Dividends and Buybacks

Dividends and Buybacks Articles

It’s a good time to be in the defense and warfare business. Just ask Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) and its competitors. The geopolitical woes of 2017 include the Middle East, ISIS, Iran, North...
These four large cap top pick stocks would make stellar additions to growth stock portfolios. All pay dependable dividends and are good candidates to continue raising those dividends in years to come.
Now Amex is looking for a new enticement to lure new shareholders — with another dividend hike.
These companies make sense for growth and income portfolios. They are big, safe and, best of all (for the time being), all the dividends look safe.
It is no secret that investors love collecting dividends from their investments. Here are 15 entities that have payouts with yields or yield equivalents of 10% or more.
Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that it was increasing its quarterly dividend for shareholders. Some tweaks were made on the board of directors as well.
These are stocks that can add total return to portfolios and are not priced dangerously high. They offer investors a degree of safety in what has become a very expensive stock market.
These five companies pay massive distributions or dividends and have upside potential.Tthey could pay off big in a total return way for patient investors.
Verizon Communications just announced that it has raised its dividend for the eleventh straight year. Unfortunately, Wall Street took the opportunity to yawn on the news.
With the added volatility that the current geopolitical situation has brought in, now is a good time to add quality stocks in front of what is usually a very dicey time of the year for equities.
BHP Billiton plans to sell U.S. onshore shale assets the company purchased more than five years ago for about $20 billion. That is nowhere near what the divestment will fetch today.
These four top companies are solid total return plays for long-term growth and income investors, and they make among the best sense for investors looking to stay in the equity markets but worried...
Companies included on the S&P 500 index bought back more than $500 billion in stock last year and have bought back more than $4 trillion in shares since 2008.
The MLP-investing market just was not really braced for even more distribution cuts after what had been seen in 2015 and 2016. One unexpected cut casts a shadow over the whole group of MLPs.
While not cheap, these stock present among the best ideas for growth and income accounts now. There is every reason to believe they will continue raising cash dividends to shareholders.