In this article, I will go through the weekly dividend increases and cuts in popular and well-known stocks. (Member of The Dividend Champions or Canadian All-Star list) Recently, 6 companies announced dividend increases. Note that no dividend cuts or suspensions were announced during this period. The table below summarises the dividend change announcements. The table shows the current dividend, the new dividend and the percentage increase (%). Dividends are shown on an annual basis and in US dollars unless otherwise stated. Yield is the new dividend yield of the most recent ..read more

    Fundamentally, the bullish case for acquiring stalwart stocks is a simple one. It’s effectively Wall Street’s version of befriending the biggest, meanest schoolyard bully. We’ve all been in this situation before. As kids, we typically grow at a similar rate to our classmates. However, some kids are built differently, like they’re destined to play middle linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys. You don’t mess with these giants. In turn, by being their friend, people tend to not mess with you either. Now, it doesn’t mean you can go around with impunity and mess with other kids. But b ..read more

    Upgrades: Piper Sandler upgraded shares of Celanese (NYSE:CE) from a neutral rating to an overweight rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm currently has $170.00 price target on the basic materials company’s stock, up from their previous price target of $135.00. Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Alembic Global Advisors cut shares of Celanese from an overweight rating to a neutral rating and set a $160.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Monday, January 22nd. Stock ..read more

    In this article, I will go through the weekly dividend increases and cuts in popular and well-known stocks. (Member of The Dividend Champions or Canadian All-Star list) Recently, 25 companies announced dividend increases. Note that no dividend cuts or suspensions were announced during this period. This is the first part of the week’s notifications. The table below summarises the dividend change announcements. The table shows the current dividend, the new dividend and the percentage increase (%). Dividends are shown on an annual basis and in US dollars unless otherwise state ..read more

  Are you a set-it-and-forget-it income investor? These dividend ETFs provide a variety of long-term cash-generating strategies.   When you're investing for the long run, there's nothing like a sizable allocation to dividend-paying stocks to help you get some sleep at night. And if cold, hard cash is like a warm, fuzzy blanket, dividend ETFs (exchange-traded funds) are like a closet full of quilts. Admittedly, it's hard to care about gradually building wealth with dividend payments when there are so many flashier things going on. Be real: How many CNBC and Bloomberg TV spots hav ..read more

    Upgrades: B. Riley upgraded shares of Brunswick (NYSE:BC) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports. B. Riley currently has $108.00 target price on the stock, up from their prior target price of $100.00. BC has been the topic of several other reports. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Brunswick from $84.00 to $77.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 27th. Raymond James lowered Brunswick from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a report on Thurs ..read more

    In this article, I will go through the weekly dividend increases and cuts in popular and well-known stocks. (Member of The Dividend Champions or Canadian All-Star list) Recently, 25 companies announced dividend increases and one announced a dividend cut. This is the second part of the week’s notifications. The table below summarises the dividend change announcements. The table shows the current dividend, the new dividend and the percentage increase (%). Dividends are shown on an annual basis and in US dollars unless otherwise stated. Yield is the new dividend yield of the m ..read more

    In this article, I will go through the weekly dividend increases and cuts in popular and well-known stocks. (Member of The Dividend Champions or Canadian All-Star list) Recently, 25 companies announced dividend increases and one announced a dividend cut. This is the first part of the week’s notifications. The table below summarises the dividend change announcements. The table shows the current dividend, the new dividend and the percentage increase (%). Dividends are shown on an annual basis and in US dollars unless otherwise stated. Yield is the new dividend yield of the mo ..read more

    Easily one of the top talking points of last year is that with the economy avoiding a recession, mitigation protocols – such as targeting stable dividend stocks – seem rather unnecessary. Nevertheless, it doesn’t hurt to hope for the best but to be prepared for the worst. For starters, there’s really no market cycle that warrant extreme pessimism for stable dividend stocks. No, these industry stalwarts probably won’t make you rich – they’re just too boring and predictable for that endeavor. However, this very profile makes such ideas so effective against any market jitters or ..read more

  What's better than passive payouts? When they arrive every 30 days.   While it’s always nice to have passive income no matter the frequency, there’s just something satisfying about monthly dividend stocks. In large part, we’ve become trained to think in monthly cycles. As well, our bills come due every 30 days or so. Therefore, getting paid monthly helps investors to manage their income. Another benefit to monthly dividend stocks centers on the concept of compounding benefits. Basically, investors have the choice to reinvest their dividends more frequently. By targeting the ri ..read more