Category: Dividend Stocks
My Personal 8-Step Plan For 8% Dividends In CEFs
Today, the 10-year Treasury pays just 2.7%. Put a million bucks in T-Bills, and you’re banking $27,000 per year. Barely above poverty levels! Hence the appeal of closed-end funds (CEFs), which often pay 8% or better. That’s the difference between a paltry minimum-wage income of $27,000 on a million saved or a respectable $80,000 annually. […]
How To Build An Optimal Dividend Portfolio
Building a successful dividend portfolio has significant benefits over the long-term. I LOVE the prospect of investing in high-quality stocks at reasonable valuations and getting PAID to wait until valuations have approached market value. By building an optimal dividend portfolio, you combine both the prospects of residual income and long-term capital appreciation through an increase […]
Should Dividend Investors Worry About Rising Interest Rates?
If you have followed any news stories over the past year, you might have been exposed to a lot of negative information about dividend paying stocks. I have rebutted some of them, such as the story about the end of the dividend craze. Others include the notion that rising interest rates are somehow so bad for […]
3 Of The Best Dividend Aristocrats For Retirement
These Dividend Aristocrats are winners for those looking for growth and dividends Retirement investing is a bit different from regular investing, and not because it depends more on dividend investing. See, we’ve been led to believe inflation is 3%, when it’s really closer to 10%. That means that retired investors don’t think they need stocks […]
5 Reasons Why Dividend Growth Investing Should Be Your New Year’s Resolution
Everyone knows the age old tradition of setting New Year’s Resolutions. There is evidence to suggest that this tradition has existed for over 4,000 years. Making a resolution that will change and better your life is easy. Following through with the resolution is the hard part. Only 8% of people successfully carry out their New Year’s resolutions – not […]
These 4 Big Dividends Will Benefit Big Time From The Tax Plan
Congressional Republicans are closer than ever to passing wide changes to America’s tax code. From 10,000 feet, they largely feature: Varying levels of tax cuts for individuals, A massive tax cut for businesses, and they Weaken (or negate) the estate tax. There’s debate regarding how much individuals will actually benefit, but there’s little debate that […]
Pick Up These 2 Dividend Stocks As Retailers Wage War
If you just emerged from hibernation and didn’t know what time of year it is, the television would quickly tell you. That’s because the holiday season advertising bombardment is in full swing. And it will reach maximum madness over Thanksgiving next week. Not even temporarily being back in my native England is a safe haven. […]
3 Overlooked High-Dividend Stocks
These 3 stocks are not closely followed and yet have high yields The market is filled with stocks. Ever since bond yields went to zero as the Federal Reserve tried to rescue the economy from the mortgage crisis, it has forced people to go further out on the risk curve in order to get the […]
7 Stocks Primed To Deliver 12% Annual Returns, Forever
Let’s talk about the only “market timing” strategy that actually works in practice – buying a stock before it announces a dividend hike. In a minute, I’ll show you seven stocks that are likely to announce generous hikes next time they talk to Wall Street. Their stock prices will then follow their payouts higher in the ensuing […]
3 Stocks To Harness The Power Of Dividends
You like free money? Yeah, I do, too. It’s why I love dividend stocks. Companies that offer dividends are so confident in their businesses that they’ll pay you some free “thank you” money, just for holding their shares. If your portfolio doesn’t include stable, dividend-paying stocks… well, you’re missing out on free money. History bears […]
