##  [# Monday Hot Reads: 3-ETF Portfolio That Pays You 11%](/sections/news/monday-hot-reads-3-etf-portfolio-pays-you-11) 

 

# Monday Hot Reads: 3-ETF Portfolio That Pays You 11%

 

 

The gold ETF miner dilemma again playing out: To buy or not to buy?



 

 

 

 

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 Dec 19, 2016

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Here's what we're reading this morning:

[**A 3-ETF Portfolio That Pays You 11%**](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettowens/2016/12/17/a-3-etf-portfolio-that-pays-you-11/) (Forbes)  
 Less than a quarter of ETFs dedicated to dividend stocks yield more than 6%.

[**Here’s Why The ETF Graveyard Is Getting Crowded**](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-why-the-etf-graveyard-is-getting-crowded-2016-12-16?mod=markets_twitter_new&link=sfmw_tw) (MarketWatch)  
 A few big funds see the lion’s share of inflows.

[**Gold &amp; Miners Keep Falling**](https://etfdailynews.com/2016/12/19/heres-why-gold-prices-and-the-gold-miners-keep-falling/) (ETF Daily News)  
 Tighter Fed policy derails potential gold resurgence.

**[To Buy Gold Miner ETFs Or Not?](https://www.benzinga.com/news/16/12/8816503/why-its-time-to-seriously-start-considering-gold-as-an-investment)** (Benzinga)  
 Unusually high traffic on Jan. 19 calls on GDX.

[**Stocks Getting Artificial Boost That Could End In 2017**](https://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/16/the-trump-stock-market-rally-may-be-getting-an-artificial-boost.html) (CNBC)  
 Investors may be holding off on selling stocks in anticipation of lower capital gains taxes next year.

[**Analyst: ‘Gold Is Now Effectively Illegal’ In India**](https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-18/gold-now-effectively-illegal-india-consequences-creating-cashless-society) (ZeroHedge)  
 India is attempting to create a cashless society.

[**The Problem With Market Timing Research**](https://www.obliviousinvestor.com/the-problem-with-market-timing-research/) (Oblivious Investor)  
 Historical data and conventional wisdom can only do so much for your money.



 

 

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