With the dividend yield of the S&P 500 sitting at a measly 1.9% and U.S. Treasury yields for 10-year bonds sitting fractionally higher at 2.2%, investors seeking dividend yields want higher rates. There are fortunately a collection of well-run companies in varied industries and markets that can provide market-beating yields to feed your appetite for higher dividends while enabling for sound sleep. Here are five that make the cut...
BlackRock Capital Investment Corp (NASDAQ:BKCC) owes its existence and some of its success in providing a 10% dividend yield to a little penmanship from the former president of the U.S. — Jimmy Carter. Student Transportation Inc (NASDAQ:STB) is a company based in the U.S. and Canada. Its business is delivering kids to and from their schools, as well as other activities and charters throughout the year. Do you want to be the guy who bought into the latest tech billionaires when they were only guys and gals in hoodies working in their parents’ garages? Then Hercules Capital Inc (NYSE:HTGC) is the company to own. Do you want to be the guy who bought into the latest tech billionaires when they were only guys and gals in hoodies working in their parents’ garages? Then Hercules Capital Inc (NYSE:HTGC) is the company to own. MFA Financial Inc (NYSE:MFA) is a mortgage investment company that since 2000 has generated an average annual return to shareholders of over 15%.
Source: InvestorPlace
Related Articles:
- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) Dividend Stock Analysis
- The Most Dangerous Investment
- 9 Dividend Stocks Beating The 4% Rule
- You Can't Spend Earnings
- Why Dividends Matter
5 Rock-Solid Dividend Stocks Yielding 7% and Higher
Posted by D4L | Monday, October 16, 2017 | ArticleLinks | 0 comments »________________________________________________________________
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
~
Popular Posts Last 30 Days
-
Long-term investors know that dividends can have a major impact on returns over time. When the stock market is struggling to make gains like...
-
As a relatively new blogger, the one thing that has stood out in my mind is the number of Canadian bloggers in the areas that I am most inte...
-
We decided to go on a hunt for quality stocks that for one reason or another have been buried, and not just this year. We found three incred...
-
Buy and hold ... forever? It's a tall order, but a select few companies are potentially up to the task. You can build a wealth-compoundi...
-
Dividend stocks can be consistent market-beaters. However, empirical research shows that the best dividend stocks tend to generate better-th...
-
High-quality dividend stocks are always worth loading up on. This is doubly true for companies that offer shareholders an attractive mix of ...
-
Some dividend-paying companies have seen their financials struggle over the years. These companies become vulnerable to dividend cuts which ...
-
Numerous high-quality dividend opportunities are up for grabs at the moment, which may be appealing to some investors given the uncertainty ...
-
Essentially, we’re looking for more Apples – tech firms with a large market cap (at least $1-billion) and the financial means necessary to p...
-
With last year’s price surge still echoing, investors need a well thought-out game plan. However, there’s a silver lining. While the allure ...
0 comments
Post a Comment
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.