Skip to content
Validea's Guru Investor Blog
  • Featured
    • Recent Posts
  • Validea
    • Model Portfolios
    • ETF Portfolios
    • Factor Report
    • Guru Analysis
    • Guru Stock Screener
    • ETF Factor Report
    • ETF Factor Screener

Tag: Dividends

No Dividend Cuts During the Pandemic for ‘Dividend Aristocrat’ Stocks
5 years ago
No Dividend Cuts During the Pandemic for ‘Dividend Aristocrat’ Stocks

None of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat stocks—a group of 65 companies that have increased dividends for at least 25 years—have reduced their payouts, according to a recent article in…

Should Companies Tie Dividends to Cash Flow?
5 years ago
Should Companies Tie Dividends to Cash Flow?

In a recent Barron’s interview, Goldman Sachs global co-head of single-stock research Jim Covello makes the case for variable  dividends that are contingent on business’s available cash flow. According to…

5 years ago
Nine-Year Dividend Squeeze Coming for U.S. Investors

Investors in the U.S. will have to wait nine years for dividends to recover from the coronavirus-related downturn, according to a recent article in the Financial Times. The prediction is…

6 years ago
How to Figure Out Mutual Fund Dividend Yields

Unlike those of common stocks, dividend yields of mutual funds are difficult to calculate, according to a recent article in Barron’s. For common stock, the calculation requires dividing the annual…

6 years ago
Dividends Can Help When Value Trails Growth

Dividend stocks maybe help “narrow the performance gap for a value investor,” according to a recent article in Barron’s. But the article adds, “whether a company pays a dividend isn’t…

6 years ago
The Case For Dividend Investing Via The Dividend Aristocrats

Investors looking for high-quality stocks to own for the long-term should consider investing in dividend stocks, particularly high-quality dividend stocks like the Dividend Aristocrats. To be a Dividend Aristocrat, a…

6 years ago
Why Stock Dividends Are Slowing Down Around the World

The latest installment of the quarterly Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index shows that while second-quarter global dividends hit a new record, they grew at a slower rate as a result…

7 years ago
Some Buyout Firms Taking Debt-Laced Dividends

A new Moody’s report shows that certain aggressive buyout firms are taking debt-financed dividends from the companies they own, and “potentially jeopardizing their ability to navigate a downturn,” according to…

7 years ago
In Volatile Times, Investors are Wooed By Cash

“In a year of rising interest rates, resurgent stock volatility and creeping political risk, many investors are taking solace in dividends,” says a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. As…

8 years ago
Record Dividends for S&P 500 in First Quarter of 2018

Companies in the S&P 500 “spent a record amount on dividend payments in the first three months of the year,” according to a recent article in MarketWatch. The article cites…

Posts navigation

1 2 3 4 … 6
Recent Original Research
October 14, 2025
Ten Top Dividend Aristocrats
The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats represent an exclusive collection of under 70 enterprises that have delivered rising dividend distributions for a minimum of 25 straight years spanning multiple industries. This unbroken record of dividend growth demonstrates strong...
October 2, 2025
Ten Top Warren Buffett Stocks
Warren Buffett's approach to investing centers on a lesson refined across many years: purchasing excellent companies at reasonable prices beats buying average ones at steep discounts. He seeks businesses with lasting competitive strengths—what he calls "economic moats"—capable...
September 30, 2025
Ten Top Wide Moat Stocks – September 2025
In today's fast-changing and highly competitive business environment, companies with strong economic moats offer attractive prospects for long-term investment success. These firms possess enduring competitive advantages—including powerful network effects, high customer switching costs, operational excellence, or unique...
September 27, 2025
Ten Top Peter Lynch Stocks – September 2025
Peter Lynch ranks as one of history's most renowned investment managers, turning Fidelity's Magellan Fund from a small $18 million fund into a massive $14 billion investment vehicle between 1977 and 1990. During this period, he achieved...
Validea's Guru Investor Blog
Sign up for our newsletter

Get Validea’s FREE Guru Investor weekly email & research updates.

Facebook-f
Twitter
Linkedin

© Copyright 2020 Validea. All Rights Reserved