3M hits 100 years of dividends

With its September 2016 dividend payment of $1.11 a share, 3M has now paid dividends continuously for the past century. It has also increased the payout each year for the past 58 years.

The company’s wide array of businesses should let it continue that dividend… Read More

3 big risks to investing in drug stocks

Drug stocks can offer lots of potential for investor profit—but there are three major hurdles most drug makers face.
Investors often comment that we sometimes differ with the mainstream view on which stocks make good investments. That’s especially true with drug stocks.
The… Read More

What are stock buybacks?

Wise investors value dividends, but many investors don’t realize that company share buyback programs can be just as valuable as dividends, and in some cases, more so.

It’s odd that while investors typically crave cash dividends, they rarely get excited about company share… Read More