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Income investors seeking equities to buy right now should consider one of more than two-dozen large-cap stocks going ex-dividend next week. Several characteristics make large-cap stocks desirable as core portfolio building blocks. Generally stocks of older and established companies, these equities typically offer a high degree of operational and financial transparency. This transparency allows investors easy access to information for…

Top dividend stocks are the easiest way for income-seeking investors to generate the cash flow that they need from their investment portfolio. However, all dividend stocks are not created equal even though dividend investing seems fairly simple on the surface. Investors should seek equities with the highest dividend yields in order to identify the top dividend stocks for their investment…

When referring to high dividend stocks, investors generally imply equities with above-average dividend yields. As the dividend yield is a key metric used to determine the level of dividend distributions, astute investors -- especially those seeking significant income payouts  -- always look for high dividend stocks. However, high dividend stocks could be deceptive and result in significant losses if not…

Notwithstanding their long records of rising dividend distributions and their ability to protect portfolios from sizeable losses during bear markets, some high dividend payout ratio stocks might be in danger of dividend cuts. Many income investors choose to trade some potential asset appreciation for relative safety of long-term dividend income payouts. Therefore, large-cap equities with long streaks of rising dividend…

Despite a significant economic downturn and a stock market pullback, a few large-cap companies in the Health Care sector managed to hold onto their positive total returns over the trailing 12-month period. The current economic turmoil has brought increased volatility to the markets. Amid speculations regarding tests, treatments and vaccines for the coronavirus, stocks have been on a daily rollercoaster…