There are a lot of ways for investors to grow their wealth. They can buy Treasury bonds, a commodity like oil or gold, or purchase a home and let it increase in value over time. But when compared to other asset classes, stocks have delivered the highest average annual return over the last century. One […]
For more than a century, Wall Street has stood on a pedestal above all other asset classes. Although Treasury bonds, housing, gold, and oil have generated a nominal profit for investors over the long run, none of these asset classes comes remotely close to matching the annualized total return that stocks have delivered. With thousands […]
One of the key ingredients in a diversified investment portfolio is dividend stocks. Passive income can be helpful for investors looking to supplement any gains they might have from growth stocks. Retirees in particular can benefit from earning some extra cash that’s essentially free. Business development companies (BDC) can be particularly good sources of dividend […]
Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) is one of the more popular energy stocks. A big reason is the big-time distribution of the master limited partnership (MLP), currently yielding over 8%. Further, the midstream giant plans to increase its already massive payout by 3% to 5% per year. As attractive as Energy Transfer’s payout might be these […]
Time has shown that the one certainty in the stock market is uncertainty. Regardless of how experienced you are or how many advanced investing tools you have at your disposal, nobody can reliably predict how stock prices will move. That’s the beauty of dividends: They offer investors a chance to earn returns regardless of how […]
One of the greatest things about investing on Wall Street is that there are countless strategies that can be used to grow your wealth. While there’s no one-size-fits-all approach, buying and holding high-quality dividend stocks has been a strategy that’s fared better than most. Last year, the investment advisors at Hartford Funds released a report […]
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) can be great investments for those seeking to generate passive income. Most REITs offer dividend yields well above the S&P 500‘s average of 1.3% (the sector average is over 4%). Many REITs offer even bigger income streams. EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) and W. P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) currently yield more […]
Billionaire investors generally don’t necessarily need dividend income to make ends meet. They buy dividend-paying stocks because they know that companies committed to returning a portion of earnings to shareholders tend to outperform ones that don’t. In the first three months of the year, billionaire hedge fund managers bought millions of shares of Pfizer (NYSE: […]
There’s more than one way to beat the market with dividend stocks. Folks with a long time runway before they need to draw down on savings enjoy buying shares of growing businesses that can rapidly raise their dividend payouts. There’s nothing necessarily wrong with dividend growth stocks, but what if you insist on significant dividend […]
It’s no secret that Warren Buffett likes dividend stocks. His Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio is chock-full of stocks with long histories of paying attractive dividends. All of Berkshire’s top 12 holdings pay dividends. However, Buffett hasn’t been known for investing in stocks with exceptionally high dividend yields. The Oracle of Omaha, though, […]
Over the last century, the stock market has stood on a pedestal above all other asset classes. While investing in Treasury bonds, housing, gold, and oil would have increased your nominal wealth, none of these other asset classes has come anywhere close to the average annual returns delivered by stocks over the very long term. […]
One of the cornerstones of a diversified portfolio should be dividend stocks. Dividend stocks are important because the passive income they generate can mitigate some of the losses you might experience due to stock price volatility. Additionally, supplementing your portfolio with a steady stream of dividend income can come in handy when you’re in need […]