Dividends and Buybacks
Dividends and Buybacks Articles
At a time when most MLPs are holding distributions to investors flat (at best) or reducing the payouts to conserve cash, two have announced that they will raise distributions in 2016.
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One great move is to look for safe stocks that pay solid dividends. That often means companies where the demand rarely drops, despite economic and market conditions.
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Technology should remain a sector to own this year, and these cash-rich sector leaders make good sense for growth portfolios looking for an income kicker.
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Dogs of the Dow is a dividend strategy for investors to buy what are either "cheap" or "beaten up" Dow stocks. Unfortunately, 2015 was an awful year for the members of the Dogs of the Dow.
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Coca-Cola shares are again a part of the UBS Dividend Ruler holdings, while British American Tobacco has been dropped.
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New data suggests that the stock market's performance in 2015 was bolstered or supported by the largest S&P 500 companies buying back their own stock.
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At the end of every year, myriad strategies are announced for the coming year. With investors continuing to love dividends, one strategy that is reviewed every year is the so-called Dogs of the Dow.
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24/7 Wall St. has been reviewing sectors backward and forward and wanted to look at the conglomerates for an outlook in 2016.
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These stocks are perfect for more conservative growth investors. They all pay solid dividend and offer solid upside from current trading levels.
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This year has not been very kind to the utilities sector, ahead of the Federal Reserve's expected interest rate hike cycle into 2016.
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In just the first two days of this week, Boeing has announced a purchase of new 737s, a big boost to its annual dividend and an increase in its share buyback program.
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Amgen is getting aggressive enough on its dividend payout that you might think the biotech giant is now just a Big Pharma stock.
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The latest dividend hike by Boeing should not be a shock that it happened. What should be a surprise is how much Boeing raised its dividend — by a sharp 20%.
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While no stocks totally escape headline and market volatility, especially when terrorism is involved, these should be less prone to selling should another Paris or San Bernardino type event happen.
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Combining solid dividends that are much higher than the U.S. Treasury 10-year bond, plus the growth potential of blue chip tech stocks, and that could mean solid total returns for patient aggressive...
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