Author Bio
Reuben Gregg Brewer believes dividends are a window into a company s soul. He tries to invest in good souls.
The
S&P 500 index is near record highs and its yield is a miserly 1.3% or so, hinting at a market that is far from cheap. And yet there are still sectors that are deeply unloved, like energy. That s exactly where you ll find the two dividend stocks I recently bought and still think are worth a close look from any investors that want to maximize their current income in a low-yield world.
1. The $40 line in the sand
Integrated energy giant
Author Bio
Daniel has been writing for Fool.com since 2019. A fan of value and dividend stocks, he covers the industrial sector, oil and gas, and renewable energy. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Houston with a BBA in finance and marketing and a certificate in personal financial planning.
On Monday, the
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) hit an intraday high above the $35,000 mark for the first time in history.
America s oldest stock index has produced a total return just shy of 17% for the year, handily outperforming both the
S&P 500 s 12% gain and the
Nasdaq Composite s 4% gain. Here s why the Dow s outperformance is great news for dividend investors and retirees.
Author Bio
Reuben Gregg Brewer believes dividends are a window into a company s soul. He tries to invest in good souls.
The way the world produces and consumes energy is changing, which shouldn t come as a shock given the low-carbon zeitgeist. But some of the companies working to build the next-generation energy grid might come as a surprise. Here are three stocks to look at with clean energy plans that may not be as obvious as you d think.
1. Florida and more
The first name up is actually not so shocking in and of itself, though the scale of its achievement might be.
Author Bio
Began my career as a trader for NYC hedge fund Elliott Management. Worked for Bear, Stearns in London as a trader, then became an analyst at several hedge funds. Currently CFO for a mortgage bank. Also author a daily blog on real estate called The Daily Tearsheet www.thedailytearsheet.com Follow @TMFBrentNyitray
For most of 2020, the mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) sector followed the arc of a turnaround story. These stocks were beaten up badly in the early days of the novel coronavirus pandemic, and many became insolvent. Some even became favorites of the Robinhood crowd, which was an unusual thing to see for stocks that were normally associated with income investors, not day traders.