Dividend Stocks To Buy?
This “Tariff-Proof” 10.4% Dividend Will Shine In 2025
Contrarians that we are, we know when we hear things that sound like “common wisdom,” we need to look just a little bit deeper. Today, that’s what we’re going to do, with a common refrain we’re hearing a lot—that tariffs will lead to a spike in interest rates. Then we’ll look at a bond play that’s set to benefit […]
Data Centers Lift This Top Performer – And It’s Not An AI Stock
Key Points The stock has averaged a 17% annualized return per year over the past five years. High performance computing data centers have been the main revenue driver for AI stocks like NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Micron (NASDAQ:MU), to name a few. But the emergence of these facilities where massive amounts of data are processed have lifted stocks […]
How Investors Got The AI Selloff All Wrong (And 2 Big Dividends To Play It)
Here’s my take on the DeepSeek selloff we saw last week: It’s a buying opportunity, especially for income investors. (I wrote a bit about this in last Thursday’s article. Since the market has rebounded a bit since, we’re going to talk about it more today. A preview? It’s not too late to buy the dip.) Income Investors: […]
Buy This High-Yield Energy Midstream Stock Before The Next Dividend Hike
The investing public has begun to realize that AI will require a massive buildout of data centers, and those centers will require vast amounts of energy to power their services and keep them cool. For example, a Chat-GPT query requires almost 10 times the power of a Google search. Energy midstream companies provide the gathering, […]
Why Main Street Capital Is The Best BDC
Main Street Capital (MAIN) usually sports the lowest yield and largest premium to NAV. Investors ask me why I recommend Main Street Capital with such a low yield compared to other BDCs and why I am willing to pay such a premium for the shares. As a start, based on its regular monthly dividend, Main Street […]
Albertsons Jacks Up Dividend As Stock Soars Since Failed Merger
Key Points The mega deal with grocery store chain Kroger fell apart in December. Since its failed mega merger with grocery store chain rival Kroger (NYSE:KR), Albertsons (NYSE:ACI) stock has been on a tear. Albertsons stock has jumped about 13% since it merger agreement with Kroger fell apart on December 11. The grocery store chain also raised its quarterly […]
Time To Buy This Stock Yielding 30%?
This can be a frustrating time of year for investors in the types of stocks I follow and recommend. With little to no news about smaller companies, share price movement can be very random, and a random down will make investors ask: “why?” The real news is scarce for stocks that aren’t in the news […]
Dividend Payers Up To 9% That Don’t Crumble Under Pressure
Election. Recession. No landing. Social unrest. Election contest. Low beta, anyone? Today we’ll talk calm in a sea of manic. A six-pack of tranquil dividend payers yielding up to 8.9%. How do we know they’re tranquil? Beta, baby. A stock with a beta above 1 is considered more volatile than “the market.” A stock with […]
3M Stock Drops After Strong Q3 Earnings: Time To Buy?
Key Points Dividend King 3M has had a difficult past couple of years but are things starting to turn around? The 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) has been one of the worst large-cap stocks on the market over the past five years, but things appear to be looking up for the industrial staple. The company reported third quarter earnings on Tuesday […]
Raise Your Glass And Consider This Dividend Grower
Key Points The beverage producer posted mixed quarterly results, but still offers solid dividend payouts and reasonable value Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ), producer of alcoholic beverage brands like Corona and Modelo, released its second-quarter fiscal 2025 financial results Thursday. The results were mixed, but income-focused investors can still turn to Constellation Brands for decent value and consistent […]
