High Dividend Utility Stocks – Are they a trap for income investors? + MORE

It doesn’t take a genius to determine that most dividend stocks are now trading in excess of their calculated fair value. However, capital appreciation is not the primary reason for investing in dividend stocks. Dividend fundamentals are what drive my purchase decision, and if I could only look at one metric it would be the Net Present Value of the Money Market Differential (NPV MMA Diff…

I enjoy it really to see how dividends grow. One company with monthly payments that hiked its dividends with an impressive speed is the retail real estate trust Realty Income. Last week they announced only a small hike of 0.2 percent but this bigger dividend will be paid every month. I personally don’t like REITs and financials because of the high debt…

Another month has passed by, and it’s time for me to post an article on
my favorite subject: dividend income. The reason why I love to post
articles on dividend income is because it’s pure numbers. It’s hard to
argue the success of long-term dividend growth investing when you
can slowly and surely see dividend income rise over time and get
closer to covering one’s expenses…

Utility stocks have traditionally been seen as safe investments by retirees looking for high current income. The sector is well known for its rich dividend policies, as most companies in the group tend to distribute an above average portion of earnings out to shareholders in the form of dividends. As a result, most utility stocks end up paying above average yields to investors…

No. Stock Name Percentage of total dividends received 1. AIMS AMP 19.2% 2. Starhub 14.8% 3. SPH 8.9% 4. Singtel 8.7% 5. FCT 8% 6. M1 7.6% 7. CACHE 6.6% 8. First REIT 5.1% 9. CMT 5% 10. Sabana 4.2% 11. Suntec REIT 3.9% 12. PLife 3.1% 13. HPH 1…