What Real Estate Investors Get Wrong About REITs
Summary I believe that REITs (VNQ are fundamentally better investments than private real estate because they offer higher returns with lower risk and require far less effort. This is not…
Revenge Of The Dividend Stocks
Summary Welcome back to my weekly investing-themed variety show! Every week, I seek to understand and explain market trends, especially those relevant to my fellow dividend investors, with the help…
Stocks with sustainable dividends that could be takeover targets
What are we looking for? Sustainable dividends from stocks that have the added benefit of takeover appeal. The screen This week’s announcement that Canadian copper miner Teck Resources Ltd. (TECK-B-T…
Keep Calm And Keep Buying These Dividends
Staying the course as a dividend investor can be very challenging at times, and thus far, 2025 has illustrated this as well as any year in recent memory. Over the…
The Most Profitable Dividend Strategy Is the Simplest
It’s one of the most successful investing strategies, but you can easily do better. Dozens of funds and hundreds of billions of dollars of conservative investors’ savings have been deployed…
S&P 500 Vs. SCHD: Why Dividends Matter More Than You Think
It won’t come as a surprise to most of you that on the growth-value investment spectrum, my investment strategy leans heavily towards value and puts a large emphasis on dividends.…
The Federal Reserve Just Gave Dividend Investors A Huge Christmas Gift
The Federal Reserve just cut interest rates by another 25 basis points, which was widely expected by the market. However, despite rate cuts typically being a tailwind for equity and…
What Trump’s Win Means for Dividend Stock Investors
As investors think about the potential impact of Donald Trump’s win over Kamala Harris, they shouldn’t forget about dividends. For starters, a second Trump term means something won’t happen. Democratic…
Very Good News For Big Dividend Infrastructure Stocks
Big dividend infrastructure stocks, like the ones in the Cohen&Steers Infrastructure Fund (UTF , have boomed recently, as the chart below illustrates. Companies like Williams Companies (WMB , TC Energy…
Dividend Payouts Are Latest Sign of Big Tech’s Financial Muscle
After years of chasing growth at all costs, tech firms are taking a page from the playbook of old-school value businesses — paying a dividend. Throwing off more cash than…