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15 Dividend Stocks For Retired Folks
Financial independence is an important goal — and it’s much more so for retirees. A retiree’s investment portfolio should ideally be geared towards higher, more consistent income through dividends. This helps offset their lack of employment income and helps cover the costs of necessities, especially in the face of rising housing and healthcare costs. However,…
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37 Most Reliable Dividend Kings For a Long Term Portfolio
Dividend growth investors may be familiar with the Dividend Aristocrats, a group of blue-chip stocks in the S&P 500 Index that has each raised their dividends for at least 25 consecutive years. But there is a lesser-known group of stocks with even more impressive dividend streaks. This exclusive group is known as the Dividend Kings. …
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19 High Dividend Stocks With 5%+ Yields
Investing for income is a difficult task right now. The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates at zero since the coronavirus pandemic, leading to lower yields across fixed income. Stocks aren’t much better, as record-high share prices has reduced the average dividend yield of the S&P 500 Index to just 1.3%. But income investors can…
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Top 16 Investments To Avoid In Retirement
Investors nearing retirement have different needs than investors with many years remaining in the workforce. Retiring means losing the regular paycheck from work, and as a result, replacing that income is a key consideration. Many investments appeal to retirement investors, such as purchasing quality dividend stocks like the Dividend Aristocrats. But there are also many…
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15 High Dividend Stocks With 5%+ Yields For Your Portfolio
Income investors are always on the hunt for high dividend yields. But with stock prices at record highs, the average S&P 500 dividend yield is just 1.5%. And with interest rates near historic lows, income investors are starved for yield. This explains the obvious appeal of high dividend stocks. However, investors should also try to…
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3 MLPs With 7%+ Dividend Yields And Safe Payouts
Investors need to be careful when selecting high-dividend stocks. An outsized dividend yield is sometimes a sign of danger. When a stock price crashes, its dividend yield rises. Therefore, there are times when a high yield is simply the result of a collapsing share price, possibly an indication that investors are expecting a future dividend cut.…
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12 Dividend Stocks That Offer Monthly Dividends
Most dividend stocks made payments to shareholders on a quarterly basis. But not all companies pay quarterly dividends. In rarer cases, companies may pay dividends to shareholders annually or semi-annually. There is an even more appealing group known as monthly dividend stocks. These are stocks that pay dividends once a month, equating to 12 dividend…
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15 Dividend Stocks to Survive a Stock Market Crash
Investors have gotten spoiled in the past decade. The S&P 500 Index has been on a nearly uninterrupted rally since the end of the Great Recession of 2008. Further, there have been periodic selloffs since then and the market crash in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, even though markets have always recovered, as…
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Dividend Aristocrats: The Top 15 For Long-Term Dividend Growth
Dividend Aristocrats are the best dividend stocks to buy and hold over the long term have a number of key characteristics in common. First, they have leadership positions in their industry, which provides for steady profits each year, even when the economy is in recession. Next, quality dividend stocks have shareholder-friendly management teams that prioritize…
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19 Blue Chip Stocks For Incredibly Reliable Dividends
Generally, blue chip stocks are those of the highest quality, and many provide reliable dividends. Investors may be familiar with the term blue chip stock. This is because blue chips were traditionally the most valuable at a casino. And while investors should never associate the stock market with gambling, blue-chip stocks refer to the best…
