Income Investing

These six companies have paid out a higher dividend for at least 15 straight years, bolstering the case for owing them.

The key is choosing the winners from the losers by focusing on dividend coverage—the cash flow and earnings needed to cover the payouts—and the potential for improving businesses.

For investors looking for safety in a time of war, both of these dividend payers could make sense.

The sector offers stability and is trading at a discount to the broader market. But investors searching for income here need to be selective.

Interest rates have hardly budged since the Supreme Court decision voiding most of Trump’s tariffs. Don’t get complacent.

Wolfe Research’s Chris Senyak sees companies that have long paid out dividends profiting from tech uncertainties. He has nine picks.

There are a number of European companies with attractive yields, starting with the European dividend aristocrats.

Banks’ dividends are growing at a good clip and, more important, their fundamentals look solid.

President Trump has threatened to restrict defense companies’ dividends and stock buybacks. How worried should investors be?

A flood of new issuance is creating more opportunities, plus it’s getting easier for individual investors to access new offerings.

If the dividend yield exceeds the bond yield, it’s a sign that bond investors are comfortable with a company’s creditworthiness and that the dividend is relatively safe.

Last year marked the third straight year of double-digit gains for the S&P 500. A fourth consecutive year is far from guaranteed.

Most high-yielders typically have those yields for a reason. Some may still be worth buying.

Easing monetary, fiscal, and regulatory policies creates a “triple easing,” which means the current credit cycle has room to run.

A stronger economy and Fed rate cuts could provide tailwinds for dividend stocks next year. Consider buying names such as AbbVie, FedEx, and Coca-Cola.

As the Federal Reserve lowers rates, investor demand for these hybrid securities should increase.

Investors should be extra cautious when thinking about being contrarians and buying losers at the end of any calendar year.

Look for companies with low payout ratios and the ability to raise dividends via earnings growth, a sign that they have ample net income to pay out more to shareholders.

These six stocks offer relatively attractive valuations, nice yields, and dividends that are safe and growing.

Both Kimberly Clark and Kenvue are Dividend Aristocrats. Dividends after a merger could well disappoint.

So-called mREITs can sport high yields. But they’re quite complex, often volatile, and hard to predict. One safe strategy: indexed exchange-traded funds.

Investors use dividend-paying funds for portfolio diversification, viewing these companies as more trustworthy and better capital stewards.

Many investors have significant exposure to the S&P 500 index and its paltry yield. Here’s how to bulk up the income portion of your portfolio.

The average Dividend Aristocrat has barely managed a positive return over the past 12 months. The average Buyback Aristocrat has returned about 17%.

The packages of loans, once a niche in professionally managed portfolios, are increasingly being added to public and private funds for yield and diversification benefits.