Why The Meme Stock Craze Is Bad News For Dividend Stocks
Summary Meme stocks are once again surging, with AMC Entertainment (AMC and GameStop (GME posting huge gains in recent days. This surge is largely due to the return of a…
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…
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…
Top-Performing U.S. Dividend Stocks of January 2024
Verizon and MDC Holdings are among the month’s high-yielding winners. Dividend-paying stocks that combine healthy balance sheets with hefty yields can provide investors with steady incomes, cushion against market downturns,…
Is 2024 Prime Time for Value Stocks?
The tremendous returns for the S&P 500 (SPY enjoyed in 2023 are likely a thing of the past as we turn the calendar over to 2024. Instead the average investor…
Embracing Dividend Opportunities In 2024
Summary A Conversation with Jeff Schulze, John Baldi and Tatiana Eades Yields rose stiffly in 2023, driven by the Federal Reserve’s rate-hike regime, but with expectations increasing for a pause…
Dividends By The Numbers In August 2023
Summary August 2023’s dividend metadata continues to provide evidence of what might best be described as a slow motion recovery from the U.S. stock market’s 2022 earnings recession. In the…
Four Future Dividend Aristocrats
When it comes to dividend stocks, they come in all shapes and sizes: My favorite type are dividend growth stocks, as they can fit into any one of the other…