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The 7 best dividend stocks to buy now have a history of long-term rising payouts and superior total returns for extended periods compared to their non-dividend-paying peers. Investors seeking a steady income for their portfolios should consider equities with a history of reliable returns — namely, those offering both strong dividend income and potential asset appreciation. Income investors may be…

After a relatively soft performance in 2018, semiconductor companies delivered significantly better results in 2019 and might be poised to extend that uptrend into 2020, especially semiconductor dividend stocks with above-average yields. In addition to the normal expansion of the recent demand for additional computing power driven by cloud computing, business automation and autonomous transportation, semiconductor dividend stocks could get…

Finding the highest dividend stocks is income investors’ ultimate goal. As most investors should know, high dividend yields are not necessarily good indications of high returns. The nature of the dividend yield is that it represents only the ratio of the total annual dividend distribution amount and the equity’s current share price. In addition to the stocks with the highest…

Income-seeking investors generally hunt for large-cap stocks with the highest yields to maximize their dividend income flow. However, because high yields often represent outsized risks or financial troubles, investors also should consider other measures of financial performance, such as the Dividend Payout Ratio. The dividend payout ratio represents the total amount of dividend distributions paid to shareholders relative to the…

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…