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Why Leverage Is The Engine Behind Today’s Highest REIT Yields
I am often asked about the two largest residential finance real estate investment trusts (REITs). The two REITs carry yields of 12% to 13%, which would interest any income-focused investors. Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has a market cap of $15 billion, and currently yields 12.6%. AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) yields 13.8% and has a market […]
Start 2026 With An Enormous Dividend
Special dividends are great for dividend investors. The dividend amounts are really high. For some reason, many investors overlook special dividends. One company isn’t messing around in 2026. Its special dividend accounts for over 95% of its dividend payments. Its next special dividend is almost 3x as high as the special dividend it paid in […]
Forget The Fear: These 3 Dividends (Up To 17.9%) Are Built For 2026
Stocks are about to do something almost totally unheard of: chalk up three winning years in a row. And no one is celebrating. Instead, worry is everywhere: about an AI bubble. Sticky inflation. Or the Fed—everything from the bank’s next chair to its independence and the direction of rates. This combo—a strong market tempered with a big dose […]
A Century’s Worth Of Dividends
I wasn’t sure what I was going to talk about during the shortened trading week. Most people are on vacation, spending time with their families over the holidays. So I was more than a little surprised when I found a company raising its dividend payment at the end of the year. And I was downright […]
Buy This 254% Winner Ready For Its Next Upside Move
On December 8, Antero Resources (AR) and Antero Midstream (AM) announced a pair of transformational deals. The moves should be positive for both stocks. Antero Resources is a natural gas producer with operations primarily in the Marcellus shale. The company announced an agreement to acquire the upstream assets of HG Energy II, LLC, for $2.8 billion in […]
Thirty Years Of Double-Digit Dividend Growth
Dividend Aristocrats are companies with more than 25 years of consecutive dividend growth. It’s a great benchmark to determine how long a company has raised its dividends. 25+ years of dividend growth isn’t required, but it helps me sleep better at night knowing how committed a company is to increasing dividend payments. In the last […]
The Small-Cap Reawakening Could Launch These 7%-14% Payers
Small-cap stocks have finally started to wake up lately, which could be a bullish sign as we head into 2026. Let’s remember that a smaller market capitalization does not necessarily mean a diminutive dividend—today we’ll discuss four small caps that yield between 7.1% and 13.3%. It’s been a “lost decade” for small caps, which have […]
Beaten-Down REIT Raises Its Dividend 12%
I’ve been keeping a very close eye on a struggling REIT. How bad did it get? At one point, its stock price was down over 80% from its highs in 2022! And its dividend wasn’t too far behind. The REIT used to pay $0.29 every quarter in dividends. But in 2023, it dropped the payment […]
Why This Sector Dominated In November
In a down month for the Nasdaq, this sector outperformed in a big way. If there was a prevailing theme to the stock markets in November, it was that investors got jittery about overvalued tech and AI stocks and sold off shares. But the other major theme was the strength of healthcare stocks. They surged to the top […]
Top Tech Stocks For Dividends
Technology companies are not known for paying dividends. Their decision not to pay dividends makes a lot of sense. Dividends are cash paid to investors from the company’s cash flow. And many people want their tech stocks to keep the cash to grow the business (and stock price). But dividends are becoming more and more […]
