5 Charts for Income Investing
Key points: > At its core, successful investing is simple, but we have a knack of making it look complex. > These five great charts help illuminate key aspects of investing for income (or cash flow): there are lots of alternatives to bank deposits for income; the gap between yields on different assets provides a guide to relative value; shares can provide stronger growth in income with less volatility than bank deposits; a high and sustainable income yield from an investment provides security during volatile times; and yield provides a guide to future returns.