Corporations’ pandemic response of cutting costs and increasing liquidity has left them with hefty cash balances, and a recent CFA Institutearticle outlines ways to determine if corporate cash “givebacks” are…
Tag: Dividends
A ‘Red Flag:’ The S&P 500 Inflation-Adjusted Yield is Below Zero
The dividend and earnings yield of the S&P 500 is at a record low—even though it still beats that of Treasuries—and is raising some concern. This according to a recent…
Why Dividend Investing May Be Overrated (Ep. 65)
Dividend based investing strategies are very popular among investors. The ability to receive regular cash payments from the equities they own and a belief that dividend paying stocks outperform the…
Dogs of the Dow Strategy Could Work in 2021
The stock picking strategy referred to as the Dogs of the Dow— that calls for buying the 10 highest-dividend-yielding stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average—was a bust in 2020,…
Considerations For Investors Seeking High Dividend Paying Stocks
Many stock investors seek out high dividend paying companies. Over time, dividends have been an important component of long-term stock returns and many investors, particularly investors drawing off their portfolios,…