Stocks With the Highest Dividend Yields in the S&P 500
Buy-rated blue-chips Pfizer and Verizon make the list of stocks with the highest dividend yields in the S&P 500 (. Some of the other names might surprise you. Dividend investors…
Is It Time to Reconsider Dividend Funds?
New ETF choices for income-seeking investors are challenging the status quo. Editor’s Note: A version of this article was published on May 17, 2024. Income-seeking investors have more options than…
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…
Rising Dividend Outlook Boosting Stock Prices
The rising outlook for dividends may be the most underrated story underscoring the rally in the S&P 500 (Index: SPX during the past year. We’re almost to the one year…
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…
Wakeup Call – It’s Time To Buy High-Yield Dividends
Introduction Everyone’s bullish! At least, that’s what seems to be the case. As we can see, Atlanta Fed estimates are for real GDP growth of 3.4% on an annualized basis.…
Bad News For Dividend Investors Who Are Still In The Accumulation Phase
As many of my followers have noticed it, I am a pure play dividend investor, where the selection criteria of individual securities are based on high initial yields, conservative cash…
Global corporate dividends hit record $1.66 trillion in 2023
Summary Corporate dividends globally hit an all-time high of $1.66 trillion in 2023, with record payouts by banks making up half of the growth, a report showed on Wednesday. On…