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Today’s 18 Best Dividend Aristocrats Are Today’s Worst Investments

Introduction The Standard & Poor’s Dividend Aristocrats represent the crème de la crème of dividend growth stocks. These are all companies that have increased their dividend for a minimum of 25 consecutive years. Many of them have consecutively increased their dividends for 30 years, 40 years, 50 years or more. Therefore, they offer a level …

17 Dividend Stocks for High Retirement Income: Part 2

Introduction In part 1 of this two-part series on dividend stocks for high retirement income I covered 2 utility stocks, 4 REITs, 1 information technology company, and 2 financials. With this part 2, I will cover 4 energy sector stocks, 2 and consumer staples, and 2 companies in communication services. Because I was covering so …

17 Dividend Stocks for High Retirement Income: Part 1

Introduction Last week I posted the video “10 Dividend Growth Stocks To Beat The Market” In that video I was primarily focused on investing in faster growing attractively valued dividend growth stocks for high total return and potential market beating returns. However, in the spirit of “it is a market of stocks not a stock …

TOP 6 Utility Stocks For Income and Safety

Introduction Investing in utility stocks for value safety yield is not always about trying to make the most money that you can. There are other reasons such as income and/or safety that causes people to choose certain investments. Of course, bonds and other fixed income instruments are perfect examples. You buy a bond typically to …

How to Value Growth Stocks

Valuing High Growth Stocks Growth stocks are a different breed, and they cannot be valued in the same way you value average businesses. When you are looking at regular businesses, the company’s current valuation is a primary consideration. This is typically measured utilizing metrics such as the P/E ratio, price to cash flows, price to …

Fastest Growing REIT: American Tower Corp.

Introduction This week’s video is analyzing the REIT American Tower Corp. (AMT) through the lens of FAST Graphs. I intend to demonstrate that both camps – the blue-plate specials and the king’s ransom side are essentially both correct. I know that seems contradictory. Therefore, I strongly suggest you watch the video on this REIT to …

5 Consumer Staples Package Foods & Meat Stocks with Dividends

Introduction Stocks with Dividends You asked to see these 5 Consumer Staples package foods and meats stocks with dividends so here they are.  For the most part they have decent dividends and dividend yields, but very little in the way of growth.  Personally, I like to consider these as foundational holdings.  If you pay attention …

Investing in Alpha Pro Tech Limited: Update

Introduction-Investing in Alpha Pro Tech For investors interested in investing in Alpha Pro Tech, on February 9, 2021 I produced the article titled “Alpha Pro Tech Well-Positioned To Participate In COVID-Led Growth.” In that original article I pointed out that Alpha Pro Tech (APT) was well-positioned to participate via earnings growth because of selling masks …

Hot Stocks: 6 Major Data Center REITs

Introduction The 6 major data center hot stocks, Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, in this article are a very popular asset class especially for people looking for above-average dividend income with a capital appreciation kicker. Traditional REITs are known for investing in real estate such as apartments, hotels, healthcare facilities, office buildings, shopping malls, …