Dividend Stocks To Buy?
Is This The Best BDC To Own?
For more than 20 years, Hercules Capital (HTGC) has produced superior returns for investors. Last week, the business development corporation (BDC) issued a press release celebrating the fact that it had accumulated $25 billion in debt commitments, noting that Hercules is “the largest and leading specialty financing provider to innovative venture, growth, and established stage […]
Turning Trash Into Treasure With 10%+ Dividend Growth
Waste management doesn’t seem like an exciting industry. But just think about it. Everyone creates garbage. And nobody wants to deal with it! So while it doesn’t seem exciting, the waste management industry is a great place to be. Especially for dividend investors. Waste management is incredibly stable. No matter how bad the economy might […]
This AI Stock Makes Big Move To Challenge Nvidia Data Center Dominance
The stock jumped some 16% on Monday. One of the top gainers on Monday is a familiar name, a pioneer in mobile technology and chip making, Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM). While it’s been around awhile, Qualcomm has been surpassed in the AI era, like just about everyone else, by Nvidia, among others. But this week, Qualcomm took a big step […]
Dividend Aristocrat Just Raised Its Dividends For The 32nd Straight Year
A Dividend Aristocrat is a company with 25 or more years of dividend growth. Don’t confuse Dividend Aristocrats with Dividend Kings. A Dividend King is a dividend company with 50 or more years of dividend growth. Dividend Kings are great dividend stocks. 25 years isn’t as good as 50 years, but there are some great […]
4 Wild Monthly Dividends (Up To 20%) From The Market’s Most Hidden Corners
Generally speaking, we like monthly dividends better than quarterly payouts. I mean, why wait 90 days to get paid when “every 30” is possible? Here’s another great thing about monthly divvies—they often have big fat annual yields attached to them. For example, today we are going to discuss a batch yielding between 8% and 19.8%. […]
Looking For Outsized Dividends From The Promising AI Sector
Business news is full of discussions about the growing impact of artificial intelligence (AI). Companies are spending billions on developing AI software, on building the massive data centers required for AI to operate, and on creating energy infrastructure to provide the substantial amounts of power needed by the data centers. Investors are wondering when AI […]
Top-Performing Stock Restarting Dividend Increases
I really like companies with consistent dividend growth. But it’s important to be flexible. If we only buy stocks with stable dividend growth, we’ll miss some amazing opportunities. Sometimes a stock pauses dividend increases for legitimate reasons. I wouldn’t want my stocks going bankrupt because they’re trying to keep up with dividend growth. And sometimes […]
Yes, AI Is Coming For Jobs But These 6%+ Dividends Are A “Silver Lining”
By now, it’s glaringly obvious: AI is replacing workers. And it’s boosting corporate bottom lines as it does. I call this the “growth-without-hiring” trend, and it’s accelerating. Today we’re going to grab our share in the form of big dividends (up to 8.1%) and upside, too. Latest Payroll Report Tells a New (Yet Familiar) Story The latest evidence […]
Two Decades Of Annual 16% Dividend Growth
Sometimes I feel like a broken record when it comes to dividend growth. I love companies growing their dividends. It means more money for me in the future. Well, one company is outstanding at growing its dividends. And its dividend yield is at an all-time high! The company in question is Accenture plc (ticker: ACN). […]
Here’s Why Starbucks Stock Has Gone Cold
The firm is closing 100s of stores and laying off 900 workers. Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) stock was moving lower on Friday, down roughly 1% in afternoon trading. The catalyst was a major corporate shakeup at the coffee retailer. The struggling coffee shop announced that it will be closing 1% of its stores in North America this year. As […]
