Category: Blog
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CareTrust REIT raises dividend by 1.8%, 9th straight year
CareTrust REIT, Inc. (CTRE) announced today that its Board of Directors has increased its quarterly common stock cash dividend from $0.275 to $0.28 per common share. The current dividend will be payable to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2023 and management affirmed that the company plans to…
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Simply Safe Dividends reviews regional bank safety
This is an excellent write up of what happened with Silicon Valley Bank and the potential risks facing other regional banks. FYI, Simply Safe Dividends is a service I use and pay for to evaluate companies in my portfolio. They have been invaluable to me since I started investing for dividend income. There is also…
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Realty Income (O) announces its 120th dividend increase since 1994
The increase is only 0.20% but it is an increase never the less! Realty Income Corporation (O), The Monthly Dividend Company®, today announced its Board of Directors has declared an increase in the company’s common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.2550 per share from $0.2545 per share. The dividend is payable on April 14, 2023, to stockholders of record…
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What’s going on with my podcast?
My podcast has been on hiatus since July of 2022. I have plans to start up again but need to get some systems in place for my workflow. For some reason there has been a massive uptick in listeners. I don’t know why. After a year of episodes I didn’t have a ton of listeners.…
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Biden Administration places new restrictions on Arctic Oil exploration
President Biden moved to block future oil and gas leasing in the Arctic Ocean’s federal waters, part of a sweeping plan to protect 16 million acres of land and water in Alaska. Sunday’s announcement comes as the administration is preparing to approve the massive Willow oil-drilling project in the Alaskan Arctic over the objections of environmentalists and…
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Cash competing with dividend stocks
Higher interest rates means government-bonds and FDIC insured bank accounts can provide yield without the risk inherent in owning equities. Because U.S. government bonds are considered to be safer than even blue-chip stocks, some investors say it is difficult to justify putting money in the relatively risky stock market. The extra yield from a dividend-paying…