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US Congress Is Getting Ready to Pass a Massive ~$2.2 Trillion Fiscal Stimulus Bill

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Image Shown: US equities have started to recover some of their lost ground as the likelihood that the US Congress will pass a massive ~$2.2 trillion fiscal stimulus and emergency spending package, dubbed the CARES Act, has increased significantly over the past week as seen through the bounce in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY). President Trump has clearly indicated that he intends to sign such a bill into law as soon as possible, with the US House of Representatives expected to take up the legislation this upcoming Friday morning on March 27. By Callum Turcan On March 25, the US Senate worked late into the night to secure a bipartisan compromise on a massive ~$2.2 trillion fiscal stimulus … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending July 26

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending July 26. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP): now $0.54 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.535. Amphenol (APH): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.23. Aqua America (WTR): now $0.2343 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.219. Archrock (AROC): now $0.145 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.132. BancorpSouth (BXS): now $0.185 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17. Bank of America (BAC): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.15. Bank … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week October 30

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending October 30. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week AbbVie (ABBV): now $1.30 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.18. Agnico Eagle (AEM): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20. Amkor Technology (AMKR): now $0.04 per share quarterly dividend. Arbor Realty Trust (ABR): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.31. Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM): now $0.83 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.67. B. Riley Financial (RILY): now $0.375 per share quarterly dividend, was … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending February 19

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending February 19. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Analog Devices (ADI): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40. Anthem (ANTM): now $0.65 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.625. Argo Group (AGII): now $0.22 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20. Autoliv (ALV): now $0.58 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.56. B/E Aerospace (BEAV): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19. Coca-Cola (KO): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33. Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE): … Read more

ICYMI — Video: Will Hasty Policy Facilitate the Next Leg Down, or Do We Have It Coming Anyway?

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President of Investment Research and award-winning author of Value Trap: Theory of Universal Valuation Brian Nelson explains how US policymakers are stuck between a rock and a hard place, and how the market may be factoring in too high of a probability of a return to normalcy before 2021. This and more in the latest video report. Summary Make sure you review Value Trap on Amazon. Do so here. We think those that bought equities near the bottom of this swoon may be looking to take profits at present levels. The market is currently reflecting an 80%-85% probability of a return to normalcy before 2021, which we believe is too high at this time. Our main concern is that government … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week July 30

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending July 30. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16. American States Water (AWR): now $0.365 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.335. Arbor Realty Trust (ABR): now $0.35 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.34. Arc Resources (AETUF): now CAD 0.066 per share annual dividend, was CAD 0.060. Ares Capital (ARCC): now $0.41 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40. Apartment Income REIT (AIRC): now $0.44 … Read more

How to Think About Corporate Tax Reform

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Dividend Growth Idea Newmont Surging Higher

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Image Shown: Shares of dividend growth idea Newmont Corporation have surged higher since January 2020. By Callum Turcan Rising geopolitical tensions have pushed COMEX gold prices to the $1,900-$2,000 per troy ounce range as of this writing in late March 2022. We added the gold miner Newmont Corporation (NEM) to the Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio back in January 2020 (link here) to gain modest exposure to the gold industry. Shares of NEM are trading near the high end of our fair value estimate range of $78 per share as of this writing after surging ~31% over the past year. Newmont has a variable dividend policy that includes a base and variable payout. Shares of NEM yield ~2.8% on a trailing … Read more