This is our original whitepaper where we expressed why we thought this was a great idea.   Judge for yourself whether the idea appears to be working in real world applications.
This is the whitepaper that we published in the Investments and Wealth Monitor that explained how we set a target distribution to a specific portfolio allocation.  It's not as technical as it might first look
original article on Balanced fund investing
As seen in Forbes As Dividends get cut, ETF offers steady 7% Annual Distribution Rate
Original article written by Matt Patterson   Income investing in a world of low interest rates.
As seen @CNBC Article on the 7HANDL Index, benchmark for HNDL ETF published on CNBC HANDLS
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