Value Stocks Are Winning Out Over Growth Stocks
This trend has been in place throughout most of 2022 as interest rates have ticked sharply higher. After a dismal end to the third quarter for investors, markets have staged…
SPYD: High Dividend ETF Trades At Substantial Discount To Market
Summary The SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF is composed of 80 companies that in aggregate have a 30-day SEC yield of 4.6%. To achieve that level of income,…
SPDV: Deep-Value Dividend ETF Yielding 4%
Summary SPDV is a high-dividend ETF yielding 4%, and is one of the few ETFs to take an equal-weight-by-sector approach. Fees are 0.29% and the ETF has $65 in AUM.…
How Bear Markets Can Be a Blessing for Dividend Investors
KEY POINTS Bear markets occur when major indexes drop at least 20% from recent highs. Dividend investors receive higher yields during bear markets. Long-term investors should view bear markets as…
2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist and 1 to Avoid Like the Plague
KEY POINTS Dividend stocks have a rich history of outperformance, which makes them a smart buy during bear market dips. Two supercharged income stocks, with yields of 5.8% and 7.6%,…
REITs continue to hike dividends amid falling stock prices, increases set to continue
REITs continued to hike dividends in September, as falling stock prices discourage investors, and the increases are set to continue. Eight U.S.-based REITs and one Canadian REIT raised their dividends…
These 3 Cannabis Dividend Stocks Provide Growing, Inflation-Crushing Payouts
Thanks to macroeconomic headwinds like rising interest rates, runaway inflation, and fears of a global recession, many stocks are in retreat. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is flirting with a…
Why investors are piling into dividend stocks in 2022
In 2022, dividend stocks have really come back into focus. This is illustrated by the fact that in the first half of the year, equity income funds and dividend-focused exchange-traded…
U.S. companies’ dividend growth slows in Q3 amid economic uncertainty
Dividend growth on U.S. companies’ common stock has slowed during Q3 2022, as companies face economic uncertainty due to higher interest rates and inflation, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices.…
The Dividend Metrics That Matter
Today we are living in uncertain times and with uncertainty brings volatile stock markets. The COVID-19 virus that has overtaken the globe and sent countries into pure panic mode. Over…