Category: Blog
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South Jersey Industries (SJI) to be acquired
South Jersey Industries (SJI) has a current dividend yield of 3.78% and is rated as “SAFE” by SimplySafeDividends. I hold SJI in my Low Yield Portfolio. In total SJI is 0.7% of my portfolio. According to an analysis of the announcement by SimplySafeDividends South Jersey Industries (SJI) will continue to pay out its dividend through…
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Bank stocks are getting clobbered
Shares of financial firms in the S&P 500 were down 3% in recent trading, worse than any other sector of the broad benchmark. Morgan Stanley, State Street and Fifth Third Bancorp were among the biggest losers, all shedding more than 4%. The same played out in Europe, with banking stocks in the Stoxx Europe 600…
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Dow is in corrections territory
Ahhh to live in interesting times. Who wants to be bored again? Count me in. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 630 points, or 1.9%, on course to close in correction territory. The S&P 500 dropped 1.3%; it reached correction territory earlier in the week. The Nasdaq Composite, which was recently off 0.8%, was earlier on…
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Happy President’s Day
Chasing the Yield – February 21, 2022 Episode 41 Value 4 Value podcastingListen to this podcast on PodFriend News Frackers are fracking again – Chasing the Yield Portfolio Update LowYield MediumYield HighYield Week -0.61% -0.37% -0.84% Month -1.98% +0.25% +1.25% 2021 -4.97% -2.07% +5.31% Dividends Received this Week Amount BP Midstream Partners (BPMP) $501.10 Kinder…
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Frackers are fracking again
Private oil producers are leading an industry return to places like the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma and the DJ Basin in Colorado, where drilling had almost completely stopped in mid-2020 when those areas became unprofitable because of lower oil prices. Oil production in these marginal regions isn’t expected to move the needle in the global…
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Dividend stocks are in vogue again
An early-year tumble in major U.S. stock indexes has some investors searching for safety by dumping shares of high-growth technology stocks for stodgier businesses that pay shareholders cash, including banks, oil companies and telecoms. Through Feb. 4, the S&P 500 High Yield Dividend Index—made up of the S&P 500’s top 80 dividend-paying companies—was up 2.1%…