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.…
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…
How Many S&P 500 Companies Pay Dividends?
How many companies are in the S&P 500 (Index: SPX ? How many of them pay dividends? What factors affect whether companies pay dividends or not? The answers to all…
Don’t buy stocks for their dividend yields, this chart suggests
The highest-yielding dividend stocks have been sharp laggards on the year, with their yields failing to compensate for the underperformance It hasn’t been a good year to be an investor…
Spring 2023 Animated Snapshot Of The Future For S&P 500 Dividends
After the Silicon Valley Bank run (OTC:SIVBQ in the first quarter of 2023, dividend futures quickly collapsed. That collapse can best be seen in the CME Group’s quarterly dividend index…
Dividend Futures Evaporate After U.S. Bank Failures
Summary What does it take to quickly reverse an improving outlook for dividends? As we learned last week, it takes the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history combined with two…
These 15 Dividend Aristocrat stocks have been the best income builders
Most stocks on a new screen have outperformed the S&P 500 in the long term The S&P Dividend Aristocrats deserve more coverage. Those are companies that have raised their dividend…