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Dividend Dates Guide: Ex-Dividend Date, Pay Date, Date of Record, and the Dividend Capture Strategy
Investing in dividend stocks for income can be a sound retirement strategy, but as with all things in finance, there are some important specifics that investors need to be aware of. This guide will look at what income investors need to know about ex-dividend dates, as well as other key dates associated with when and how you get paid from dividend stocks. We'll also evaluate whether or not it is generally a good idea to try to time your purchase or sales around these dividend dates in a strategy called "dividend capture". 3 Important Dates All Dividend Investors Need To Know There are three important dates to know when it comes to receiving a stock's dividend. Date of record: when a [...]
Dividend Stocks vs. Bonds in Retirement
When it comes to living off passive income in retirement, two of the most popular investments are dividend stocks and bonds. While both types of investments can be highly useful in funding living costs during your golden years, there are important differences between these two asset classes. This guide will look at these differences, both positives and negatives, to hopefully help you decide on what mix of dividend stocks and bonds is right for you. What are Bonds? Bonds are the one of the oldest (second only to gold) and largest asset classes. At the end of 2017, the global bond market totaled about $110 trillion, according to JPMorgan Asset Management. Most bonds are fixed rate investments (usually sold in [...]
Financial charts now available on the new website
As you may recall, we announced an all-new version of Simply Safe Dividends was available this summer. Nothing is changing with the original version of the website, but you always have the option of upgrading to the new website for free if you would like to (your membership terms would remain the exact same). We wanted to let you know about an important new feature we launched on the new site today in case it makes you more interested in the free upgrade. Specifically, we rolled out over a dozen financial charts for thousands of companies. This feature is an improved version of the fundamental charts you use in the Stock Analyzer today. Instead of just showing financial [...]
Warren Buffett’s Best High Dividend Stocks – Updated August 2018
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway outperformed the S&P 500 by 11% per year from 1965 through 2017, generating an overall gain of 2,404,748% compared to the market's total return of 15,508%. It's no wonder why investors closely monitor Warren Buffett's portfolio. He is arguably the greatest investor of all time, and his best investment advice can be seen here. While Berkshire Hathaway itself does not pay a dividend because it prefers to reinvest all of its earnings for growth, Warren Buffett has certainly not been shy about owning shares of dividend-paying stocks, and we will analyze each of Buffett's dividend stocks in this article. A dividend is often the sign of a financially healthy and stable business that is committed to rewarding shareholders. [...]