The Secret Broker: Now – how about an investment that yields a breath of fresh minty air?

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A P76 owner’s wet dream!\nWe would buy them three months ahead of them drilling for oil and sell them to the quacking ducks two days before drilling would start.\nI managed to do this four times before they ran out of money, having never found any oil.\nListerine Royalty Rights give the holder (or part holder) a payment of US$6 for every 2,016 ounces of Listerine sold which is equivalent to 144 400ml bottles of the green stuff.\nA 1% share in the Listerine royalty trust pays out about US$240k per year in passive income, split into quarterly instalments by Johnson & Johnson, who now own and produce the product.\nThis royalty has been paid out every year, without fail, for over 130 years. 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