Investing
I’m just going to come out and say it: If you want to be financially independent (and who doesn’t?), you must own closed-end funds (CEFs). For those “in the know” about CEFs, the reason is simple: massive yields. As I write, closed-end funds yield 9.1% on average. And game-changing dividends like that are only one way CEFs reward us—and I’d argue they’re not even the best one! The best-in-class CEFs out there—and here I’d definitely include the three we’re going to get into below—also offer strong total returns, with price gains and dividends combining to hand us overall returns of…
I know things feel pretty tense right now. But don’t be pulled into the trap of thinking everything is up in the air these days. Truth is, there are always rock-solid trends out there that no one can change. I’m talking about sure things that outlast presidencies, wars, inflation, deflation, you name it. One of my faves: soaring food demand, which is tied straight into global population growth—hands-down the most “baked in” (sorry, I couldn’t resist!) trend there is. According to the UN, there will be 9.7 billion people on the planet in 2050, nearly 2 billion more than now.…
J.M. Smucker has been named a Top Socially Responsible Dividend Stock by Dividend Channel, signifying a stock with above-average ”DividendRank” statistics including a strong 3.7% yield, as well as being recognized by prominent asset managers as being a socially responsible investment, through analysis of social and environmental criteria. Environmental criteria include considerations like the environmental impact of the company’s products and services, as well as the company’s efficiency in terms of its use of energy and resources. Social criteria include elements such as human rights, child labor, corporate diversity, and the company’s impact on society — for instance, taken into…
On 11/8/24, Federated Hermes, Apple and Mueller Water Products will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Federated Hermes Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.31 on 11/15/24, Apple Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 11/14/24, and Mueller Water Products will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.067 on 11/20/24. Start slideshow: 10 Stocks Where Yields Got More Juicy » As a percentage of FHI’s recent stock price of $40.44, this dividend works out to approximately 0.77%, so look for shares of Federated Hermes Inc to trade 0.77% lower — all else being equal — when…