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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…

7 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…

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