In this article: What are Dividend Kings, Aristocrats, Champions, Challengers, and Contenders? Which criteria are used to construct the Indices on European Dividend Stocks? Is there a true European Dividend Aristocrat index and ETF, comparable to the US Dividend Aristocrats? In our search for a true European Dividend Aristocrat index, we looked at the different…
The Dividend Kings are the best in class with respect to dividend endurance. A Dividend King is a stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases. The Dividend Kings list can be a good source for selecting dividend stocks. While the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index consists of over 60 stocks, which includes companies…
Start investing in European dividend growth stocks can be done for example with a basket of 15+ different individual dividend stocks to achieve differentiation and risk reduction. Alternatively, you could start with some European dividend ETF’s or Dividend oriented dividend funds and even with little money. There are several European (high-)dividend equities indices available…
Almost year-end and the end of far from normal year for investors, so time to revisit the Canadian dividend aristocrats. Like the US Dividend Aristocrats, the “Canadian” version is also created and maintained by S&P. The major difference is the number of consecutive years of dividend increases. To become a member of the Canadian…
The Dogs of The Dow is an investing strategy that consists of buying the 10 stocks with the highest dividend yield out of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), an index of 30 large-cap U.S. stocks. The portfolio should be adjusted at the beginning of each year to include the 10 highest yielding stocks. It’s…
More negative news on Royal Dutch Shell. On Monday the oil giant said it will write down the value of oil and gas assets by $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion following a string of impairments this year as it adjusts to a weaker outlook. This is the third write down, after a $16.8 billion writedown…
Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, have been suffering due to COVID-19. Especially commercial real estate closures, as a result of the pandemic, have meant the loss of business and income for the REITs. Which had a devastating impact on REITs performance in 2020. The S&P 500 Real Estate Select Sector Index (XLRE), which seeks…
In brief: JPMorgan unveils its 50 stock picks for 2021 S&P 500 should rally to 4,500 next year In this article, we analyze the JPM dividend stock picks for 2021 S&P 500 index to 4,500 in 2021? JPMorgan is very bullish on stocks in 2021. JPM’s US Equity Strategist Dubravko Lakos-Bujas says the benchmark S&P…
Bank of America’s stock picks for 2021 are based on selecting the best stock in the 11 S&P 500 sectors that will outperform the sector. The investment firm experts unveiled their top picks for each sector in 2021 in a client note on Thursday, and include 3 dividend aristocrats. Bank of America expects the S&P…
The new December 2020 Newsletter just went live and has detailed analysis for every dividend growth investor. In this months edition you will find details on: International dividend portfolio Retirement Portfolio (US) Defensive Aristocrats 2020 The 10 best Dividend Aristocrats for December UK Dividend Aristocrats – High Yield stocks Dividend Aristocrats and their Dividend Score Dividend…