Our latest Dividend newsletter is now available to our members. In the May 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 and…
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 a great source for dividend investors. The…
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. Many stocks are able to increase their dividend for several consecutive years. The top-yielding Dow stocks all have dividends that are well above average yields in the stock…
The U.S. equities extended their first-quarter gains by adding a gain of 5.3% last month on top of the 6% in Q1-21. The investor’s sentiment was driven by robust earnings and improving economic fundamentals. Also in Europe, major indices extended their gains. The S&P Europe 350 rose 2% in April, increasing the year-to-date return to…
Our retirement portfolio gained another 3.1% in April, after the 8.50% jump in March 2021, which is in line with the Dow Jones performance. The Dow Jones rose about 2.7% this month, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 5.4% in April. The benchmark for this portfolio, Invesco’s High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD), also gained and…
Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett’s investment conglomerate, reported Q1-2021 figures this Saturday. Its results are rebounding from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and will extend its stock repurchases by buying back $6.6 billion. Operating profit increased 20% to $7.02 billion, from $5.87 billion last year. Berkshire also reported a net income of $11.71 billion, …
Key points: The UK Dividend Aristocrats Index is created by S&P and is based on a managed dividends policy of increasing or stable dividends for at least 10 consecutive years. In Europe, it is not common to focus on paying a dividend in a row ( consecutive years) to the shareholders. Only 35 UK stocks…
Dividend Aristocrat Exxon Mobil (XOM) outperformed expectations over Q1-2021, driven by rising oil prices and cutting costs. The American energy group reported Q1-figures on Friday. Net income was $2.73 billion, or 64 cents per share, in the first quarter, compared with a loss of $610 million, or 14 cents per share, a year earlier. “The…
Dividend Aristocrat and oil giant Chevron (CVX) declared a quarterly dividend of $1.34 per share, which is an increase of five cents ($0.05) per share or approximately 4 percent from the prior dividend of $1.29. The dividend is payable June 10, 2021, to all holders of common stock at the close of business May 19,…
Dividend Aristocrat AT&T (T) reported on Thursday better than expected Q1 result, mainly driven by a boost in smartphone sales and the media business. AT&T’s wireless division, added 595,000 phone customers, up from 163,000 in the same period in 2020. It also added 207,000 prepaid phone customers. In the Media entertainment unit (warner), revenue rose…