior to the final two months of the year, the stock market was volatile and frustrating. If you weren’t correctly invested at the end of October, you missed out on most of the year’s gains […]

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How To Profit With Closed-End Funds

| December 14, 2023
How To Profit With Closed-End Funds

Investors are attracted to closed-end funds (CEFs) because of high yields and (often) stable monthly dividends. These types of dividends can provide stability in retirement. The challenge is not all CEF dividends are created equal. So let’s take a look at what to look out for… The CEF Connect website lists 423 CEFs that trade on the […]

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