Dividend Stocks
Private Equity’s Loss Can Be Your Gain With These Three Income Stocks
Higher interest rates have put a damper on the funding of venture capital investments from the private equity world. When interest rates were near zero percent, private equity firms could borrow money with no cost, which could be employed as venture capital investments. This led to some headline-grabbing returns. The higher rates brought on by […]
Our 3-Part Strategy For 20%+ Dividend Growth In 2023
If 2022 taught us anything, it’s that we need to swing our portfolios away from this: We’re Fading “Cardiac” Share-Price Action Like This … That’s the chart of “America’s ticker”—the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)—last year. I call SPY “America’s ticker” because it’s by far the most popular way to track the S&P 500. But its popularity […]
All You Need To Know About Living Off Dividends
Preparing for retirement may take more time, money, and effort than you think. It is especially harder to transition this year as inflationary pressures intensify. Although it may benefit savers and lenders, its impact is less desirable than we think. It erodes the value of dollars and, in turn, hurts the purchasing power of consumers. Not […]
Act Now To Get Special Dividends Deposited In Your Account
A special dividend announcement in my inbox reminded me it’s that time of year: special dividends season. For certain types of stocks and funds, special dividends point to a high probability of future dividend increases. That’s a big help in a year when falling share prices made us wonder about the stability of our investment choices. Here […]
How We’ll Build An Automatic “Dividend-Momentum Machine” In 2023
We dividend investors know that 2023’s going to throw us some curveballs. So let’s talk about a simple strategy that helps us buy more shares of our favorite stocks during pullbacks. Because the truth is, the Fed is still hiking, inflation is well north of 2% and the economy is humming along. That last point is a headache for […]
Don’t Reinvest Your Dividends. Read This First
Alright, listen up. I see dozens of people making a rookie investor mistake over and over again. What’s the mistake I see being made? Someone blindly reinvesting dividends. Sure it’s easy. Some brokerage accounts have a little check box. It says: REINVEST DIVIDENDS? You just check the box and go on your merry way, knowing you’ve […]
5 Ways To Find The Best Long-Term Dividend Stocks
We love dividend stocks because they pay us now. But hey, I’m greedy. And when I research income plays, I want more than just those payouts. I’m looking for price gains, too. Give me a dividend with a stock that could potentially double, and we’re talking. These types of stocks are rare, but they’re not impossible […]
How Much Do You Need To Live Off Dividends?
This is a huge question I get all the time… How much money do I need to live off dividends? The answer is… It depends. I hate those kinds of answers… So let me unpack this a little bit. I Don’t Know How Much First – let me state the obvious – YES you can […]
New Billionaire-Backed Dividend Value Play
I read SEC filings like my daughter watches bad television. That is to say, I read them often and enjoy doing so, even if no one else understands why I take so much pleasure in them. Insider buying and selling have proven to be a great indication of what the people running a company think […]
How To Grow Your Income By 10%-50% Every Year
Bear markets are great for calculated contrarian investors like us. We have many dividend growers in the bargain bin. I mean, it’s rarely this stuffed. We have lots to sort through today. Specifically we’ll talk about 43 dividend payers that are about to announce their next payout hikes. Most of these stocks are cheaper than they were at the start of the year. […]
