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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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These two software makers are adding artificial intelligence (AI) tools to their programs. That should make them more appealing to their customers and continue to fuel their earnings.
ADOBE INC. $442 is a buy for aggressive investors. The software maker (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 435.3 million; Market cap: $192.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 9.3; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adobe.com) operates through three main segments: The Digital Media segment’s software includes Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign; the Digital Experience segment provides analytics, social marketing, targeting, media optimization, and cross-channel campaign management software, as well as premium video delivery; and the Publishing segment produces software that lets computer users create, edit and share documents in the popular PDF format.
Adobe continues to benefit from its decision a few years ago to switch to selling programs as ongoing subscriptions instead of one-time purchases....
Cisco also continues to see strong demand for products related to artificial intelligence (AI), as those software programs require faster data transfer speeds and capacity.
Orders related to AI totalled $300 million in its fiscal 2025 first quarter, ended October 26, 2024, and should reach $1.0 billion for the full year.
The stock is up 14% in the past year....
GENERAL MILLS INC....
Danaher often uses acquisitions to enhance its expertise in certain areas....
These three companies are leaders in their individual markets. That puts them in a strong position to profit from secular trends such as the ongoing shift to electronic payment systems, the rapid spread of new artificial intelligence programs, and the rising need for faster communication networks....
