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Investors who enjoy the tax benefits of limited partnerships but would also like to have the liquidity of publicly traded securities at their disposal can have it all by investing in master limited partnerships (MLPs). However, what are the best MLP stocks to buy? MLPs issue units that are publicly traded on security exchanges like stocks. MLPs have two types…

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…

Exchange-traded funds — ETFs — continue gaining popularity because they combine favorable characteristics of stocks and mutual funds in addition to many offering high dividend yields for income-seeking investors. ETF shares offer the convenience of trading easily like high dividend stocks on various exchanges and also have additional advantages, such as liquidity and tax efficiency. Additionally, ETFs offer the easy…

Although companies that pay steady dividends tend to outperform overall market averages over extended periods, many investors still misconstrue dividend investing as something that only income-seeking investors should consider. However, backtested data indicates that all investors should focus on investing in dividend-paying equities to maximize their portfolio’s growth for the long term. Furthermore, equities with long records of consecutive annual…

While most dividend-paying equities distribute their payouts in quarterly increments, investors seeking more frequent income disbursements should consider taking advantage of monthly dividend stocks. In addition to more frequent payments and a more consistent cash inflow, monthly dividends have a few additional advantages over their quarterly counterparts. The most significant advantage of monthly dividend distributions is that that the assets…