Ex-Div Reminder for Unum Group (UNM) + MORE

The Consumer Discretionary sector consists of businesses that sell nonessential, and therefore, discretionary goods and services. Companies in this sector include retailers, media companies, consumer services companies, consumer durables and apparel companies, automobiles and components companies…

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/25/13, Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.145, payable on 8/16/13. As a percentage of UNM’s recent stock price of $31.86, this dividend works out to approximately 0.46%. Click here to learn which 25 S…

Hedge funds.. they are at the center of a lot of what happens in the markets these days and I certainly found the latest research about their performance very interesting. I don’t think anyone would argue that things are going well for hedge funds. There has been research about performance, headlines about insider trading, etc
Don’t Cross Off Hedge Funds Right Away
For every bad example of hedge funds, there are good examples…

Everyone’s actions are typically driven by self-interest. That is what has generated strong growth in the world economy over the past two centuries. Sometimes however, different individuals might have actions which might not be in the best self-interest of the people they work for. I am referring to the issue of corporate governance in many of today’s corporations…

Dividends are a proven way to beat volatility. In up or down markets, dividends will consistently help you to grow your portfolio. Better yet, if you reinvest those dividends you’re creating a formula for market-beating success. Dividends also protect you against inflation, which is a destroyer of wealth…