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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…

Investors looking to invest in the expanding Health Care sector should consider the three equities that just announced their dividend hikes for their next round of payouts. The performances of the three stocks are very different and might appeal to a variety of investment strategies. One stock offers more than a decade of consecutive annual dividend hikes and robust asset…

The American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that leases telecommunications infrastructure to wireless service providers and broadcast companies, has delivered its 32nd consecutive quarterly dividend boost since introducing dividend distributions in 2011. Since beginning to distribute most of its earnings to shareholders -- as REITs are required to do in order maintain their tax-favorable status…

While some current components of the S&P 500 Index do not pay any dividends, the majority of companies in the index deliver steady dividend distribution with an average dividend yield of approximately 2%. The 419 companies, or nearly 85%, in the index that offer dividends combine for an annualized payout of nearly $60 per share. Since December 2015, the dividend…

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…