Dividends and Buybacks

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Regardless of who wins the presidential election, there is going to be a push to rebuild and resupply the military, and the big defense contractors should fare very well in 2017 and beyond.
Four top Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks that all yield more than 3% are down so far in 2016 and may be outstanding buys at current levels.
The UBS Dividend Ruler portfolio continues to outperform the overall market, and we continue to think that the outperformance will stay in place for the rest of the year and beyond.
Interest rates have been too low for too long, and when the Federal Reserve finally raises rates again come December, it could be a positive for the bank stocks.
Rates are still near the lowest levels in history, but by the way dividend stocks are being sold, you would think the late 1970s and early 1980s were right around the corner.
With its potential buyers gone, and a business stuck in reverse, one thing Twitter could do is turn its hoard of cash back to investors, probably via a one-time dividend.
The U.S. dollar is expected to weaken regardless of the outcome of the presidential election, and for companies that thrive on a weaker greenback, 2017 could be a great year.
A recent Stifel research piece makes the case that value investors may start looking at the tobaccos stocks, as they have been unmercifully punished.
The inverse relationship between prices and yields translates to one serious issue for bond holders: the value of those bonds they bought before recent days is dropping as yields rise.
One smart thing for growth stock buyers is to focus on total return and buy large cap quality stocks that will do well regardless of the near-term economic news.
Regardless of what rates do, these four companies should do fine as they have very strong and mature businesses.
Here are four Dow stocks that have raised their dividends for 50 years or more, and that also appear to be able to keep raising their dividends in the years ahead.
With the 10-year Treasury yielding much less than 2% and the prospects for big capital gains going forward far lower than over the past 10 years, switching to top dividend stocks now looks like a...
Fast-food giant McDonald's announced Thursday morning that it is raising its quarterly dividend by 6%.
These are 14 companies in the S&P 500 Index that have at least a 25 year history of dividend hikes and that seem likely to keep increasing their dividends in the coming years.