Dividends and Buybacks

Why Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter and Annual Report Will Mean So Much

Posted: February 21, 2019 at 10:55 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) will be releasing the company's 2018 annual report to its shareholders on Saturday, February 23, 2019. While some investors might not care what Warren Buffett's ...
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Why One Top Analyst Says to Buy PG&E Shares Now

Posted: February 19, 2019 at 11:35 am

PG&E Corp. (NYSE: PCG) is still trying to recover from the potential exposure of the 2018 Camp Fire and other liabilities put the company at risk of bankruptcy. It turns ...
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Is Oracle Buying Back Too Much of Its Own Stock?

Posted: February 19, 2019 at 10:45 am

The capital return policy by major corporations via share buybacks has come under more scrutiny of late than in prior years. While some companies have been great buyers of their ...
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How NextEra Energy Could Become the First Utility Worth $100 Billion

Posted: February 11, 2019 at 11:45 am

In the world of mega-caps, there is an ongoing watch by investors as to which companies may become among the next to reach $100 billion in equity market value. It ...
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The 15 Best Dividend Stocks for Retirees to Own

Posted: February 11, 2019 at 7:10 am

There are many types of investors in America. Whether you are in your twenties or retired, it is important to know what strategy is the best fit for your portfolio. ...
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Warning Signals Galore for CenturyLink’s 14% Dividend Yield

Posted: February 5, 2019 at 12:15 pm

CenturyLink Inc. (NYSE: CTL) is a telecom stock that pays its investors more than just a high dividend yield to own the stock. It's a crazy-high yield of over 14%. ...
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Why It Is Time to Sell the Rally and Buy Safe Dividend Stocks

Posted: February 5, 2019 at 7:20 am

After the fourth quarter from hell, when looking at brokerage account statements was a nauseating experience, we had the January to remember, with a huge rally that has gone on ...
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Tupperware Changes Strategies: Moving From Parties to Brutalizing Shareholders

Posted: January 30, 2019 at 12:30 pm

Tupperware Brands Corp. (NYSE: TUP) looked to be among the worst of the worst of January's earnings season. The company may now only have a $1.3 billion market valuation, but ...
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Is Western Digital’s Huge Dividend At Risk?

Posted: January 14, 2019 at 11:10 am

Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) shares dropped on Monday following an analyst report that believes the market has not fully priced in the competitive hurdles that the firm faces. Not ...
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Top 20 Highest Yielding Stocks in the S&P 500

Posted: January 10, 2019 at 9:55 am

December was a rough month for investors, with the major exchanges putting up losses not seen since the 1930s. While this solidified concerns of a bear market, it also drove ...
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If the Fed Stops Raising Rates, Safe Dividend Stocks Could Roar in 2019

Posted: January 3, 2019 at 7:05 am

Even though the federal funds rate is only at 2.5%, rates have been gradually rising since 2014, and many on Wall Street think that it is possible that the rate ...
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Meet the 2019 Dogs of the Dow

Posted: December 31, 2018 at 2:20 pm

Investors love their dividends. It was no secret that the bull market’s strength and reputation heading into the end of 2018 was tarnished. In fact, on the last trading day ...
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6 Most Important Business News Items Today

Posted: December 19, 2018 at 5:24 am

A new investigation shows Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) secretly released user data. According to The New York Times: For years, Facebook gave some of the world’s largest technology companies more ...
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Boeing and J&J Both Offer New Incentives for Investors After Big Losses

Posted: December 18, 2018 at 9:20 am

Two members of the thirty Dow Jones industrial average index have been under siege and are now fighting back. Whether the news will last or be forgotten going into 2019 ...
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What Boeing’s Dividend Hike Means

Posted: December 18, 2018 at 8:11 am

As of Monday night's close, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has posted a share price gain of just 6.5% for the year to date. In 2017, Boeing's share price nearly doubled, ...
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