Investing for income through dividends and distributions

Verizon (VZM) has a current dividend yield of 4.89% and is rated as “Very Safe” by SimplySafeDividends. I hold VZ in my Medium Yield Portfolio. In total VZ is 0.8% of my portfolio. The agreement between Vuzix and Verizon will focus on the technology advancement and commercialization aspects of delivering immersive augmented reality training experiences…

The Spanish telecommunication company said Tuesday that the plan entails the voluntary departure of about 2,700 employees, at a cost of around 1.50 billion euros ($1.70 billion) before taxes to be accounted for in the fourth quarter. Telefonica, Trade Unions Agree on Deal For Thousands of Voluntary Layoffs – MarketWatch

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has a current dividend yield of 2.47% and is rated as “Very Safe” by SimplySafeDividends. I hold JNJ in both my Low and Medium Yield Portfolios. In total JNJ is 1.4% of my portfolio. Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceutical Cos. unit on Wednesday said it filed for U.S. Food and Drug…

T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) has a current dividend yield of 2.19% and is rated as “Very Safe” by SimplySafeDividends. I hold TROW in both my low yield and medium yield portfolios. In total my holdings in TROW are 1.7% of my portfolio. T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: TROW), today announced it has completed…

U.S. natural-gas futures finished Monday’s session at $4.060 per million British thermal units. That is up 8.8% from $3.731 per million BTUs at Friday’s close and the largest dollar gain since Nov. 26. The Weather Prediction Center predicted heavy snow, freezing temperatures and strong winds in the northern and western parts of the country. “The colder weather…

2021 comes to an end. Procter & Gamble issues recall, Exxon CFO takes on debt, Self Storage is booming, I review some of my best performers of the year, and much much more!