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The coronavirus has highlighted the importance of big technology companies to the overall economy as employees shift to working from home. That trend will likely continue after the crisis as businesses gain from higher employee productivity and satisfaction.
Here are two leading tech firms that are poised to profit from that trend, and reward you with higher dividends.
MICROSOFT CORP....
T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC. $93 is a buy for the Financial sector portion of your portfolio. The company (Nasdaq symbol TROW; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 236.0 million; Market cap: $21.9 billion; Dividend yield: 3.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.troweprice.com) is a leading seller of mutual funds and wealth management services.
With the March 2020 payment, T....
With the March 2020 payment, T....
These two REITs have recently completed multi-year restructuring plans that shifted their focus to much more promising properties. Moreover, both have held your distributions steady during their restructuring, and we feel they’re poised to add to your income following the current COVID-19 crisis.
H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $8.46 is a buy. Through your units in this REIT (Toronto symbol HR.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 286.7 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; Dividend yield: 16.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.hr-reit.com) you tap income from 455 properties: 33 office buildings, 311 retail developments, 87 industrial buildings and 24 residential properties....
H&R REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $8.46 is a buy. Through your units in this REIT (Toronto symbol HR.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 286.7 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; Dividend yield: 16.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.hr-reit.com) you tap income from 455 properties: 33 office buildings, 311 retail developments, 87 industrial buildings and 24 residential properties....
Stock prices have dropped sharply in anticipation of a much wider spread of the coronavirus, and the deep economic setback that could result from its spread. That could happen—no one can predict the future. However, most sharp market downturns are temporary. Due to modern medicine and technology, the coronavirus impact is unlikely to get so big that it brings on a long-lasting stock-market decline.
Our advice is that if your stock holdings made sense for you a few weeks ago, in light of your investment goals, financial circumstances and temperament, then you should hang on to them.
You should also continue to follow our three-pronged Successful Investor strategy: Invest mainly in established companies; spread your money out across the five main economic sectors; and downplay or avoid stocks that are in the broker/media limelight.
But most important—with yields on many stocks currently so much higher than before the COVID-19 tumult and with many companies cutting their dividends—income investors need to pay close attention to our Dividend Sustainability Ratings.
In this, your latest issue of Dividend Advisor, you’ll also find several high-yielding stocks we recommend for new buying....
Our advice is that if your stock holdings made sense for you a few weeks ago, in light of your investment goals, financial circumstances and temperament, then you should hang on to them.
You should also continue to follow our three-pronged Successful Investor strategy: Invest mainly in established companies; spread your money out across the five main economic sectors; and downplay or avoid stocks that are in the broker/media limelight.
But most important—with yields on many stocks currently so much higher than before the COVID-19 tumult and with many companies cutting their dividends—income investors need to pay close attention to our Dividend Sustainability Ratings.
In this, your latest issue of Dividend Advisor, you’ll also find several high-yielding stocks we recommend for new buying....
We designed our Dividend Sustainability Rating to help our readers zero in on companies that can continue to pay you dividends (or even raise them) during economic downturns.
The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has already forced many firms to cut or suspend their dividends....
The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has already forced many firms to cut or suspend their dividends....
A: Real Matters Inc., $11.85, symbol REAL on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 84.9 million; Market cap: $957.7 million; www.realmatters.com), provides technology and network management solutions to the mortgage lending and insurance industries in Canada and the U.S....
A: Dream Industrial REIT, $7.98, symbol DIR.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 152.2 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; www.dreamindustrialreit.ca), offers investors a portfolio of industrial properties in North America and Europe.
The REIT, originally named Dundee Industrial REIT, first sold units to the public and began trading in October 2012 at $10 per unit....
The REIT, originally named Dundee Industrial REIT, first sold units to the public and began trading in October 2012 at $10 per unit....
A: Activision Blizzard Inc. $54.43, symbol ATVI on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 769.2 million; Market cap: $43.4 billion; www.activisionblizzard.com), is a video game company founded in July 2008 through the merger of Activision, Inc....
Note--this is part of a continuing Inner Circle Spotlight Report: The Successful Investor Guide to Bear Market Investing
Like a lot of beginning investors, I took an early interest in “market lore”—rules for making money in the stock market. These rules aim to tell you how to spot good stocks to buy, good times to buy or sell them, how much to pay, etc....
Like a lot of beginning investors, I took an early interest in “market lore”—rules for making money in the stock market. These rules aim to tell you how to spot good stocks to buy, good times to buy or sell them, how much to pay, etc....
Subscriber update on April 3, 2020
We now see Luckin Coffee as a sell. The stock has dropped sharply on news that the company’s board of directors is investigating reports that senior executives and employees engaged in financial misconduct. Luckin is looking into allegations that chief operating officer Jian Liu and other employees reporting faked sales transactions amounting to $310 million.
The company’s long-term business model appears intact, and while the allegations are serious, the huge drop may more reflect today’s extremely volatile markets rather than the impact of the potential misconduct....
We now see Luckin Coffee as a sell. The stock has dropped sharply on news that the company’s board of directors is investigating reports that senior executives and employees engaged in financial misconduct. Luckin is looking into allegations that chief operating officer Jian Liu and other employees reporting faked sales transactions amounting to $310 million.
The company’s long-term business model appears intact, and while the allegations are serious, the huge drop may more reflect today’s extremely volatile markets rather than the impact of the potential misconduct....