dividend
A dividend is a cash payout that serves as a way for companies to share the profits they’ve accumulated through their operations. These payouts are drawn from earnings and cash flow paid to the shareholders of the company. Commonly these dividends are paid quarterly, although they may also be paid annually or even monthly as well. A dividend can produce as much as a quarter of your total return over long periods. Some good companies reinvest profits instead of paying a dividend. But fraudulent and failing companies hardly ever pay a dividend. So if you only buy stocks that pay dividends, you’ll automatically stay out of almost all the market’s worst stocks. For a true measure of stability, focus on companies that have maintained or raised their dividends during recessions and stock market downturns. These firms leave themselves enough room to handle periods of earnings volatility. By continually rewarding investors, and retaining enough cash to finance their businesses, they provide an attractive mix of safety, income and growth. Dividends are an important contributor to your long-term gains, and dividend-paying stocks tend to expose you to less risk than non-dividend-payers. That’s why the majority of your stocks should be dividend-payers at all times. As you get older and closer to retirement, you should raise the proportion of dividend-paying stocks in your portfolio, to cut risk and improve the stability of your investment results. To maximize your investment returns with the least risk, follow TSI Network and use our three-part Successful Investor strategy:
- Invest mainly in well-established companies;
- Spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer; Finance; Utilities);
- Downplay or avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight.
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NEWMONT CORP., $60.06, remains a buy for long-term growth and as a hedge against inflation. The company (New York symbol NEM; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $66.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 1.7%; www.newmont.com) is the world’s largest gold mining company....
ENBRIDGE, $60.85, is a buy. The firm (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 2.2 billion; Market cap: $132.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 6.2%; www.enbridge.com) and its U.S.-based joint venture partner Energy Transfer LP (New York symbol ET) are considering upgrading and expanding their crude oil pipeline networks in southern Illinois.
The plan would let Enbridge increase shipments of Canadian crude oil through Energy Transfer’s system by 200,000 barrels a day....
The shares of oil and gas stocks remain high as energy demand stays strong. Still, to cut risk, stick with producers that have positive cash flow even in times of low energy prices. Here are two that should meet that requirement. Moreover, they pay solid dividends.
CENOVUS ENERGY, $19.39, is a buy for long-term gains. The company (Toronto symbol CVE; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $35.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 4.1%; cenovus.com) is now Canada’s third-largest producer of oil and natural gas after Canadian Natural Resources and Suncor....
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