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Why Income Investing Will Not Give You Income | Common Sense Investing

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Today I want to tell you why focusing on investing to generate income is a flawed strategy altogether, and why a total return approach to investing will lead to a more reliable outcome.

In my last two videos, I talked about high yield bonds and preferred shares. These are two alternative asset classes that investors venture into when they are seeking higher income yields. I told you why you might want to avoid those asset classes here:

Why You Should Think Twice About High Yield Bonds:
https://youtu.be/CZp9ULWi3pI

Why I Prefer to Avoid Preferred Shares:
https://youtu.be/rRlkvFVTqvM

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