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How Well-Funded Are Pension Plans in Your State?
The most recent data from The Pew Charitable Trusts, released in July of 2019, shows the strain on state retirement systems nationwide as state pension funds strive to keep pace with benefits owed to public employees. While we highlighted this information soon after it was first released, it is worth revisiting in light of the coronavirus-related funding…
Read MoreDividend Aristocrats In Focus Part 8: Raytheon Technologies
Updated on April 14th, 2020 by Eli Inkrot Note: This article has been updated to reflect the merger of United Technologies and Raytheon. The Dividend Aristocrats are an exclusive group of companies that have increased their dividend for at least 25 consecutive years. We believe the Dividend Aristocrats are among the highest-quality dividend stocks to buy…
Read MoreThe 2020 List of All ~260 Dividend Achievers
Updated on April 14th, 2020 by Bob Ciura Spreadsheet updated daily The NASDAQ Dividend Achievers Index is made up of nearly 260 stocks with 10+ consecutive years of dividend increases, that also meet certain minimum size and liquidity requirements. It is one of the best sources to find high-quality dividend growth stocks. The downloadable Dividend…
Read MoreA Fully Digital Mortgage For a Quarantine
With everyone quarantined to their homes to avoid COVID-19, we are all doing our part to flatten the curve of this virus and save lives. This makes the old method of doing a mortgage…difficult. Meeting face-to-face, signing documents in-person, and being together, in general, is either frowned upon or outright illegal. That’s why a fully…
Read MoreThe 4 Big U.S. Bank Stocks, Ranked In Order
Updated on April 9th, 2020 by Josh Arnold The four money center banks in the U.S. have received a great deal of attention from investors and the media in the years since the Great Recession. The big banks suffered mightily during the worst economic downturn in decades, as one would likely expect. However, those days…
Read MoreHow Healthy is Your State’s Rainy Day Fund?
Economic cycles can have significant impacts on state revenue, but states can prepare for the inevitable downturns during good times by putting away money in a revenue stabilization fund—or rainy day funds, as they’re often known. Funding levels and the actual names of these funds may vary from state to state, but rainy day funds…
Read MoreExpected Dividend Increases in April 2020…Hopefully
My oh my. What a difference a month makes. In last month’s article, we were discuss how dividend growth was slowing and there may be an economic slowdown. This month, it is a completely different story. The coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic has spread and the economic impact has been unlike anything I have ever seen. The…
Read MoreThe 10 Best Retail Stocks For Dividends And High Total Returns
Updated on March 27th, 2020 by Bob Ciura The U.S. retail industry is in a state of change. Consumers are increasingly shopping online, favoring the convenience of delivery rather than taking a trip to a store. Many retailers are struggling to adapt, having relied too heavily on malls for traffic. Some retail bankruptcies have already…
Read MoreThe Top 7 Dividend Healthcare Stocks Now
Updated on March 26th, 2020 by Josh Arnold The healthcare sector is a great place to find high-quality dividend growth stocks. For evidence of this, look no further than the list of Dividend Aristocrats. The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of 64 stocks in the S&P 500 Index, with at least 25 consecutive years…
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