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Published on June 25th, 2020 by Josh Arnold Income investors tend to be primarily looking for a high dividend yield, a safe and predictable dividend payment, and the possibility of dividend growth down the road. It is difficult to find stocks that possess all three characteristics. Indeed, some asset classes have a much higher probability…

Updated on June 24th, 2020 by Bob Ciura Coca-Cola (KO) has long been a favorite of income investors, due to its impressive history of dividend growth. Coca-Cola has increased its dividend for 58 consecutive years. It has one of the longest active streaks of annual dividend increases in the entire S&P 500 Index. Coca-Cola’s dividend…

Updated on June 24th, 2020 by Nate Parsh Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, are divided into different sub-sectors depending on the operations of the underlying businesses. Industrial REITs stand out because of their focus on single-tenant properties. While this poses higher vacancy risk than multi-tenant properties, it can also lead to mispriced assets and…

Updated on June 23rd, by Josh Arnold Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, give investors a hands-off way to participate in the economic upside of real estate. REITs have grown in popularity over time as yield-starved investors seek alternative strategies to generate portfolio income. One side effect of the growing popularity of REITs is the…

Updated on June 23rd, 2020 by Josh Arnold As an oil and gas producer, Enerplus Corporation (ERF) has suffered from the downturn in commodity prices over the past several years. Indeed, after peaking at $24 per share in 2014, Enerplus fell to below $3 in early 2016. In the interim, Enerplus has seen a strong…

Updated on June 19th, 2020 by Bob Ciura Did you know PepsiCo (PEP) now generates more profit from its food brands than from its beverage brands? In 2019, food products represented 54% of PepsiCo’s total revenue. The biggest reason for PepsiCo’s emerging foods portfolio is the acquisition of Frito-Lay in 1965. Since that time, the…

This is a guest post from Tom Hutchinson, Chief Analyst, Cabot Dividend Investor and Cabot Income Advisor The stock market rally from the low in March has been impressive indeed. At the close on Thursday, the S&P 500 had rallied 39% since March 23. The index was within 8% of the all-time high. That seems odd. After…

Updated on June 19th, 2020 by Nathan Parsh The energy industry is well-known for housing exceptional dividend stocks. However, when we think of dividend energy stocks, the heavyweights like Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) typically come to mind. Smaller energy companies can be a surprisingly good source of dividend income as well. Inter Pipeline…

Updated on June 19th, 2020 by Nathan Parsh San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT) has a high dividend yield of more than 9%, based on its annualized distributions over the past 5 months. It is one of more than 200 stocks with a 5%+ dividend yield. You can see the full list of established 5%+…