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Can New Dividend Aristocrats Maintain Status Amid Economic Downturn?
Ned Piplovic | March 26, 2020
The new companies that joined the Dividend Aristocrats rank in 2020 might be in danger of losing their newly gained designation if they are unable to maintain dividend boosts, or if they are forced to cut distributions as a result of the current economic slowdown. After the most recent quarterly rebalancing, in January 2020, seven companies were added to the…
Large-Cap Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Next Week-2020-03-26
Ned Piplovic | March 26, 2020
Income investors seeking equities to buy right now should consider one of more than two-dozen large-cap stocks going ex-dividend next week. Several characteristics make large-cap stocks desirable as core portfolio building blocks. Generally stocks of older and established companies, these equities typically offer a high degree of operational and financial transparency. This transparency allows investors easy access to information for…
Stocks That Declared Dividend Hikes This Week
Ned Piplovic | March 26, 2020
One potential response to declining markets is moving a portion of an investment portfolio into equities that continue their extended records of steady dividend hikes. Income investors seek vehicles that can maintain long streaks of annual dividend increases because these tend to outperform market averages over extended time horizons. Equities with steady dividend hikes generally deliver slightly higher total returns…
Large-Cap Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Next Week-2020-03-19
Ned Piplovic | March 19, 2020
Income investors seeking equities to buy right now should consider one of more than two-dozen large-cap stocks going ex-dividend next week. Several characteristics make large-cap stocks desirable as core portfolio building blocks. Generally stocks of older and established companies, these equities typically offer a high degree of operational and financial transparency. This transparency allows investors easy access to information for…
11 Short ETFs With Highest One Year Returns
Ned Piplovic | March 19, 2020
While most investors are trying to play defense during the current crash, some investors are using short stock positions and short ETFs to extract positive gains amid significant losses for the overall markets. First, investors must understand that using short positions is very risky. A short position -- or shorting an equity -- involves betting that an equity will decline…
