High-Yield

I’d say it’s no stretch to call AT&T (NYSE: T) one of the more reliable dividend-growth and income investment stocks on the market. The large telecom has continually paid dividends for 100 years and… Read more

Buy when others sell; sell when others buy.  Repetition has reduced this bromide to cliché, but it hasn’t reduced its imbedded truth. Though few investors posses the fortitude, buying… Read more

More isn’t always better. Sometimes less is: Vigorously exercising an hour a day strengthens the body. Vigorously exercising three hours a day weakens it. Income can be viewed through… Read more

U.S. banks have come a long way in the five years since the recession they largely created, and are more flush with cash today than any time since then…. Read more

Income investors need not settle for the piddling yields many blue-chip stocks offer today.  With the right security, they can capture far greater yield.  Better yet, they can capture… Read more

Dividend investors don’t typically look to a stock that pays 8 cents per year for income. Especially when that dividend means the stock yields just 0.23% annually. But when… Read more

Investors don’t normally associate technology stocks with safety. Tech stocks are usually deemed to be for short-term traders or those seeking high-risk, high-reward opportunities with a chance to rise… Read more

After a five-year run-up in stock prices, many investment portfolios resemble the Mississippi River after a three-day deluge: they’re swollen and about to crest at the banks. The problem… Read more

This year, S&P 500 companies are expected to pay a record $339 billion in dividends.  That’s an 8.9% increase over the $312 billion in dividends paid in 2013. But… Read more