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…
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…