This one is another interesting and lucrative investment strategy. The so-called dividend aristocrats are a group of stocks from the S&P 500 index, that have increased the dividends they pay to shareholders for at least 25 consecutive years. Sounds good, isn’t it? Not only these companies have paid dividends for a quarter of a century,…
Investing in high dividend-paying stocks is a cool way to put your money to work. Why? Because it has many advantages over its alternatives like bond investing. If you are interested in all of the pros and cons of dividend investing, you can check our article on the matter here, in this post we are…
What Are Dividends? Dividends are a great way for companies to distribute their profit among their owners (shareholders). This is a way for shareholders to generate income from the companies they own. A dividend is simply a payment by a company to its shareholders, it’s usually calculated as a certain amount per share (55 cents…
In this article, I will explain in simple words the most important dividend dates. If you still don’t know what a dividend is, I strongly recommend reading this article first… Everybody who invests in dividend-paying stock must know what each date means, and how it is used by investors. There are 4 important dates: declaration…