Last month we wrote in our newsletter: “At the moment, Total S.A. is a stock to be reconsidered based on the 5-year dividend growth number. In addition, competitor BP halves dividend as Covid-19 turmoil pushes this oil major to a huge loss of $16.8bn.” Total SA declared the distribution of the second 2020 interim dividend…
The dividend growth rate (DGR) is an important aspect when analyzing dividend stocks, not only to identify the best dividend growers but also to help dividend investor to keep up with inflation. Dividend growth means that the company should generate robust free cash flow. Free cash flow is defined as a company’s operating cash flow…
Sustainable investing and environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategies are even with the COVID-19 around a topic for investors to take into consideration. Globally, the percentage of both retail and institutional investors that apply environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles to at least a quarter of their portfolios jumped from 48 percent in 2017…
Multi-billionaire Warren Buffett and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has taken stakes in Japan’s five largest trading houses, with a total value of more than $ 6.25 billion. These trading companies are: Itochu, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, Mitsui, and Sumitomo. Berkshire Hathaway now owns more than 5% of each of those trading houses. The holdings were built up…