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Summary This month I had 7 transactions. New forward dividend is approximately $1,080. Next month I will look into the European real estate sector, TJX, L3Harris and Microsoft. September is over and it is yet another month to quickly forget when it comes to stock ret...

Summary A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers. Companies which changed their dividends. Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates. Companies with upcoming pay dates. For further details see: Divi...

Summary Inflation and (expected) actions by the Federal Reserve continue to dominate market movements. Markets remain very volatile following record inflation readings paired with an aggressive Fed and negative consumer sentiment. US inflation is softening in July but continues to...

Summary We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the fourth week of August and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferreds finished the week lower as Powell disabused the market from a drop in the policy rate over 2023. Pinned-to-par s...

Summary As August 2022 comes to a close, we look back at the new preferred stocks and ETDs introduced during the past two months, offering annual yields from 5.95% to 8%. Here is a comparison against the highest quality preferred stocks in our coverage universe, as ranked by our i...

Tencent is a global technology giant which is the Chinese market leader in Social Media and Gaming. Often called the "Facebook of China," Tencent's revenue declined by 3% in the second quarter, which was driven by the cyclical gaming and advertising market. The company is poised t...

RPV is a “pure value” S&P 500 ETF. It is overweight in financials, especially in insurance. It has underperformed the S&P 500 since inception, but beats it in 2022 to date. I see two characteristics increasing risks in its strategy. RPV Strate...

A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers. Companies which changed their dividends. Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates. Companies with upcoming pay dates. Introduction The Dividend Champions list is a monthly...

Inflation and the better than feared earnings season dominate market movements. Markets remain very volatile following record inflation readings paired with an aggressive Fed and negative consumer sentiment. Inflation is softening in July and markets have started to rally again. U...

RDIV is a dividend ETF with a 3%+ yield. Its heaviest sector is utilities. It has outperformed the S&P 500 and SCHD in 2022. Performance and risk metrics since inception are concerning. This dividend exchange-traded fund ("ETF") article series aims at evaluating ...