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Wells Fargo (WFC): Warren Buffett’s Biggest Holding Pays a High Quality Dividend
Wells Fargo (WFC) is Warren Buffett’s largest holding, and he first bought into the company in 1989. Buffett owns businesses with lengthy operating histories, durable competitive advantages, and excellent management teams, and Wells Fargo is no exception. Warren Buffett even added to his stake in the company during the fourth quarter of 2015, making the stock an even more timely idea. While we don’t own many financial companies in our Top 20 Dividend Stocks portfolio, Wells Fargo is one we are fond of. Despite the negative stigma attached to banks following the financial crisis, these companies are generally in great financial shape and appear relatively undervalued compared to the market. With a dividend yield greater than 3% and [...]
Duke Energy (DUK): A Reliable High-Yield Dividend Stock
Duke Energy (DUK) is a favorite high-yield dividend stock for income investors, and it’s no wonder why. The company has paid uninterrupted quarterly dividends for 90 years and is set to increase its dividend for the ninth consecutive year in 2016. Regulated utility companies such as Duke can provide safe retirement income with less risk than other types of businesses because of their predictable earnings, government-supported competitive advantages, and relatively low stock price volatility. For these reasons and more, we own several utility stocks in our Conservative Retirees and Top 20 Dividend Stocks portfolios. However, just because a stock appears to have little fundamental risk does not mean it is a safe investment. The price paid for a [...]
Southern Company: Uninterrupted Dividends Since 1949 and a 4.4% Yield
Yield-starved investors should familiarize themselves with Southern Company (SO), a highly dependable business that has paid dividends every quarter for more than 65 consecutive years. With a high yield of 4.4%, low stock price volatility, and a track record for outperforming the S&P 500 Index over the last 30 years, Southern Company is the type of business that we like to review for our Conservative Retirees and Top 20 Dividend Stocks portfolios. Business Overview The Southern Company is a major producer of electricity in the U.S. that has been in business for more than 100 years. The holding company’s four retail regulated utilities serve approximately 4.5 million customers across Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. Approximately 90% of Southern [...]
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA): A Healthcare Dividend Aristocrat Growing Through Acquisitions
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has steadily grown its dividend for 40 straight years and has an operating history that dates back more than 100 years. Few businesses have demonstrated such durability, and the ones that have are always worth a look for our Top 20 Dividend Stocks portfolio. After all, it takes meaningful competitive advantages for a company to survive for such a long period of time. Walgreens scores extremely well for Dividend Safety (97) and Dividend Growth (88), but there is a lot more to this drugstore’s business drivers than many dividend growth investors perhaps realize. Business Overview Walgreens is a global leader in the retail pharmacy market with more than 13,100 stores in 11 countries. [...]