Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, have been suffering due to COVID-19. However, REITs could offer benefits to a retirement portfolio such as a stable source of dividend income and can protect against inflation. Several REITs could provide a stable income in your retirement portfolio since they pay monthly dividends. In the US, there are…
The European dividend aristocrats Geberit (CH0030170408) and Ahold Delhaize (NL0011794037) paid a dividend today. Both companies are part of the European Dividend Aristocrats tracker and have increased their dividends for at least 10 consecutive years. Geberit Dividend Geberit paid a dividend of CHF 11.40 which is an increase of 0.9% compared to last year’s CHF…
The European Dividend Aristocrats certificate outperformed the EURO STOXX-50 index in the last month. The European Dividend Aristocrats gained 5.81%, while the index gained 3.58%. Leaders and Laggards It is always interesting to have a closer look at the different European dividend aristocrats stocks and how they performed since the inception date (2020-5-20) of this…
Our latest Dividend newsletter is now available to our members. In the April 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 Retirement Portfolio (US)…
Our International Dividend Portfolio gained 5.94% in US$ and 6.21% in euros in March. Year-to-date the performance is now 8.0% in euros for this Dividend Portfolio. March Performance Since its inception in 2009, the portfolio has returned 350% in US$ and 427% in euros, excluding reinvesting dividends. Last month’s performance dashboard shows a very positive…
Our retirement portfolio jumped 8.50% in March 2021, which is above the S&P 500 index, which rose 4.38% this month. The benchmark for this portfolio, Invesco’s High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD), also gained a lot and added 9.53%. Retirement monthly performance Since its inception in January 2017, the initial investment of $10,000 in this…
The U.S. equities ended Q1-2021 on a positive note, with the S&P 500 posting a gain of 4.4% last month and 6.17% in Q1-21, driven by continued optimism on COVID 19 vaccines, as well as by Biden’s fiscal and monetary stimulus. The Dividend Aristocrats posted a strong gain of 7.54% and 8.5% in Q1-2021, outperforming…
MarchOur latest Dividend newsletter is now available to our members. In the March 2021 dividend newsletter, you will find the following items: 1. Monthly recap 2. Dividend Portfolios International dividend portfolio Retirement Portfolio (US) Defensive Aristocrats 2020 3. Dividend Inspiration Lists The 10 Best Dividend Aristocrats according to Wall Street The 10 Best Dividend Aristocrats…
Despite a sell-off in the last week of February, the month of February ended positively with the S&P 500 index posting a gain of 2.76%. This was driven by optimism on COVID-19 vaccines, as well as hopes for more fiscal stimulus. The Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) posted a modest gain of 0.72%, underperforming the S&P 500.…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reported on Saturday that its quarterly operating income rose by 14%, mainly driven by higher prices of stock holdings such as Apple. This led to a higher overall profit. Fourth-quarter operating income rose to $5.02 billion from $4.42 billion a year earlier and net income, reflecting the stock gains, rose 23%…