Sentences with phrase «was a great year for dividends»

This was a great year for my dividend income.

Overall 2016 was a great year for dividends and I'm hoping 2017 will be even better.

Conclusion: 2016 was a great year for dividend income.

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The share of a large car manufacturer, for example, may trade on a low P / E ratio, and have a great Dividend Yield, but if it has a pile of debt repayable next year then the low share price might be valid.

In my experience, a dividend growth portfolio strategy seems to be performing better as an investment than owning a home, in my honest opinion, I would rather rent in a great area than own a home in that area, jeez if I were able to get a lease agreement for 10 years indexed at inflation or at 2.5 % increase annually I would take it and take my down payment and invest it in my portfolio, and continue to contribute the max in my 401K, HSA, and Roth IRA, while enjoying living in a low tax bracket because of my contributions.

After holding for three years I realized that my other dividend growth investments had a higher yield on cost and the difference was only going to get greater as time went on.

The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat List, or a grouping of firms that have raised their dividends for the past 25 years, is a great example of why backward - looking analysis can be painful.

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.

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.

Recent pullback aside, 2017 has broadly been a great year for tech... but it has been a lousy year for «old economy» stocks like energy, retail and autos, and for dividend stocks in general.

If these companies continue these policies at the same rates and continue to earn 10 % of their value during Year 2, investors holding shares of ABC will see even greater dividend payouts, earning $ 10.50 per share ($ 1.05 B x 10 % = $ 105M, $ 105M / 2 = $ 52.5 M, $ 52.5 M / 5M = $ 10.50) at the end of Year 2 for a dividend yield of 10.5 %.

CMP trades at about 14x forward earnings and offers a dividend yield of 3.6 %, which is meaningfully higher than its five year average dividend yield of 2.7 % and a great starting base for investors living off dividends in retirement.

As you say, to have increased the dividend for 22 years in such a cyclical industry is a great achievement and says good things about the management.

Last year, I launched the best dividend stocks for 2012 book and it was a great success.

It's a great way to diversify a bond, or fixed income portfolio, with some of these dividend paying stocks and we've found, over the last three years, having that element in the portfolio for income, has actually outperformed a traditional bond portfolio.

I think you will see a lot of conventional DGI names there but I've added a couple that I think in the next 5 years have great things in store for their dividend such as IBM and NKE, I am also looking at SBUX as they are aggressively growing their dividend but they are a little expensive right now for my liking.

The penalty for Certificates of one year or greater will be equal to one hundred eighty (180) days of dividends.

With a great management team in place I see no reason why this company would not be able to increase stockholder value as well as paying increasing dividends for years to come.

Although dividends are not guaranteed, the companies we recommend, and are appointed with at insuranceandestates.com, have paid dividends for the last 100 years, and in many cases much longer — that includes paying dividends through the years of the Great Depression and the Great Recession!

The dividend growth for the last year was above 10 % which is great and for the last 10 years, they had a dividend growth of more than 6 %.

Dividend kings, those rarest of companies with 50 + years of consecutive dividend growth, can be a great place to start looking for relatively safe income inveDividend kings, those rarest of companies with 50 + years of consecutive dividend growth, can be a great place to start looking for relatively safe income invedividend growth, can be a great place to start looking for relatively safe income investments.

Great article One additional point i like to add for saving i.e save tax by buying equity or mutual funds as dividend on equity and mutual funds is tax free and assure the return of more then 10 % CAGR over 3 years.

Dividend Growth Investing is a great strategy if you have the capital and / or sufficient time (10 + years), but I have neither so high yielding ETF / CEF stocks were the best way for me.

Holding a great stock for 25 years like Chevron, Exxon / Mobil, McDonald's, Disney, Nike or similar companies won't require any taxes (except for dividends) until they are sold!

I am looking for great companies that will reliably send me «rents» (dividends) every quarter and raise them every year.

(updated 2/1/2018) Lesson 2: Dividend Growth (updated 2/8/2018) Lesson 3: The 5 - Year Rule (updated 3/12/2018) Lesson 4: The Power of Compounding (updated 3/20/2018) Lesson 5: The Power of Reinvesting Dividends (updated 4/12/208) Lesson 6: Yield and Yield on Cost (updated 4/26/2018) Lesson 7: Dividends are Independent from the Market Lesson 8: How to Collect 10 % Yields from Great Dividend Growth Stocks Lesson 9: Why I've Loaded My Portfolio with Dividend Growth Stocks Lesson 10 (Part I): Reinvest Your Dividends Selectively to Enhance Your Returns Lesson 10 (Part II): Reinvest Your Dividends Automatically to Build Long - Term Positions Lesson 11: Valuation Lesson 12 (Part I): Invest According to a Plan Lesson 12 (Part II): Invest According to a Plan Lesson 13: Specific Suggestions for YOUR Dividend Growth Investing Plan Lesson 14: Buying Lesson 15: Holding and Selling Lesson 16: Diversification Lesson 17: Dividend Safety Lesson 18: High Yield or Fast Growth?

I feel a bit short of where I wanted to be dividend wise for the year, but my December was great, I made around 1500 dollars.

I'm still looking into the best way (tax-wise) of tapping the 457 (b) during those five years and beyond (preferential tax treatment of long term capital gains and dividends may not be available for 457 (b) plans)-- and some wisdom from the MF would be great in this regard — but a 457 (b) does seem to offer unique opportunities to folks considering early retirement lucky enough to have access to this deferred compensation plan.

Re FIG: I didn't want to speculate on an uncertain top - up dividend at year - end, but I'm definitely hoping for that as a pleasant surprise — if it sucks in more dividend seekers, great!

However, unlike many top software companies, TaxHawk doesn't allow you to import anything (except the previous year's return if you used TaxHawk), so it's not a great software for dividend income investors.

February was another great month for dividend raises, as corporations lay out their plans for the year ahead and start sending more cash towards shareholders.

Far and away the greatest attention - getting development in carbon taxes this year (2017) was the emergence of the Climate Leadership Council and its Feb. 2017 brief, The Conservative Case for Carbon Dividends.

For evidence many of the large life insurance companies have not only been in business since the 1800s, but they have made dividend payments for over a hundred consecutive years (even through the great depressioFor evidence many of the large life insurance companies have not only been in business since the 1800s, but they have made dividend payments for over a hundred consecutive years (even through the great depressiofor over a hundred consecutive years (even through the great depression).

Although dividends are not guaranteed, the companies we recommend, and are appointed with at insuranceandestates.com, have paid dividends for the last 100 years, and in many cases much longer — that includes paying dividends through the years of the Great Depression and the Great Recession!

Although dividends are not guaranteed, you will find that many companies have not missed paying a dividend for over a hundred years, that means dividends were paid even during the Great Depression!