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American Tower (AMT): A Quality REIT With 20% Annual Dividend Growth
American Tower (AMT) is unlike most real estate investment trusts (REITs). The company’s business model has very low maintenance capital needs, throws off excellent free cash flow each year, provides recession-resistant services, and consistently enjoys renewal rates close to 100%. While American Tower isn't one of the 28 best high dividend stocks for current income and only began paying dividends less than six years ago, the company has nearly tripled its quarterly payment over this time and raised its payout each and every quarter. With management targeting at least 20% annual dividend growth forward, let’s take a closer look at this unique REIT. Business Overview American Tower was founded in 1995 and converted to a REIT business structure [...]
Main Street Capital (MAIN): One of the Safest High-Yield BDCs
In this age of record low interest rates, yield-hungry investors have a vast array of high-yield industries to choose from, including Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs), YieldCos, and Business Development Corporations (BDCs). While these sectors have business models that make for naturally high-yields, they come with their own inherent risks and challenges. In other words, it can be challenging to know which particular stocks to own for safe, dependable, and growing income (see 28 of the best high dividend stocks here). Let’s take a look at Main Street Capital (MAIN), which is arguably the gold standard of BDCs, to see if this could be an appropriate investment for conservative income investors. Business [...]
Why I Sold Dividend Aristocrat T. Rowe Price (TROW)
Earlier this week, I did something that I really don't like to do. I sold a stock from our Top 20 Dividend Stocks and Long-term Dividend Growth portfolios, exiting my position in T. Rowe Price (TROW). T. Rowe Price, perhaps best known for being one of the 51 dividend aristocrats, is one of the world's largest investment managers with over $800 billion in assets under management (AUM). I originally purchased shares of T. Rowe Price during the summer of 2015 and was attracted to the company for several reasons: Few companies have earned the trust of their clients like TROW, made possible from its long-term track record and scale. Over 80% of TROW's mutual funds outperformed their comparable [...]
Microsoft (MSFT): A High Quality Dividend Growth Stock in Tech
Microsoft (MSFT) is a company legendary for making many investors very wealthy over the decades. In fact, Bill Gates' dividend stock portfolio would not exist if it weren't for Microsoft's incredible growth story. Over the past 14 years the company has become a favorite among many dividend investors, thanks to its dividend achiever status and 15% annual payout growth rate over the last decade. Let’s take a closer look at Microsoft’s business, including the important ways that management is pivoting the company to take advantage of the disruptive technology of the future. Most importantly, learn if Microsoft’s strategy is likely to make it a solid long-term core holding for diversified dividend growth portfolios, such as our Top 20 [...]