By Jack Delaney, Sr. Cannabis Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Stocks with dividends are some of the most powerful investments for any portfolio.
Dividends can protect your portfolio from losses during periods of volatility and grow your wealth when markets surge.
That's why we wanted to share with our readers four stocks with dividends to watch right now...
By Jack Delaney, Sr. Cannabis Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Our readers have been asking us for a list of the best high-yield stocks to buy.
We found three that need to be on your radar.
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
With markets at all-time highs, selective stock picking is more important than ever.
That's why we are bringing readers one of the best stocks to buy now for market-beating gains and dividend growth.
Shares of this dividend dynamo are up 27% over the last year and heading higher...
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Dividends play a key part in a portfolio's total return and have never been more important than during today's ultra-low interest rate environment.
That's why we're highlighting the three best dividend stocks to buy and hold forever.
The trio are marquee names that belong in every portfolio...
By Jack Delaney, Sr. Cannabis Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email
The best dividend stocks in 2016 are actually in a surprising sector: tech.
And not only do these tech stocks provide market-beating gains, but they also pay you while they outperform the market.
By Michael A. Robinson, Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI - • Print | Email
As recently as 12 years ago, Silicon Valley's tech firms were notorious for being stingy with their dividend payouts. They could always be counted on to plow every last cent of profit back into growth or research or even buybacks, rather than paying their "partners," the shareholders.
Tech was an exciting sector, but income-hungry investors felt their money was treated better elsewhere. Remember, in the 1990s, yield was not the rare, endangered species it is in 2016.
But in 2016, tech has become an economy unto itself. What's more, where U.S. corporations are buried under nearly $30 trillion in debt, my five favorite American tech companies are flush, holding more than $504 billion in cold, hard cash between them. That's 30% of Corporate America's entire hoard.
With profit margins across this "convergence economy" topping a cushy 17.5%, tech is paying well across the board and treating shareholders like the partners they are. The mere median tech payout is well over 2.5%.
Tech is the new home of low-risk income on the markets, and there are nearly 100 dividend payers to choose from among the cream of the crop.
But let me narrow that selection down and show you one of the best...
By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler - • Print | Email
What do you call a dividend aristocrat that has raised its dividend not just 25 straight years, but 50 straight years?
That would be a dividend king. And like other dividend aristocrats, dividend kings deliver outsized returns compared to stocks that don't raise their dividend every year (or pay one at all).
Here are the 18 companies that have achieved dividend aristocrat status two times over...
By Cameron Saucier, Associate Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Dividend stocks are one of the best ways to earn stable returns over time.
Investors are increasingly turning to dividends instead of just capital gains to squeeze returns out of their investments.
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Dividend-growing equities play an important part in a portfolio's overall return, and we have one of the best investments to make today for consistent dividend hikes.
With dividend decreases outpacing dividend hikes this year, this is one investment you cannot afford to overlook.
Keep reading for all the details...
By Michael A. Robinson, Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI - • Print | Email
Investors are still scared of Apple Inc.'s quarterly report, which contained the company's first earnings miss in 13 years. The stock is currently being punished by skittish analysts and investors, which is a tremendous opportunity in and of itself.
But it's what else these investors are running away from that I want to talk to you about today. It's a lot more than just the potential gains Apple has to offer.
These investors somehow completely missed Apple's massive profits: $10.52 billion, or $1.90 a share, and all in an "off" quarter.
With that truckload of cash, Tim Cook & Co. decided to give shareholders a consolation prize in the form of a stunning 10% dividend hike. It's still early yet, but it's likely that boost will be the tech sector's biggest of the quarter.
Here's the thing… Apple's not alone in this welcome tech trend of huge dividend hikes. So today I'm going to show you how you can buy the very best, biggest dividends in tech… for less than the cost of dinner for two at the Olive Garden.
