How do millionaires invest their money? High net worth individuals (HNWI) invest in different asset classes such as equity and Real Estate. Here are some details of how HNWI distribute their money over the different asset classes and how it has evolved over time. Asset Allocation is different during COVID-19 Crisis Investors typically reduce equity…
In brief: The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. The ranking of the top 10 Dividend Aristocrats to buy today, is based on expected annual returns through 2026, so their 5 years future total returns. Only Dividend Aristocrats with a Dividend Risk…
In brief: The Top 10 best Dividend Kings are ranked using our expected total return for the next 5 years and the dividend score. A dividend king will give you by default at least 50 years of consecutive dividend increases. These top 10 stocks represent attractive long-term buys for dividend growth investors. Data is based…
In brief: The Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of 30 blue-chip stocks. For dividend investors, this is an interesting list, since 27 of the 30 companies pay a dividend. The ranking of the top-5 Dow Stocks to buy today is based on expected annual returns as indicated by Wallstreet’s analysts. These stocks could represent attractive…
In brief: The Dividend Aristocrats list is a select group of companies in the S&P 500 Index that have increased dividends every year for the last 25 straight years. These US companies have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole and are a great source for…
Our retirement portfolio gained 4.76% in October and is up 14.12% for this year. The benchmark for this portfolio, Invesco’s High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD), gained 1.96%. Since its inception in January 2017, the initial investment of $100,000 in this portfolio would have grown to $168,832, which is well ahead of our dividend…
For dividend growth investors in Europe, we created a European Dividend Aristocrats certificate to easily track and invest in the European edition of the famous Dividend Aristocrats. With respect to its performance, the European Dividend Aristocrats gained another 4.71% in October European Dividend Aristocrats – October 2021 results The European Dividend Aristocrats portfolio (EUDIVAR) jumped…
Our International Dividend Portfolio gained an excellent 8.25% in US$ and 8.57% in euros in October. Year-to-date the performance is now 27.83% in euros for this Dividend Portfolio. After the exceptional streak of seven straight monthly gains, with an average of 2.73%, September hit our portfolio hard with a negative performance of -5.89%. It is…
In brief: 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. The Dividend Kings price return in October is 3.87% While the S&P…
Our latest Dividend newsletter is now available for our members. In the November 2021 edition, you will find the following items: 1. Monthly recap Recap of last month’s stock market’s most relevant news and performance in the US and Europe with a focus on dividend stocks. 2. Dividend Portfolios International dividend portfolio, including buy/sells Retirement…