Dividends Value notes three companies that raised their dividends this week – one of them a financial! Here’s my quick take on the three dividend stocks mentioned (the stars represent Dividendinvestor.com’s star ranking system – three stars are five years of consecutive dividend increases, four stars are ten, and five stars are 20): Hatteras Financial [...]
Top yielding electric utility stocks are the subject of a post today at Stockerblog. Three utility stocks in particular are mentioned – none of which, unfortunately, are going to make it on to my active watchlist. Here’s my quick take on the three utility stocks mentioned (the stars represent Dividendinvestor.com’s star ranking system – three [...]
In its April issue, Forbes highlights some dividend stock picks of Paul Davis, co-manager of the Schwab Dividend Equity fund. Surprisingly (or maybe not) he’s willing to buy into – or hold onto – stocks of companies that have cut their dividends. His thinking? In these especially tough times a dividend cut today may mean [...]
If you’re searching for yield, preferred stocks of real estate investment trusts (REITs) are worth a look here says Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in its April issue. According to the article on REIT preferreds, the 9%-12% yields on the preferred stock of some of the sector’s stronger players are too tempting to ignore. Preferred shares of [...]
As a dividend investor, I often focus on companies that have a demonstrated history of dividend growth, like the Dividend Aristocrats. As wonderful as many of these investments are, and may continue to be, I often wonder which companies will join that elite group in the next ten, twenty or thirty years? Dividend Tree was [...]
