Tag: Dividends
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Dividend Safe as Dominion Energy Wraps Up Strategic Review; Payout Ratio Above Target
Dominion Energy has been in the energy business since 1898. It’s one of the biggest utility companies in the U.S. and serves about 7 million customers in Virginia, the Carolinas, Ohio, and Utah electricity and gas. Dominion has steady and predictable income because it is regulated utility. Regulated utilities are like monopolies that are controlled…
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3 things I wish I knew in my 20s
I’m old. 56 to be exact. I didn’t start investing my money until I was in my mid 40s. And then I didn’t know much about what I wanted to do. I never learned anything about money from my parents and the only courses I took in school were accounting and economics. There was nothing…
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Like a Phoenix Rising
I’m reviving my podcast. This is a short episode just to bring this back to life. Go to podcastindex.org to learn more about Podcasting 2.0. Download a new podcast app where you can stream payments to me or any other podcaster that has Value4Value enabled. Join me next week where I pick this up on…
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Mid-year 2023 Portfolio Update
I made changes to my portfolios in 2023 and updated all my portfolio pages. This year has been a stinker if you’re gauging performance by stock price. Dividend income however continues to be steady and rising. Dividend growth across all three of my portfolios is about 3% while total value of my portfolio is down…
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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…
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Closed-end funds hit hard by down market
A Pacific Investment Management Co. California municipal-bond fund slashed dividends by 45% this month, while a Nuveen LLC stock fund endured a 7% cut. Eaton Vance Management in November cut distributions across six stock funds by as much as 24%. Six BlackRock muni funds endured at least two payout cuts last year, with dividends falling by as much as…