[Editor’s note: “8 Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy for Consistent Income” was previously published in July 2019. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.] With so much uncertainty weighing on key economic metrics — most notably the U.S.-China trade war — the idea of buying dividend stocks is an attractive
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It has been a glum time for ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) shareholders. Regardless of whether you’re looking at the past one year, five years, or ten years, XOM stock has been stuck in the mud. You’d have to go back to before the Great Financial Crisis since XOM stock made investors significant money. Source: Shutterstock As is
Some investors believe that Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) stock is cheap because it trades at 11 times its forward price-earnings ratio. Others believe INTC stock isn’t cheap because its earnings growth continues to decelerate. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com I’m still upbeat about INTC stock, simply because Intel’s free cash flow generation continues to be strong. That’s a
As time passes, fewer investors are familiar with Peter Lynch. That’s a shame. The famous former Fidelity fund manager delivered astounding returns for more than a decade in the 1970s and 1980s — 29.2% per year annualized — and wrote popular investing books describing his philosophy. Put very simply, Lynch is best known for the
[Editor’s note: “6 Safe Dividend Stocks to Buy Now” was previously published in September 2019. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.] From continuing concerns about the China-U.S. trade war to worries about the yield curve inversion, the stock market still faces many steep risks. America’s political situation hasn’t been this
High-yield stocks with low price-to-earnings ratios tend to do well over time. It’s also a good deal for investors when the earnings of the company are significantly higher than the dividends paid out. This allows the company to grow its dividends even further. Beating these averages on a single basis is not that hard. But