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MLP Tax Guide: Key Issues and Benefits to Be Aware Of
Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs have become an increasingly popular equity class, and for good reason. With most MLPs concentrated in the midstream sector (i.e. gathering, storage, and transportation of oil & gas), the business model for many MLPs is built around long-term contracted, fixed-fee, tollbooth style cash flow. Since most MLPs pay out almost all of their distributable cash flow, or DCF (MLP equivalent of free cash flow and what funds the payout), MLPs generally offer attractive high-yields, which has attracted massive investor attention in this age of historically low interest rates. Of course, on Wall Street there are always tradeoffs, and MLPs, like all equities, come with certain risks that investors need to understand before investing [...]
5 Reasons to Be a Dividend Growth Investor
As a dividend growth investor knows, it’s not exactly a secret that the U.S. stock market has been one of the greatest long-term wealth generators in history. In fact, between 1871 and 2015 the S&P 500 has recorded a compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 9.1%, increasing a staggering 285,436.41 times in value. However, as with most things in life, actually reaping the potential rewards is much harder said than done. For example, according to BlackRock (BLK), the world’s largest asset manager with $5 trillion in assets under management, the average retail investor has woefully underperformed the market over the past few decades. As seen below, the average investor generated an annualized return of 2.11% over [...]
Mortgage REITs (mREIT): An Investment Guide
Over the past decade, as interest rates have essentially been pegged near zero, income-hungry investors have been attracted to higher-yielding equity classes such as: Master Limited Partnerships, Business Development Companies, and Real Estate Investment Trusts. One class of REITs in particular, mortgage REITs, has been especially popular thanks to its sky-high dividends, which often yield as much as 10% to 15% and sometimes pay out monthly. However, of all the various high-yield pass through equity classes, in which the company doesn’t pay taxes as long as it distributes almost all taxable net income to investors, mortgage REITs are by far the hardest to invest in successfully. Let’s take a look at why this equity class, while potentially [...]
Ventas (VTR): A High-Yield, High Quality Healthcare REIT
Over the coming decades, the aging of the U.S. population is going be one of the largest demographic and economic megatrends, creating potential investment opportunities for long-term dividend investors. Let’s take a look to see if Ventas (VTR), America’s second largest medical Real Estate Investment Trust, or REIT, could be a sensible choice for low risk investors to ride the coming financial wave of growing medical spending. Ventas stock has slumped nearly 20% over the last three months and offers a dividend yield near 5%, potentially providing an appealing entry point. Let’s take a closer look at the business for consideration in our Conservative Retirees dividend portfolio. Business Description Ventas is one of the two dominant players [...]