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Wal-Mart (WMT): Can This Dividend Aristocrat Thrive in the Age of Amazon?
Some of the best long-term investments are shareholder-friendly companies that consistently reward income investors with decades of dividend growth. These include such legends as dividend aristocrats and dividend kings, which have been raising payouts for decades in all types of economic and interest rate environments. Let's take a look at Wal-Mart (WMT), whose epic 44-year history of consecutive annual dividend increases makes it an aristocrat that is well on its way to achieving king status. That being said, whether or not the stock represents a good choice for investors today, especially those looking to live off dividends during retirement, will depend on how management is able to compete with more nimble rivals such as Amazon in the fast-growing e-commerce space. [...]
McDonald’s (MCD): A Quality Dividend Aristocrat, But What About the Price?
History has shown that dividend growth stocks are one of the best ways for regular investors to grow their wealth and income over time. Among dividend growth blue chips there is a special class of companies, known as dividend aristocrats, which have shown extraordinary dedication to rewarding dividend lovers with decades of uninterrupted annual payout increases. McDonald's is a dividend aristocrat, with an amazing 40 consecutive years of dividend growth that has made it among the most beloved and trusted sources of income for low risk investors; such as retirees living off dividends. However, while McDonald's remains a safe dividend growth choice for income, that doesn't mean that it's necessarily a good idea to buy at this time. [...]
Dividends vs. Total Returns: What Investors Need To Know
Investing in dividend-paying stocks, especially those with high yields, can sometimes cause investors to focus too much on current income at the expense of total return. Total return is one of the most important concepts in finance, and it involves more than just the dividends a company pays out. Let’s take a closer look at how total returns are calculated, why total return is an important metric, and how dividend growth investing can help maximize your chances of generating healthy total returns over time to help you reach your financial goals. What Is Total Return? The total return of a stock is the total amount your investment changes in value, calculated by adding the amount of dividend or interest income [...]
The Importance of Saving and Dividend Investing for Retirement
As 10,000 Baby Boomers per day reach retirement age, the question of how Americans will be able to afford a comfortable lifestyle is among the most important of our age. Over the past several decades, plenty of academic studies have been done looking at several approaches to funding retirement via different investing approaches. Let's take a look at what some of these options are, including how a long-term dividend growth portfolio can help investors achieve true financial independence in retirement. The Major Problem Facing Retirees Financial advisors generally say that people should save 10% to 15% of their income in order to save for retirement. However, as you can see, in recent decades Americans' personal savings rate has fallen [...]