These 15 Dividend Aristocrat stocks have been the best income builders

The S&P Dividend Aristocrats deserve more coverage. Those are companies that have raised their dividend payouts consistently over the years — they’re dividend royalty, as it were. As a group, they...

4 Gold Stocks Breaking Upward To New 6-Month Highs

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Dividends Versus Interest Income | Barron’s

To the Editor:There are many, many choices (“Barron’s 12 Best Income Investments for the New Year, Cover Story, Dec. 30). Two things to remember: 1) reward equals risk (there’s no such thing as a free...

The 12 Best Income Investments for 2023, According to Barron’s

While it might not be a feast now for income-oriented investors, it’s a lot better than the famine that prevailed for much of the past decade. Yields on a range of bond and bond-related investments ro...

Buy Medtronic Stock. Shares of the Dividend Aristocrat Look Attractive.

This article is an excerpt from “Here Are Barron’s 10 Top Stocks for the New Year,” published on Dec. 16, 2023. To see the full list, click here.  Medtronic  (ticker: MDT) is a dividend aristocrat, wi...

Our 2023 Gameplan For 8%+ Dividends

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ChatGPT Likes Our Robot Story

To the Editor:I was going to write you a letter about your cover story (“Robots Are Replacing Workers Lost in the Pandemic. They’re Here to Stay.”, Dec. 23) when I thought I would just let ChatGPT wri...

How To Retire On Dividends In 2023

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The Best Income Investing Ideas for 2023

While it might not be a feast now for income-oriented investors, it’s a lot better than the famine that prevailed for much of the past decade. Yields on a range of bond and bond-related investments ro...

These 4 REITs are Trading Below Book Value and Paying Dividends

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. (NYSE: ACRE) is a mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) now going for just 78% of book value. The Atlanta-based mREIT’s market capitalization comes to $586 mi...

These 4 Insurance Stocks Keep Hitting New Highs

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If you Invested $10K in Arbor Realty Trust 5 Years Ago, Here’s How Much You Would Be Making In Dividends Today

Mortgage real estate investment trusts (mREITs) are popular with investors seeking high-yielding dividends. But mREITs are not for everyone because they can be quite volatile. Over the past five years...

4 Low P/E Stocks, Below Book Value, Paying Dividends

Value stocks, dividends getty Cheap stocks are available for those investors willing to accept the risks of which there are many, perhaps even more than usual under these kinds of circumstances. Highe...

23 Retirement-Ready Dividends For 2023

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I Changed My Investment Strategy This Year and Prepared for How It Went

Barron’s Staff Illustration Text size In recent weeks, I’ve gone from passive investor to a sort of living room corporate treasurer, scrounging for ways to boost the yields of my portfolio by a few ba...

The Yen Helps Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Soar To New 52-Week Highs

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These 2 High-Yield Oil Dividends Are About To Slide

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In Dividends We Trust – 3 Healthcare Bargains With Payout Increases

Oil titan John D. Rockefeller once quipped, “Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.” While paying a dividend is not a hard criterion for every stock inc...

If you Invested $10K in National Retail Properties 5 Years Ago, Here’s How Much You Would Be Making In Dividends Today

If there’s one thing for certain about the stock market, it’s that nobody has a crystal ball to predict the future. But there are some tenets of investing that seem to maintain validity over time. One...

Energy Stocks Will Be Hot Again in 2023. But Now It’s About Dividends

(Bloomberg) — After two straight years of big gains, energy stocks could outperform the market again in 2023, but this time it will be higher dividends rather than oil that will spur appetite fo...

11 high-yield dividend stocks that are Wall Street’s favorites for 2023

Investors love dividend stocks but there are different ways to look at them, including various “quality” approaches. Today we are focusing on high yields. A high dividend yield can be a warning that i...

3 REITS That Just Increased Their Dividends

Most everyone loves an early holiday present. And for some real estate investment trust (REIT) investors, that early gift came in the form of a dividend increase over the past two weeks. Of course, a ...

23 Dividends That Could Double In 2023

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Nucor, CVS, and 11 More Companies That Raised Their Stock Dividends This Week

Eli Lilly Amgen Nucor and Franklin Resources were among the many companies that declared dividend increases this week. Eli Lilly (ticker: LLY) declared a quarterly payout of $1.13 a share, an increase...

My New Market Forecast For Dividends In 2023

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If You Invested $10K in American Tower 5 Years Ago, Here’s How Much You Would Be Making In Dividends Today

One of the best things about buying real estate investment trusts (REITs) is that with the right stock an investor can not only gain some appreciation but also procure a solid monthly or quarterly div...

Is There Still Time to Buy AT&T Stock? The Chart Hints.

AT&T  (T) – Get Free Report has been a love-hate stock over the years, including this one. The stock tends to boast a big dividend yield and low valuation, but elevated debt levels and low g...

The Safest Way To Get 7.5% Dividends (Perfect For 2023)

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Paccar, Deere, and 10 More Companies That Raised Their Stock Dividends This Week

Text size Paccar said it will boost its regular dividend to 25 cents a share. Dreamstime Carrier Global, Deere , Zoetis , and Paccar were among the many large U.S. companies that declared dividend inc...

Lululemon, Costco, Broadcom and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Lululemon (LULU) – Lululemon slid 7.1% in the premarket after the athletic apparel maker issued a weaker-than-expected outlook. Lululemon repo...

If you Invested $10K in CubeSmart 5 Years Ago, Here’s How Much You Would Be Making In Dividends Today

One of the best things about investing in high-quality real estate investment trusts (REITs) is that the dividends paid over time will likely increase as the company’s business and earnings grow. And ...

Verizon, Broadcom Make Morningstar List of Top Dividend Stocks

Dividend stocks often underperform when interest rates rise, because higher rates make them less attractive compared with bonds. But that hasn’t been the case in 2022. While the S&P 500 has droppe...