Sep 30, 2024
Mega-cap stocks are defined as stocks with market capitalizations above $200 billion. As a result, there are certain advantages to buying mega-caps, such as the relative safety that comes with investing in the world's largest businesses.
Sep 20, 2024
The S&P 500 Index has an average dividend yield below 1.5% right now. This makes it hard for income investors to find high dividend yields in the stock market. However, Master Limited Partnerships remain attractive for income.
Aug 23, 2024
Investors typically do not expect tech stocks to pay dividends, and for good reason. For many years, very few tech stocks paid dividends to shareholders. But this has changed greatly over the past decade, and now many blue-chip tech stocks pay dividends.
Aug 19, 2024
Monthly dividend stocks are highly appealing for income investors. That is because these particular dividend stocks pay their dividends every month, instead of once per quarter like most dividend-paying stocks.
Aug 12, 2024
Most investors are familiar with large-cap stocks like Coca-Cola and IBM. But small-cap stocks are worthy of consideration for income investors as well.
Aug 2, 2024
Stocks that have long histories of dividend growth have stood the test of time. For example, the Dividend Aristocrats, which is a group of just 68 stocks that are S&P 500 components and have raised their dividends for at least 25 consecutive years.
Jul 30, 2024
Income investors looking for high-yield stocks with safe dividends should take a closer look at Real Estate Investment Trusts, or "REITs."
Jul 10, 2024
High-dividend stocks are appealing for income investors, as the S&P 500 Index yields just 1.3% on average right now.