This month you will learn a simple, easy - to - implement strategy that will pay massive
dividends ALL year long.
Not exact matches
With this Armonk, N.Y. — based technology giant, you're getting a company that's increased its
dividend for 18 straight
years and has a proven that it can grow its earnings over the
long term.
Apple's
long - term debt has grown to almost $ 100 billion over the past few
years partly because it needs a source of funds to buy back stock and pay
dividends.
I absolutely do not believe that mutual funds are a better investment than individual stocks (companies that pay rising
dividends over time) over the
long run, so I invest the rest of my savings in a taxable account (as well as maxing out my Roth IRA every
year, of which individual stocks are purchased).
Given those durations, an investor with 15 - 20
years to invest could literally plow their entire portfolio into stocks and
long - term bonds, in expectation of very high
long - term returns, with the additional comfort that their financial security did not rely on the direction of the markets, thanks to the ability to reinvest generous coupon payments and
dividends.
It has also increased its annual
dividend to common shareholders for 35 consecutive
years, the
longest record of any public corporation in Canada.
The lesson that valuations are important to
long - term investment outcomes is underscored by the fact that the S&P 500 has lagged Treasury bills over the past 13
years, including
dividends.
The
dividend income in the first couple of
years will be on a very low level but investing in
dividend stocks is all about the
long term.
However, as
long as the FFO grows around 8 % per
year, you can expect a 5 - 6 %
dividend growth.
Long story short, with 2009 under my belt as a bounded tentpole of a worse case real world experiment, I envisage a 1 -
year bonded income equivalent tranche of emergency funds backed by a 2 - yr income equivalent tranche
dividend fund (Vanguard's low - cost
dividend growth, for ex.).
Over the
years, however, a belief has taken hold that companies» primary objective is to maximize shareholder value, even if that means paying out now through buybacks and
dividends money that could be put toward
long - term productive investments.
The REIT that was was attractive with a 5 %
dividend yield when the 10 -
year bond yield was at 2 % is no
longer attractive when the 10 -
year bond yield is also at 5 % because the 10 -
year bond is risk - free.
Their managers sell losing securities, match up losses and gains, hold stocks at least a
year so that their gains count as
long - term, choose stocks that don't produce a lot of taxable
dividends, and try to keep taxable transactions low.
Yet on the whole, given their positive experience both with receiving more income than they could get from the fixed - income sector in recent
years and the potential for capital appreciation over the
long haul,
dividend stocks and the ETFs that own them have demonstrated their
long - term value to the investors who've gravitated toward them during the low - rate environment of the past decade.
Stocks of companies such as Coca Cola, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Nestlé, Novartis, Roche and Unilever with a
long track record of increasing their
dividends have played an important role in my portfolio over the last
years.
From Jim Jubak of MSN Money, we get an article detailing 5 blue chip
dividend stocks he thinks
long term investors (10
Years + time horizon) will do well by dollar cost averaging in now and reinvesting
dividends.
One approach to successful
long - term investing is to hold shares for a considerable length of time (typically 10
years or more), reinvest the
dividends, and periodically add to your ownership stake as money becomes available to you.
Based on the
Dividend Discount Model (DDM) with a 10 % discount rate (the target rate of return), if the company grows the dividend by an average of 7 % per year for the long term, then the fair price is over $ 90, compared to the current stock price of only abo
Dividend Discount Model (DDM) with a 10 % discount rate (the target rate of return), if the company grows the
dividend by an average of 7 % per year for the long term, then the fair price is over $ 90, compared to the current stock price of only abo
dividend by an average of 7 % per
year for the
long term, then the fair price is over $ 90, compared to the current stock price of only about $ 83.
In a fairly poor scenario, even if only a 5.7 %
long - term EPS /
dividend growth rate is achieved (chosen to match the previous 7 -
year average EPS growth), then the current price in the low $ 80's can still offer a 9 %
long - term rate of return, based on the DDM again.
With IBM stock trading for just 11 times its guidance for adjusted earnings this
year, investors can get a near - 4 %
dividend yield, along with a
long history of
dividend growth, all for a bargain price.
Incidentally one of the occasional joys for the
long - term investor is holding a successful
dividend - paying company and realising that after many
years the annual
dividend has increased to the extent that it is now equal to the amount you originally paid for the company.
With a 6 % + yield, more than 30 consecutive
years of
dividend growth, and the possibility that shares are 28 % undervalued, this is a compelling
long - term
dividend growth stock investment right now.
As my horizon is 20 - 30
years I do not mind adding some low yielders like $ DAL or $ ACN in there, as
long as the
dividend growth rate is substantial.
The company's
dividend growth streak of eight consecutive
years appears to be just warming up, with a payout ratio of 29.5 % all but guaranteeing strong future
dividend increases (which should drive some of that near - term and
long - term total return).
Assuming a 10 % discount rate, a 13 %
dividend growth rate for the next 10
years, and a
long - term
dividend growth rate of 8 %, an estimate of intrinsic value comes out to $ 74.07.
Have been
long D for many
years and look forward to many more
dividend increases as you state in your comment.
If a company has a
long term vision and is investor friendly they will have grown their
dividends over the
year, which in turn makes the share price go up.
If I assume a
dividend growth rate of 6 percent (about the
long - run average *), the current S&P 500
dividend yield of 2.1 percent (from multpl.com), a terminal S&P 500
dividend yield of 4 percent (Hussman says that the
dividend yield on stocks has historically averaged about 4 percent), the expected nominal return over ten
years is 2.4 percent annually.
I would say about time, 6
years without a
dividend increase in a company that established is an
long time haha.
Another downside is that there are fewer companies with a
long streak of consecutive
dividend increasing
years.
As we all know,
dividends, no matter how reliable and dependable, no matter how
long they have been paid out, no matter how many
years of consecutive raises are given are not guaranteed.
As you can see many of the stocks mentioned may have high current PE's but also feature
long to very
long dividend histories with relatively high ten
year annualized
dividend growth rates at around or better than 10 %.
3M's
long and stable
dividend history mean that investors can rest assured that 3M likely won't pull back on its
dividend payouts when the market slumps or if the economy takes a nosedive — and that's a reassuring thought when you're relying on
dividend income in your retirement
years.
With that said, I believe that the companies listed below would constitute an ideal defensive portfolio that would minimize losses over the
long - term and allow investors to experience the thrill of receiving more and more
dividend income each
year for the rest of their lives.
If someone handed me $ 10,000,000 with the imperative to construct a portfolio that will, comprehensively, make money in all environments, increase wealth by at least 5 % in excess of the rate of inflation over the
long term, and do it in a way that the total
dividends paid out would be greater each
year, these are the companies I would choose.
Even though you're not super excited about the purchase, you add diversification to your portfolio by investing in utilities and will no doubt reap the benefits of
years of compounding
dividend growth if you stay with the company that
long.
Finally, this is one piece of advice that is likely to do you well if you've chosen to build a
long - term, conservative investment portfolio based upon dollar cost averaging, low - cost ownership methods such as a
dividend reinvestment program (also known as a DRIP account), and do not expect to retire or need the funds for ten
years or more, the best course of action based upon historical experience may be to go on autopilot.
Over 30, 40, 50
years or
longer, it would be possible to be earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a
year, or more, from
dividends alone.
-- Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR), now the largest rural telecom company in the U.S., has
long been a favorite of mine, although it tested my devotion a few
years ago when it cut its
dividend twice in six months, from $ 1.00 a
year to 40 cents.
Indeed many (but not all), blue - chip companies (listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Index) have had a
long history of increasing their
dividend payments to shareholders each
year.
On the basis of valuation measures most tightly related to actual subsequent
long - term market returns, we also estimate that the S&P 500 is likely to be lower 12
years from now, compared with current levels, though
dividend income may push the total return just over zero on that horizon.
Graham recommends a stock having a
dividend history of
longer than 10
years, at which point a company has established a track record of consistent profits and returns for the company's investors.
When it comes down to it, in a stock market that is feeling more uncertain and volatile than it has in several
years, and when income vehicles are priced at a premium, there's a certain wisdom (or at least well - studied prudence) in considering a slightly lower
dividend in exchange for the potential for greater stability and
long - term return.
Keep in mind that, like most yieldcos, NextEra Energy Partners owns projects backed by power purchase agreements that ensure 20 or more
years of cash flow, so this is a
dividend stock for the
long haul.
Look for stable companies that have a
long history (five, 10, or even 25 +
years) of both paying an annual
dividend and increasing that
dividend annually.
This isn't a problem for investors with
long time horizons (say 10 +
years to retirement) or large enough portfolios to live entirely off
dividends, but if your portfolio is small and you need to periodically sell shares to fund living expenses (such as with the 4 % rule), then this short to medium - term risk is something to be aware of as you think about portfolio diversification.
In the
long run, currency fluctuations might well cancel each other out, but the company's emphasis on tapping into emerging markets where electronic payment transactions are only in their infancy could pay big
dividends in future
years.
Reflecting its confidence in our
long - term growth prospects and strong profit performance this
year, the Board declared a 12 percent increase in our quarterly
dividend,» Morrison added.
The Daily Mail have reported in the past that Mourinho's side are keeping tabs on the 21 -
year - old, with the Daily Star reporting that the player's contract contains a # 45M release clause, a buy that would be risky for United, but may end up paying
dividends in the
long term.
Any potential
dividend gains though, have to be considered against the risk that the share price could drop and mean that I would have to wait for a period of up to three
years before I could withdraw my investment without incurring a loss, or worst - case scenario I could be faced with an overall loss at the end of up to a
long and painful three
year wait.