With nearly 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day, it is no surprise that income has become a quest for advisers and their clients. The demand isn’t going away anytime soon, a realization that many exchange-traded-fund providers have embraced. In fact, of the top 15 ETF providers in the U.S., every single one offers at least one product that is focused on providing current income.
There are over 500 ETFs that yield better than the 10-year U.S. Treasury.
Given the large universe of income-focused ETFs, there are many factors to consider when analyzing the choices. For instance, there are various categories of income, each with different returns, risks, and taxation. Here is a look at three groups: equity income, fixed income and alternatives……