Healthcare payment concept with stethoscope and big money US dollar.gettyMost Wall Street “suits” are allergic to dividend cuts. These spreadsheet jockeys sooooo lack imagination. They prefer linear trends—up and to the right.Dividend growers model nicely. Payout “resets” (cuts!) do not. So, there is often a knee-jerk reaction from analysts to sell every divvie slash they see.Same goes for most individual income investors. These vanilla beans sold BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (BMEZ) late last week w ...

Samuel Smith has a diverse background that includes being lead analyst and Vice President at several highly regarded dividend stock research firms and running his own dividend investing YouTube channel. He is a Professional Engineer and Project Management Professional and holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering & Mathematics from the United States Military Academy at West Point and has a Masters in Engineering from Texas A&M with a focus on applied mathematics and machine learning.Samuel leads the High Yield Inve ...

With a weaker jobs report, it's apparent that we are likely to see multiple rate cuts by the end of the year.Contributing analyst to the iREIT+Hoya Capital investment group. The Dividend Collectuh is not a registered investment professional nor financial advisor and these articles should not be taken as financial advice. This is for educational purposes only and I encourage everyone to do their own due diligence. I'm a Navy veteran who enjoys dividend investing in quality blue-chip stocks, BDC's, and REITs. ...

Getting big returns from financial portfolios, whether through stocks, bonds, ETFs, other securities, or a combination of all, is an investor's dream. But for income investors, generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments is your primary focus.Cash flow can come from bond interest, interest from other types of investments, and, of course, dividends. A dividend is that coveted distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders, and investors often view it by its dividend yi ...

In this article, we will take a look at some of the best performing stocks in 2025.Investors have been flocking to high-dividend stocks, attracted by the promise of generous payouts from a sector that often lags, especially with anticipated interest-rate cuts on the horizon later this year. Craig Basinger, chief strategist at Purpose, made the following comment about dividend investing: “The dividend factor didn’t perform all that well for the previous few years. That softer performance has led to better yi ...

Talk to me about this. Talk to me about this new push into dividend investing by Gen Z investors. In your in your mind, are they doing it right with these leverage ETFs, these options, and etc. I think some of them are and some of them aren't.And I had a very interesting conversation last week with a guy named Eli Bree who runs a website called Dividendology. And he's trying to give that Gen Z Group guidance to say be very very careful about the highly leveraged dividend ETFs where you look at it and you're ...

As a military retiree, I've developed a soft spot for retirees of the traditional retirement age. Although I have a long way to go before reaching the age to be able to withdraw my dividendsContributing analyst to the iREIT+Hoya Capital investment group. The Dividend Collectuh is not a registered investment professional nor financial advisor and these articles should not be taken as financial advice. This is for educational purposes only and I encourage everyone to do their own due diligence. I'm a Navy vet ...

The REIT ( XLRE ) sector as a whole still presents some attractive buying opportunities, although much less than roughly 3 years ago when the sector was in a bear market.Contributing analyst to the iREIT+Hoya Capital investment group. The Dividend Collectuh is not a registered investment professional nor financial advisor and these articles should not be taken as financial advice. This is for educational purposes only and I encourage everyone to do their own due diligence. I'm a Navy veteran who enjoys divi ...

Income focused funds can be an efficient way for investors to hedge their portfolio against the market volatility and uncertainty that traditional equities can expose investors to. This is why Cohen & Steers Select Preferred andFinancial analyst by day and a seasoned investor by passion, I've been involved in the world of investing for over 15 years and honed my skills in analyzing lucrative opportunities within the market.I specialize in uncovering high quality dividend stocks and other assets that offer p ...

Dividends are powerful portfolio boosters, and AbbVie is a dividend dynamo.AbbVie (ABBV -0.32%) is a drug company, spun off from Abbott Laboratories in 2013, that you might want to consider for your long-term portfolio. One of the biggest green flags for investing in the company is its dividend. AbbVie's recent dividend yield was a solid 3.1% -- the S&P 500's recent yield was a mere 1.2% -- and better still, it has been growing, with plenty of room to keep doing so.Over the past five years, AbbVie hiked its ...