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High-Dividend-Paying Energy Fund May Offer a V-Shaped Recovery
Paul Dykewicz | April 17, 2020
High-dividend-paying energy fund Global X MLP ETF (MLPA) invests in some of the largest, most liquid midstream energy master limited partnerships (MLPs) to give investment results that generally align with the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive MLP Infrastructure Index. Right now, the high-dividend-paying energy fund’s 22.5% dividend yield is inflated due to weak oil prices…
A Large Dividend Yield Gives Added Appeal to High-Yield Corporate Bonds
Paul Dykewicz | April 17, 2020
A large dividend yield gives added appeal to a high-yield corporate bond fund, iShares iBoxx $ High-Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA: HYG). At a time when corporate America is sitting on a record-breaking $10 trillion dollars of debt due to historically low interest rates that reduce the cost of such financing, the phrase “junk bonds” may conjure up images of…
2 Top Dividend Stocks Soar Amid Market Crash Recovery
Paul Dykewicz | April 17, 2020
Two top dividend stocks are soaring amid the ongoing market crash recovery and are worth strong consideration by income-loving investors. One of the two top dividend stocks is a health care giant that is teaming up with a German biotech partner to develop a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. The other of the two top dividend…
5 Consumer Goods Stocks with Low Payout Ratio to Use for Dividend Protection
Ned Piplovic | April 8, 2020
While equities with the highest dividend yields maximize dividend income flow for income-seeking investors, in times of economic crisis and market pullbacks investing in low dividend payout ratio consumer goods stocks could be the right strategy for preservation of dividend income. The current economic retraction has certainly erased at least nine to 12 months of capital gains. Just over the…
Large-Cap Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Next Week
Ned Piplovic | April 8, 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…
