Investing in the stock market is often viewed as a long-term endeavor, with investors aiming to grow their wealth steadily over time. However, predicting the exact return one can expect over a specific period, such as 10 years, is challenging due to various factors influencing market performance. Nonetheless, understanding the key determinants and historical trends […]
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What is the Dividend Capture Strategy
What is the Dividend Capture Strategy? The Dividend Capture Strategy is an investment technique where an investor buys shares of a company before its ex-dividend date and then sells the shares shortly after receiving the dividend payout. The goal is to capture the dividend income while minimizing the risk associated with owning the stock for […]
Should you Buy Preferred or Common Stocks?
Should you buy Common Stock or Preferred Stocks? What is a Preferred Stock? Preferred stock is a type of stock that combines features of both equity and debt. It represents ownership in a company, but typically has priority over common stock when it comes to receiving dividends and assets in the event of a company […]
As a Recession Approaches should you move Money into the Utilities Sector?
Should you move some of your investments into the Utilities Sector? We may be heading into a recession, what sectors should you focus on to protect your investments? Utility companies tend to perform relatively well during a recession or economic downturn, as they provide essential services such as electricity, gas, and water that people and […]
New Dividend Trade in MMP
Typically I would not post these real time, they are part of the members portfolio. However, since we aren’t currently accepting new members I have decided to post of few of these for free. Magellan Midstream has a dividend ex-date of 2/6/23 with a divided of 7.75% or $105/quarter right now. It is also in […]
Good place to enter Pfizer (PFE)?
I am really watching Pfizer right now and preparing to enter for my 2023 dividend portfolio. I am not sure they have formed a stable price base right now, which will dictate the type of trade I enter. You might ask, why not just wait? A couple of reasons. First, I want to get the […]
Why would you invest in a lower paying dividend stock verses a higher paying one?
I get this question myself a number of times as well as see it in a lot of dividend group chats. People look at something like QYLD which pays 13.21% and SCHD which pays 3.41% and ask, why would you buy SCHD over QYLD? I get it, 13.21% is higher than 3.41% right? Before I […]
APA – Yes or No?
APA Corp got my attention when I saw a number of people talking about it in a dividend investing group. The first thing I did is pull it up and look at some of the basics. It was showing a 2.27% yield, not bad but nothing special. Its EPS yield is 18.88% and it was […]