Buy And Hold Portfolio For Next 10 Years: Potential $5,500 Monthly Income

This article presents a diversified, fund-based portfolio targeting market-matching growth and a 6%+ income yield, with lower tech exposure than the S&P 500. The model portfolio, comprising 5 ETFs and 6 CEFs, emphasizes asset class diversification—spanning blue-chip dividends, tech, real estate, gold, materials, energy, and utilities. The portfolio presented uses ahands-off approach, and it is diversified among many asset classes to be able to withstand different economiccycles in the next 10 years.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 13, 2025

PEO: A High Yield Built On Structure, Not Sentiment

Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO) offers a ~9% yield and trades at a ~10% discount to NAV, with a 91-year dividend streak. PEO's managed distribution policy pays 8% of NAV annually, ensuring stable income regardless of sector volatility or portfolio company performance. The fund's closed-end structure, low turnover, and DRIP mechanism support payout stability and insulate against energy sector swings.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 12, 2025

10 Best CEFs This Month: Average Yield Of 9.5% (November 2025)

This month's top 10 closed-end funds (CEFs) offer an average yield of 9.5% and strong long-term performance across diverse asset classes. For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 29, 2025

Adams Natural Resources Fund Declares Distribution

BALTIMORE, Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (NYSE: PEO) declared today a quarterly distribution of $0.49 per share payable December 19, 2025 to shareholders of record on November 21, 2025. The distribution is optionally payable in additional shares of common stock (default) or in cash by specific stockholder election received before 4 p.m. (ET) on December 10, 2025, the valuation date. The issue price for shares will be the lower of the Fund's closing NYSE market price or the Fund's NAV per share on the valuation date.

GlobeNewsWire • Nov 13, 2025

Adams Diversified Equity Fund Declares Distribution

BALTIMORE, Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) declared today a distribution of $0.46 per share payable December 23, 2025 to shareholders of record on November 21, 2025. The distribution is optionally payable in additional shares of common stock (default) or in cash by specific stockholder election received before 4 p.m.

GlobeNewsWire • Nov 13, 2025

10 Best CEFs This Month: Average Yield Of 9% Plus (October 2025)

This month's top 10 closed-end funds offer an average yield of 9.25% and strong long-term performance across diverse asset classes. For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 26, 2025

Adams Natural Resources Fund Reports Nine Month Results

BALTIMORE, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (NYSE: PEO) today announced the Fund's investment returns for the first nine months of 2025. The total return on the Fund's net asset value for the first nine months of 2025 was 8.1%, with dividends and capital gains reinvested. The comparable figures for the S&P Energy Sector and the S&P 500 Materials Sector were 7.0% and 9.3%, respectively. Our benchmark, which is comprised of the S&P 500 Energy Sector (80%) and the S&P 500 Materials Sector (20%), returned 7.5%. The total return on the Fund's market price for the same period was 6.4%.

GlobeNewsWire • Oct 16, 2025

My Income Portfolio - NAV Never Lies

For those who adopt a dividend strategy, having a “thermometer” with which to measure the real performance of our stocks is an immense advantage. This thermometer is NAV, a simple line on a graph that anyone can observe and understand without the need for calculations or interpretations. If it grows over the years, it means that the security earned its distributions: if it goes down, it means that it paid them at the expense of NAV.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 15, 2025

PEO: The Next O&G Bull Run Could Be Imminent

Adams Natural Resources Fund offers diversified energy, materials, and mining exposure, trading at a 10.9% discount to NAV. PEO is concentrated in oil & gas, with major holdings in Exxon Mobil and Chevron, and benefits from secular energy demand trends. The fund provides an attractive 8% minimum distribution yield and is among the lowest-cost natural resources CEFs, despite recent underperformance versus peers.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 30, 2025

10 Best CEFs This Month: Average Yield Of Nearly 9% (August 2025)

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight the ten best CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer "excess" discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select 10 CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 23, 2025