Special Dividends: Companies with Extra Shareholder Rewards
Special dividends are like surprise money for shareholders, though you can also seek out companies that are about to pay them. Here's how they work.
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George Putnam III Archives
Wall Street’s Best Dividend Stocks 324
Market Views
One Stock at a Time
The major indexes are tilted to the upside to start the week. However, under the surface, we’re continuing to see increasing selling pressure on most growth stocks, including a bunch of names from leading areas like software and While...
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Daily Alert – 8/20/19
This pharma beat earnings estimates by $1.62 last quarter and 29 analysts have raised their EPS forecasts for the company in the past 30 days.
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Daily Alert – 8/5/19
Wall Street has high hopes for the incoming CEO of this beer company.
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Wall Street’s Best Dividend Stocks 323
Market Views
Be Ready for Profit-Taking
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were little changed today on slightly negative breadth on the NYSE. Broad foreign equity ETFs (EFA, EEM, VEU) also had a quiet day. However, small and mid-cap ETFs fell about 1⁄2%.
The Russell...
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Wall Street’s Best Dividend Stocks 322
Congrats to the Top Picks 2019, Mid-Year
Congratulations to our Top Picks for 2019! We’re halfway through the year, and the markets are doing great—and so are our Top Picks! The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 11.8%; the S&P 500 is up 14.3%, the...
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Wall Street’s Best Dividend Stocks 321
Market Views
Be Ready for Profit-Taking
I see yields and stocks falling considerably more than this in the months ahead. Likewise, I think gold’s countdown is nearing its end, prior to re-launching in more dramatic fashion its interrupted secular bull market.
But these moves—or at least of...
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Wall Street’s Best Dividend Stocks 320
Market Views
Watch for Violation of Lows
Technically, not much has changed since last week. Momentum indicators on the major averages remain overbought for the short, intermediate, and the long term. Market sentiment shows high optimism (a contrary indicator), suggesting short-term caution. Today’s decline and were...
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Wall Street’s Best Dividend Stocks 319
Market Views
Still Bullish but Cautious
Today’s rally, sparked by better than expected manufacturing data from the U.S and China, was worldwide. Twenty-four out of the twenty-five international ETFs that we track finished higher.
The Dow surged +329 (+1.27%) and easily took out its February highs. of...
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Daily Alert – 3/15/19
As part of its new North American leadership changes, this turnaround flooring company just named a new CFO from International Paper, who will replace the current retiring Chief Financial Officer.
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Wall Street’s Best Dividend Stocks 318
Market Views
Keep Your Cool
Remain calm. This market is behaving exactly as it should be. Famed investor Bernard Baruch once said, “The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible.” The recent collapse and rebound in stock...
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Daily Alert – 2/20/20
This investment manager is trading at an undervalued level.
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Wall Street’s Best Dividend Stocks 317
Market Views
Bullish; Time for Strategic Buying
With the emerging markets outlook continuing to improve, investors shouldn’t worry about the lack of upside catalysts in the coming months. The U.S. stock market is still benefiting from strong corporate earnings momentum and equally strong internal momentum on...
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Daily Alert – 01/24/19
6.10%, paid quarterly.
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Daily Alert – 01/17/19
This housing provider is expected to grow at a rate of 45.5% next year.
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Wall Street’s Best Dividend Stocks 316
Top Picks 2018
Congratulations to our Top Picks for 2018! The broader markets started 2018 off with a bang. But Washington politics—including the Mueller investigation, a turnover in the House, tariffs creating consternation in China and Canada, Trump’s coziness with North Korea, and the well...
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Daily Alert – 12/17/18
The top three sectors for this emerging market’s ETF are: Technology (23.86% of assets); Financial Services (23.72%); and Consumer Cyclicals (13%).
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Daily Alert – 12/17/18
Our second recommendation is some very nice-profit-taking on a previous pick.
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Wall Street’s Best Dividend Stocks 315
Market Views
In Recovery
Larger stocks led this week’s comeback with growth stocks picking up the most interest. Our FAANG Index bounced off its low, however I am still expecting a long recovery time for these stocks. For the market as a whole we have a..
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Daily Alert – 11/19/18
This turnaround stock has new management and its shares are a discounted opportunity.
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