TEAF - Kiplinger And Barron's 75 Top Stocks For 2021 Show 17 As May Flies

May, 04 2021 03:37 AM Tortoise Essential Assets Income Term Fund of Beneficial Interest

October-December Kiplinger Today published four articles: 11 Best Monthly Dividend[s], 21 Best Stocks, 11 Dividend Growth Stocks, and 25 Dividend Stocks Analysts Love. Stocks therein I called "Kiplinger Top Stocks For 2021."
Then, in March, Barron's Weekly published Retire on Dividends listing 10 to start. All told, five Kip/Bar articles listed 78 stocks. Three duplicates left 75, with 66 paying dividends.
The top ten Kip/Bar Stocks For 2021 boasted net gains from 12.5%-26.99% from CFG, LYB, ABBV, WMB, MPC, PSX, CVX, VLO, EIX, and EPD. Energy and Finance led the pack 4/30/17.
Prices of 17 of these 75 Kiplinger/Barrons Top Stocks For 2021 (listed by yield) made the possibility of owning productive dividend shares from this collection more viable for first time investors. These are the May Flies because of the month and they may take off as long-term holders, too.
$5k invested in the lowest-priced five of ten top yield Kiplinger/Barron's Top Stocks For 2021 showed 90.37% LESS net gain than from $5k invested in all ten. Big (higher priced) stocks solidly led these Top Stocks For 2021 by nine lengths into May.

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Company Name:	Tortoise Essential Assets Income Term Fund of Beneficial Interest
Stock Symbol:	TEAF
Market:	NYSE
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