As dividend stocks go, Prudential and Legal and General both have mixed track records. On the one hand, they operate in a sector which is relatively immune to the economic cycle (people don’t typically cancel their life insurance just because … [Read more...] about Prudential or Legal and General: Which is the best dividend growth stock?
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Important lessons from the collapse of Carillion’s share price
The recent collapse in the share price of Carillion took many investors by surprise, but should it have? I don't think so. Yes, on the surface things looked fine. Carillion was a highly successful company, with a very long track record of … [Read more...] about Important lessons from the collapse of Carillion’s share price
Was Woodford right to sell Glaxo?
Neil Woodford strides across the equity income landscape like a colossus, gazing down upon his competitors as they scurry about like ants in the dust. Okay, perhaps that's taking it a bit too far, but Neil Woodford is without doubt the UK's best … [Read more...] about Was Woodford right to sell Glaxo?
Who is the heavyweight dividend champion?
One argument against investing in mega-cap dividend stocks is that elephants don’t gallop, and it's true; they don’t. However, as a dividend-focused investor I’m not necessarily looking for companies that can grow at ten or twenty percent each … [Read more...] about Who is the heavyweight dividend champion?
Some more questions to help you avoid yield traps
Last month I outlined six questions designed to help investors avoid potential yield traps. This month I’ll cover four more. These four questions, plus the six from last month, look for a variety of warning signs including: bad management … [Read more...] about Some more questions to help you avoid yield traps
6 Questions to help you avoid yield traps
As a dividend-focused investor I’m always on the lookout for high yield shares, whether that yield is high relative to the market average or high relative to the company’s peers. However, as most yield-seeking investors soon discover, high yield … [Read more...] about 6 Questions to help you avoid yield traps
Marks & Spencer’s dividend yield: Is it big enough to offset the risks?
As dividend-paying stocks go, Mark's & Spencer is not exactly a "hidden champion". On the contrary, it's a company that just about everyone in the UK (investor or not) is aware of. Because of its long history as the centrepiece of many UK high … [Read more...] about Marks & Spencer’s dividend yield: Is it big enough to offset the risks?
National Grid PLC: The ultimate low-risk dividend stock?
If you ask most people what the UK national grid is, they’ll probably say something about it being the electricity grid. What they'll have in mind is a network of pylons, cables, transformers and other such infrastructure which enables the … [Read more...] about National Grid PLC: The ultimate low-risk dividend stock?
How I find long-term dividend growth stocks
Although I think of myself as investing in defensive value stocks, I could just as easily call them dividend growth stocks. That's because finding companies with a good combination of dividend yield and dividend growth is absolutely central to … [Read more...] about How I find long-term dividend growth stocks
3 Super-high yield stocks for brave investors
Super-high yield investing involves buying shares where the dividend yield is close to or above twice the market yield. Of course this means taking on more risk, but the returns can be much greater as well. For example, when I bought UK Mail in … [Read more...] about 3 Super-high yield stocks for brave investors