EARN 8% OR MORE.

The article describes eight investing categories that produce good-to-great current returns. They include closed-end income funds such as the First Trust Strategic High Income which borrows to invest in bank loans, mortgage related securities and junk bonds. Another are junk bonds that rebounded smartly as the credit crunch eased and investors began to feel more confident that the economic downturn would not be severe. INSET: Rich Returns From Safe Bonds.