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Savvy investors can turn market downturns to their advantage by investing in equities with solid fundamentals that generate robust income distributions. High dividend yield stocks fit the bill. Because of a directly inverse relationship with the share price, a dividend yield increases as the share price declines. Therefore, extremely high yields can be a mere consequence of a significant share…

The BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) rewarded its shareholders with a ninth consecutive dividend hike by boosting its upcoming quarterly dividend payout amount 11% for the upcoming round of dividend distributions next month. Aside from cutting its quarterly dividend once for the third quarter of 2009 during the financial crisis, the BB&T Corporation boosted its annual dividend every year over the past…

Date Issued   8/2/2019 Shares Issued 5,400,000   Overallotment Shares  None S&P Rating   NR   Moodys Rating   A1 Security Ticker Symbol   HFRO-A   OTC Temp Ticker   HFROP Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the last day of March, June, September and December beginning on 9/30/2019 Quarterly Dividend   .336   Annual Dividend 1.344 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers…

Date Issued   8/1/2019 Shares Issued   46,000,000   Overallotment  0 Security Ticker Symbol   ALL-H   OTC Grey Market   ALLZL Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 15th of January, April, July and October beginning on 10/15/2019 Quarterly Dividend .319   Annual Dividend   1.275 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 10/15/2024 for a redemption price of $25/share plus accrued…

The second-largest petroleum refiner in the United States -- the Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) -- rewarded its shareholders with consecutive annual dividend hikes for the past eight years and currently offers a 3.8% dividend yield. Driven by the integration of the recently acquired Andeavor unit into the company’s operations and the overall market correction in late 2018, Marathon’s share price…