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While the composition of the Dow 30 stocks changes occasionally, this group of stocks has been used as a high-level indication of the overall movement of the market ever since Charles Dow introduced his first stock average index in 1884. Some market analysts and financial experts insist that the Dow 30 stocks are not an accurate representation of the overall…

While choosing top dividend stocks is the highest priority for investors looking to add an income component to their investment portfolio, the selection process is more complex than merely picking a few stocks with the highest dividend yields. The dividend yield is simply a ratio of total annual regular dividend distributions and the equity’s current share price. Therefore, higher dividend…

To extract the maximum dividend income from their portfolio, some investors employ a dividends capture investment strategy. This strategy involves timing stock purchasing and selling around specific dividend dates to maximize the dividend distributions. Most investors look for total returns on their investment from a combination of asset appreciation and dividend income. However, the investors that employ the dividends capture…

There currently are 40 monthly dividend stocks between most major US listings, excluding exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Given the financial crisis that has ensued due to the COVID-19 pandemic, quite a number of monthly dividend stocks have had to suspend paying their dividend temporarily, or significantly reduce their payout amount. For a complete, updated list of these monthly dividend stocks, please…

While selecting an exchange-traded fund (ETF) upon their introduction in the mid-1990s was relatively easy because of limited availability, the expanded selection since then makes identifying the best dividend ETFs more difficult and time-consuming today. Between 1999 and 2017, the total number of mutual funds rose 17% but the number of available ETFs increased more than 63-fold, or 6,223%. However,…