Dividend Yield
12% Dividend Yield Investing In The S&P 500
There are a lot of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with really high dividend yields. But you need to be incredibly careful. Some of these funds are doing some crazy stuff. And you can get burned if you don’t understand what these funds are doing. One fund in particular is gaining in popularity, so I wanted to […]
How To Play The Oil Price Spike For 8.2% Dividends (Hint: It’s Not Oil Stocks)
The Iran conflict has, of course, sent oil prices spiking. And the tensions in the region are unlikely to end soon. Wherever you stand on the conflict, let’s set that aside for a moment and look at the situation through an investment lens—specifically what it means for those invested in oil, either directly or through […]
5.6% Dividend Yield During Tax Season
We’re right in the middle of tax season. Some of you are already done. You’re the lucky ones! The rest of us are trying to finish before the April 15 deadline. If you need some help, one company is available. And if you need help with dividend income, it’s got you covered there as well. […]
5 Small Stocks, 5 Super-Sized Payouts Of Up To 11%
What’s better than getting to buy 6.6%-11% yields at discounted prices? How about snapping those sweet dividend payers while momentum is on your side? Late in 2025, I wrote about a “small-cap reawakening”—a bullish tailwind from retreating Federal Reserve rates that had begun to propel smaller companies forward and could continue well into 2026. So […]
Industry With High Dividend Yields Is Booming
The stock market is down so far in 2026. But one industry is really taking off, especially in the last few weeks. Shipping, especially maritime shipping, has been on a tear. Over the past 6 months, maritime shipping stocks are up almost 30%. The S&P 500 is only up 4%, with most of those gains […]
Interesting High-Yield Plays Fulfill Investor Fear Of The Debasement Trade
The Debasement Trade discussion has become a popular topic on the financial news outlets. I thought I knew what it meant, but I wanted to dig deeper to understand better. A query using AI produced this: The debasement trade is a financial and investment strategy (or market narrative) that gained significant attention in 2025 and into 2026, […]
The Robots Are Coming For Insurance (And Paying Us 8.3% Dividends, Too)
There’s a group of stocks out there that most people think yield just 2%—or less. But they’re way off. In reality, these “elite” payers yield 2X, 3X—and in the case of a stock we’ll talk about below, even nearly 4X that. I’m talking about a tidy 8.3% shareholder yield (remember that phrase) here. This one has another advantage […]
A 33% Dividend Hike For An Unknown Stock
The company I’m about to talk about is probably one of the smallest you’ll see discussed here. It’s only worth around $330 million. Usually, I like dividend companies worth billions of dollars and avoid the little guys. But I’m going to make an exception. Quad/Graphics Inc. (ticker: QUAD) just raised its dividend by 33% to […]
AI Rocked Software Stocks. These 7.5% Divvies Are Cashing In
A major AI upgrade just crushed software stocks. We’re going to cash in with two “volatility-loving” dividends paying 7.5%+. Just days ago, new AI tools were rolled out that let bots make entire apps by themselves. It’s not a big leap from there to the question a lot of people are asking now: “Why would […]
A 10% Dividend Growth Story Few Investors Are Watching
Pure-play energy refiners receive little investor attention. When people think about energy stocks, they usually think of large, global, full-spectrum players like Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX); however, income-focused investors are aware of midstream companies with attractive yields and growing dividends. Refining companies, which turn crude oil into fuels, are referred to as downstream […]
