Investing for income through dividends and distributions

Like an idiot I thought the market would be closed on Friday, January 31, 2022 so I did my wrap up last week. Well, here we go again!

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) has a current dividend yield of 7.88% and is rated as “BORDERLINE SAFE” by SimplySafeDividends. I hold STWD in my High Yield Portfolio. In total STWD is 0.3% of my portfolio. Starwood Capital Group, a global private investment firm focused on real estate and energy investments, announced today that a controlled…

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…