The central bank, keeper of one of the developed world’s highest benchmark interest rates, is poised to take it easy again come May.
Emotion is an investor’s worst enemy. Unfortunately, political discourse these days is all about emotion.
Dividend-paying stocks will survive rising Treasury yields, which will only come about as a result of a revived economy.
Australia is home to a lot of high-quality, dividend-paying stocks that provide a solid, high-income complement to your portfolio of similarly situated US- and Canada-based companies.
2012 is setting up a lot like 2011, before rogue events such as Japan’s earthquake/tsunami set off new waves of concern. High-quality dividend-paying stocks offer appropriate ballast for investors concerned about volatility.
Results and the outlook at home were good enough to support dividend increases for two of the four major Canadian banks to report fiscal 2012 first-quarter results so far.
Telstra Corp Ltd (ASX: TLS, OTC: TTRAF, ADR: TLSYY) is Australia’s dominant telecom and will remain that through the prudent deployment of its considerable payoff.
If you focus too narrowly on how Uncle Sam gets his bite, you’re going to miss the real opportunity to build wealth through dividend investing.
EverBank’s Frank Trotter has been opening global markets to US-based retail investors for decades. You can profit from his experience.
Dividend-paying essential-service companies continue to report solid fourth-quarter and full-year results, and the macro situation is firming. Be alert as expectations rise.
