Topic: How To Invest

Dividend Advisor Hotline – Friday, July 2, 2021

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J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO., $156.03, New York symbol JPM, remains a buy. The stock lets investors tap the largest banking firm in the U.S., with its total assets of $3.69 trillion as of March 31, 2021. The bank has passed the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest stress test, which measures how financial firms would cope with a jump in unemployment, falling stock prices and other unfavourable developments. As well, now that the COVID-19 pandemic is easing, the Fed has relaxed some of the controls it placed on banks in March 2020. As a result, Morgan is now raising your quarterly dividend by 11.1%. Starting with the third quarter payment, investors will receive $1.00 a share instead of $0.90. The new annual rate of $4.00 yields 2.6%. Separately, Morgan is paying an undisclosed amount for OpenInvest. This private firm has developed software that helps institutional and individual investors select investments based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. This technology will help Morgan profit as…