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February 6, 2020 Dividends 3 Comments

Lockheed Martin Has Growing Dividend Income For 18 Years And Great Total Return

Lockheed Martin Has Growing Dividend Income For 18 Years And Great Total Return The dividend was last increased in September 2019 for an increase from $ 2.20/Qtr to $ … and I look at this as an opportunity to buy BA at a decent price . From the latest news on Boeing is a … […]

February 6, 2019 Dividends No Comments

January 2019 Dividend Income Report, A Trade And +14% Divvy Increase

January 2019 Dividend Income Report, A Trade And +14% Divvy Increase Dividend growth stocks are a natural hedge in … There hasn’t been much news around my Canadian holdings in January. There are several earnings reported for the S&P 500 companies in January … Continue reading at seekingalpha.com Smash low interest rates with these top […]

January 23, 2019 Personal 16 Comments

New Survey Shows Consumers, No Matter Their Income or Assets, Need Support with Spending, Household Budgeting

New Survey Shows Consumers, No Matter Their Income or Assets, Need Support with Spending, Household Budgeting 68 percent agree that having a household budget would help them reach personal and family goals, and 67 percent say that if they had a budget it would have a great impact on their confidence in … Continue reading […]

January 12, 2019 Dividends No Comments

Income Investors: Should You Buy Higher Dividends Or Dividend Growth In 2019?

Income Investors: Should You Buy Higher Dividends Or Dividend Growth In 2019? “Higher Dividend” and “Dividend Growth” investing are both good strategies to generate income. With lower earnings growth, lower inflation and interest rate expectations in 2019, we expect … Continue reading at seekingalpha.com Is NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:NBTB) A Smart Choice For Dividend Investors? […]

December 3, 2018 Personal No Comments

Income Investing: Why High Dividend Stocks Aren’t Enough

Income Investing: Why High Dividend Stocks Aren’t Enough Rising interest rates have played havoc on bond values and bond fund returns this year, and the stock market correction is taking a bite out of many dividend stocks, mutual funds and ETFs that invest … Continue reading at investors.com Local physician group investing millions in potentially […]

September 6, 2016 Canadian No Comments

RBC Stock: A Top Canadian Bank for Dividend Income

RBC Stock: A Top Canadian Bank for Dividend Income Hedge funds have been shorting Canadian banking stocks for more than a year now, betting that these lenders will sink as the real-estate bubble, fueled by low interest rates, will burst, taking with it the largest lenders who have a huge portfolio of … Continue reading […]

August 25, 2016 ETF No Comments

Dividend ETFs: The 5 Best Ways to Collect Income

Dividend ETFs: The 5 Best Ways to Collect Income And unless you’re buying TIPS, there isn’t an inflation adjustment … the easiest way to get exposure to a diversified portfolio of dividend stocks is to buy a dividend ETF or a handful of dividend ETFs. Today, I’m going to give you five solid … Continue […]

March 8, 2016 Dividends One Comment

3 Attractive Income Stocks Whose Dividends Could Double

3 Attractive Income Stocks Whose Dividends Could Double Dividend stocks can be the foundation of a great retirement portfolio. Not only do dividend payments put money in your pocket, which can help hedge against any dips in the stock market, they’re usually a sign of a financially sound company. Dividends also … Continue reading at […]

There are three principal advantages to an annuity: 1. Tax-deferred accumulation. This allows you to set aside the funds that you pay into the annuity for as long as you want, without worrying about exceeding federal tax limits. 2. Flexibility. An annuity can offer you a variable or a fixed return, unencumbered by federal tax limitations. 3. Security. An annuity offers a fixed-income payout option which would grant an income that cannot be outlived.

You can get income for your entire lifetime even when the money in your annuity account has been used up. This is advantageous if you live to an advanced age because it will maximize the income that you will receive. However, there is a risk involved: when you die, all the money cannot be claimed, even by your assigned beneficiaries. If you die young, you simply lose this money.

Performance will vary. Fund performance often falls off and risk levels rise during the subsequent three years after a fund is given an initial five-star Morningstar rating, suggests another recent study by Matthew Morey, a professor at Pace University. One reason for this is that after receiving a five-star rating the size of the fund grows dramatically, which then makes the fund unwieldy to manage, he suggests. Since Morey's study was completed, Morningstar also has changed the way it doles out top rankings to make them more precise. One of the biggest problems with all rating systems is that they are not necessarily predictive in nature. This means they're not really set up to tell you whether certain funds will necessarily do better in the future. For the most part, the ratings indicate how much you might have made and how much aggravation you faced in the process.