Investment Strategies When Faced With Low Interest Rates

This Wall Street Journal article provides more consolation than strategies. It only touches on some investment strategies that can increase yield without too much risk. Examples include:

A surprising number of high-quality stocks are paying dividend yields superior to Treasurys or municipal bonds, including household names like Home Depot, which pays 3.5%, Merck, 4.3%, and McDonald's, 3.1%.

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Mutual funds are the best way to diversify risk while increasing yield. In this space, Pimco Total Return Fund yields 3.2% and BlackRock Total Return Fund yields 4.4%.