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Joined June 2015
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Realty Income ($O) has had a tough couple of years. We looked at the REIT's #dividend safety and whether the stock price could be close to bottoming: youtu.be/GEb2AupqjtI
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Thoughts on Altria's $MO #dividend safety as cigarette volume declines accelerate, plus what we are thinking of doing with our shares, which we've held since 2015: youtube.com/watch?v=w08YF9-l…
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Cigarettes, cigars, and dip tobacco account for practically all of Altria's (MO) revenue. With cigarette volume declines accelerating, at some point the Marlboro maker seems like it will need to swing at another big acquisition to adapt – and hope it's not another Juul. #dividend
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The #dividend payout ratio can help you generate safer income. Here's how to calculate and apply it: youtube.com/watch?v=cubHcSQU…
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Thought this was interesting from the WSJ today. Perhaps a good sign for long-term #dividend investors to stay the course despite the loud shouts to jump on the growth train. wsj.com/finance/investing/ca…
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"This is the source of dividend stocks’ recent woes. The 21st century has benefited “growth” sectors such as tech and healthcare. Manufacturers, banks and utilities—mature businesses that still tend to pay dividends—have fallen behind. Since 2020, the pandemic and now...
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the craze for AI have turbocharged this trend. Over the past year, investors have pulled a net $21 billion from dividend funds, even as they added $12 billion to broader equity funds, EPFR data shows"
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$MMM is one of the more controversial dividend stocks in the market. With a 6.5% yield, we reviewed whether the industrial conglomerate's dividend looks safe and appealing: youtube.com/watch?v=ble-jDkR… #dividend #stocks
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UPS's dividend has grown over 60% since the start of the pandemic as a boom in online shopping drove higher shipment volumes. Demand has softened over the past year and labor costs have jumped, reducing dividend growth to a crawl. The payout seems likely to remain safe, though.
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Walgreens $WBA makes the prudent move to cut its dividend by nearly 50%. A long turnaround ahead to try and catch up with larger, more vertically-integrated rivals.
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Merck $MRK hikes dividend by 5.5%, notching 12th consecutive annual raise. Shares yield about 3.1%.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway exited several popular #dividend stocks last quarter. But in aggregate, they accounted for less than 0.5% of the firm's US holdings: $GM $CE $JNJ $PG $UPS $MDLZ
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Tyson $TSN with an unusual dividend raise, revising its previously declared Q4 payment higher by a penny (+2.1%) to notch its 12th consecutive annual increase. Rising cattle costs won't last forever; margins and dividend coverage will improve eventually. #dividends #stocks
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Walgreens’ dividend lives to see another quarter unscathed. Management declared the next payout tonight, holding it flat. A large cut still seems prudent to prioritize debt reduction. Long road ahead. $WBA #dividend
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Chevron $CVX expects to hike #dividend by 8% in January – that would be the oil major's biggest raise since early 2020 before Covid hit.
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