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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…