Dividend yields on preferred stocks have soared. This is how to pick the best ones for your portfolio.

This year nearly every type of security has declined — bad news if you look at your portfolio’s value each day and have difficulty sleeping at night. On the other hand, it’s good news if you’re lookin...

Nike (NKE) earnings Q1 2023

A woman shops for shoes in the Nike Factory Store at the Outlet Shoppes at El Paso, in El Paso, Texas on November 26, 2021. Paul Ratje | AFP | Getty Images Nike on Thursday said it had a strong first ...

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Q2 2022 earnings

Bed Bath & Beyond on Thursday said sales plunged by 28% in the fiscal second quarter, as the home goods retailer struggled to draw customers. Its shares bounced around in premarket trading, as inv...

Interest Rate Sensitive Utility Stocks Are Having A Bad September

residential power distribution with safety equipment per local code getty The Utilities Sector Select Sector SPDR Fund is having a tough September after the Fed began the interest rate hikes. The fund...

Bond Yields Are Finally Looking Attractive. What to Buy Now.

It has taken a historic selloff, but the bond rout may finally be winding down. Yields are also looking plump enough to be attractive again. A two-year Treasury now gets you 4.1%, a yield not seen sin...

How much money do I need to live entirely off dividends? Here is the lowest amount you can probably get away with

How much money do I need to live entirely off dividends? Here is the lowest amount you can probably get away with Whether you’re just starting out your career or nearing retirement, the idea of stockp...

22 dividend stocks screened for quality and safety

Now that the S&P 500 has hit a new closing low for 2022, it is a good time to rerun a screen of low-volatility dividend stocks that may perform relatively better. An initial screen of the S&P ...

How to Turn Dividends Into Steady Passive Income

dividend passive income The premise of passive income is attractive because who wouldn’t want to sit back and watch their extra cash silently earn more money without doing any additional work? However...

Microsoft, Accenture, and American Tower Boost Dividends

Text size Microsoft, Accenture, and American Tower REIT lifted dividends. Gerard Julien/AFP via Getty Images Microsoft , Accenture , and American Tower REIT declared dividend increases this week in a ...

You Need This Much to Live Off Dividends

How to Live Off Dividends Dividends can be used to create passive income in an investment portfolio or grow wealth over the long term through reinvestment. Knowing how to live off dividends may be cen...

5 Dividend Stocks to Beat Inflation and Rising Interest Rates

Dividend stocks are facing stiffer competition, thanks to a big spike in bond yields. A risk-free 10-Year Treasury note was recently yielding 3.7%, up from 1.63% at the start of 2021. That’s well abov...

AT&T Stock Approaches Key Support as Dividend Yields 7%

AT&T  (T)  stock’s underperformance had been well documented even before the 2022 bear market. The stock is down 45% over the past five years, 44% over the past 10 and 57% this century. So w...

FedEx, Boeing, Domino’s and more

Visitors walk past a Boeing board during the Farnborough Airshow, in Farnborough, on July 18, 2022. Justin Tallis | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Boein...

Should I Stop Reinvesting Dividends?

Here’s when not to reinvest dividends Is there a point at which I should stop reinvesting stock dividends and invest the money or save the cash? -Anonymous Many financial experts recommend that ...

Stock Dividend Yields That Top What Treasuries Offer

Text size JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York. Nina Westervelt/Bloomberg Bond yields have surged, making many dividend stocks less appealing. A quick look, however, shows that reliably high-yieldi...

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Q1 2023 earnings

An order of breadsticks from a Darden Restaurants Inc. Olive Garden Getty Images Darden Restaurants on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results but still reiterated its outlook for fiscal 2023. The p...

Dollar General Tops Morningstar List of Dividend Stocks

Given all the turmoil in financial markets recently, you may be interested in the regular income stream and possible capital gains of dividend stocks. The Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF  (VYM)...

2 Dividends Set To Soar As Global Trade Collapses

Made in USA label on the side of an unopened cardboard box with copy space. Manufacturing and … [+] economy concept. getty Today we’re going to “onshore” ourselves 2 unsung dividend payers that ...

How Does Microsoft’s Dividend Increase Affect Investors?

Getty Images Key takeaways Tuesday, Microsoft announced a 10% dividend increase for shareholders on record on 17 November, bringing its per-share payout to $0.68 Microsoft’s dividend increase puts it ...

Opinion: 4 reasons you should buy energy stocks right now if you are a long-term investor

This has been a painful year for stock market investors, as nothing seems to be working. There is an exception: Energy. It’s the best-performing sector and might still be a bargain for those who can b...

Below Book Value And Paying Dividends: 5 Stocks

VALUES / Torn Paper Concept (Click for more) getty Each of these stocks is now trading below book value and each one is paying a dividend. These two factors make them likely candidates for the value s...

Paccar, Philip Morris, Texas Instruments Lift Dividends

Text size The research and development campus of Philip Morris In Neuchatel, Switzerland. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Paccar , Philip Morris and Keurig Dr Pepper were among the large U.S. co...

With FedEx’s Stock Slide, Just How Safe Is Its Dividend?

Text size FedEx has regularly increased its dividend, though not by more than 50% as it did in June. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images How times have changed for FedEx . In June, the company boosted its qu...

3 Ways Retirees Can Inflation-Proof Their Portfolios

Rather than vanishing with the final days of summer, inflation has proven stickier than anticipated. For retirees, that means not just higher daily prices, but also the chance that their savings won’t...

If You Invested $1,000 In Store 5 Years Ago, This Is How Much You Would Have Made In Dividends

In 2017, Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway invested $377 million in Store Capital Corp. (NYSE: STOR), a Scottsdale, Arizona-based retail and industrial property real estate investment trust (REIT) that w...

5 Energy Companies That Could Lift Shareholder Payouts

Text size Shell has a dividend yield is 3.6% today and could raise it, says Cowen analyst Jason Gabelman. John Thys/AFP via Getty Images Several big energy companies could announce larger returns to s...

Through Staking Rewards And BNB Dividends, the IOX Token Offers A High APY Per Day

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp A new decentralised application (Dapp) for staking, IOX offers all users a fantastic return on their investment. Users can receive staking rewards an...

If You Had Invested $1,000 in Kimco Five Years Ago, Here’s How Much You Would Have Made in Dividends

Have you ever looked at various stocks and wondered how much you would have made if you bought them five years ago? Here’s a look at one income-producing real estate investment trust (REIT) stock and ...

2 REITs That Are NOT Paying Dividends

The idea is “growth only” for these real estate investment trusts (REITs), none of which pay dividends. Investors in these REITs anticipate greater funds from operations without the worry about intere...

This REIT Boasts A 5.3% Dividend Yield And Massive Insider Buying

After three weeks on the slide, stocks staged a rally last week that seemed to be fueled by pervasive and lopsided bearish sentiment that had stretched prices to the downside, making a snapback inevit...

ZOA Energy’s Partnership With The Upcoming DC Film Black Adam Should Pay Dividends.

The limited edition Black Adam cans from ZOA Energy. ZOA Energy In the eighteen months since its launch, ZOA Energy has carved out quite a spot in the 26 billion dollar energy drink market. Launched b...

Why Total Yield Can Be a Savior in Volatile Markets

Text size MetLife is one of the financial firms that has thrived this year. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Income investors are finally having their moment. In a volatile year for markets, which saw major in...