dividend stocks

After starting the year as one of the premier destinations for income investors, high-yield dividend stocks have recently been under pressure. Once beloved income-generating sectors, namely consumer staples and utilities, fell out of favor as financial markets priced in increasing chances of the...

Many investors love AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)'s stock, not because of its business model or growth strategy, but rather because it offers an attractive 5 percent dividend yield, a history of increasing its dividends and little volatility in its stock price. Gadfly's Michael Regan further...

Mark Yusko, CEO and chief investment officer of Morgan Creek Capital Management was a guest on Benzinga's PreMarket Prep to discuss a list of stocks he considers to be "the most dangerous stocks on the planet." When asked for his thoughts on high yielding dividend stocks, like utilities, energy and...

One of the more surprising parts of the S&P 500’s resurgence in 2016 has been the group of stocks leading the charge to new all-time highs. Ironically, it was dividend stocks and other defensive plays that were top performers in the first half of the year. However, according to Credit...

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) may be undergoing a turnaround, which is attracting investor attention. However, dividend-focused investors may now be shying away from the stock. According to Bloomberg Gadfly's Shelly Banjo, the aggregate amount of cash Wal-Mart distributed to investors in the...

Dividend stocks don't necessarily appear as attractive to investors compared to buzz-themed terms such as the "FANG" trade. This, however, doesn't mean that investors should not pursue a strategy of investing in dividend paying names, at least according to Bob Landry, a portfolio manager at USAA....

Conventional wisdom dictates that when equity markets slump, dividend stocks are usually less bad than their non-dividend counterparts. Assuming conventional wisdom is accurate, it is reasonable to say emerging markets investors are feeling let down by dividend exchange-traded funds. While...

Income investors have been panicked so far this year as share markets have spent much of 2016 on the decline. With China's markets continuing to crumble and investors pulling their money out of the market quickly, it has been difficult to find a secure investment option that promises steady returns...

HSBC believes that the first interest rate hike will be a non-event for high yielding dividend stocks. HSBC is calling for the Fed to begin raising rates in December. High-yielding dividend stocks from Hong Kong and Emerging Markets will be the biggest beneficiaries of rising rates. With the...

Karl Snyder was recently a guest on #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. Karl Snyder is chief market strategist at Garden State Securities, a provider of investment management products to small businesses, corporate executive, and the...

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NYSE: AMTD) operates and tracks a proprietary monthly metric known as the Investor Movement Index (IMX), which monitors the sentiment of retail investors. The company released on Monday its data set for the month of May in which the index rose higher by 0.28 points...

A dividend is simply the cash payment per share made by a company to its shareholders. It is usually the part of profits not reinvested in the company. Dividends are taxed as income, not capital gains. The dividend yield is the current annual dividend rate, which is determined by multiplying...

In times of turmoil, "safe haven" assets always increase in value. Some view gold and silver as safe haven assets, for whatever reason. Savvy investors, especially after the Detroit bankruptcy, utilized dividend-paying stocks such as McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), and...

A two-year budget deal between the heads of the House and Senate Budget Committees revises pensions for both military and civilian government employees. The House approved the measure on Thursday, and the Senate is expected to do the same in the next several days. It's significant that members...