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ExxonMobil (XOM): Safe Haven for Oil Dividend Investors During the Oil Crash
ExxonMobil (XOM) is the ultimate blue chip stock in the oil patch, but even it hasn’t been spared the carnage of what’s being called the worst oil crash in nearly 50 years. So naturally, many conservative investors living off dividends are wondering how safe this legendary oil giant’s dividend really is. Let’s take a look at why, and how, Exxon plans to ride out this oil storm, and not just maintain the current payout, but also continue growing it as it has for over a third of a century. Business Description ExxonMobil is the world’s largest publicly traded integrated oil company, meaning it profits from extracting value from every stage of oil production, refinement, and transformation into [...]
Interview With Portfolio Manager and Dividend Book Author Tim McIntosh
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Tim McIntosh. Tim has been managing money since 1999, is a Certified Financial Planner, has authored a handful of investing books, and has studied many different historical periods of the market. He embraces an investment strategy focused on capital preservation and consistent dividend growth. His focus shares many traits with how I go about managing our Conservative Retirees dividend portfolio. Here is Tim's complete biography: Timothy McIntosh is the author of four investment books including "The Snowball Effect", "The Sector Strategist", "The Bear Market Survival Guide", and a contributing author to "Comprehensive Guide to Financial Planning Strategies for Doctors and Advisors". His new book on dividend investing is available in Kindle and hardcopy formats [...]
Wal-Mart (WMT) Issues Disappointing Guidance. What About the Dividend?
I came across a statistic last week that sounded unbelievable until I thought more about my own behavior. In 2015, 205 million U.S. consumers shopped online. The growth of e-commerce is nothing new, and the number of online shoppers will continue to rise. I wasn’t surprised by this fact. Instead, a recent survey caught my attention. It found that more than half of U.S. online shoppers start their product searches on Amazon. Amazing! Amazon is increasingly the most convenient and cost effective shopping option for consumers. Approximately 55% of those surveyed check out Amazon first when looking for a product, representing an increase from 44% a year earlier. As Amazon’s scale, breadth of inventory, and distribution [...]
A Guide to Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) can provide dividend investors with high yields, steadily growing payouts, nice diversification, and an attractive income stream for retirement living. However, REITs have a number of complexities and risks that should be understood before making any investments. Before jumping into the essential information investors need to know about REITs to make better informed decisions, it’s worth highlighting some of the sector’s appeal. For one thing, $100 invested across all REITs in 1971 would have grown to nearly $6,000 in 2015, representing compound annual growth of about 10%: Source: Simply Safe Dividends, REIT.com When it comes to building wealth few industries are more time tested, or successful, than real estate. In [...]