3 “Dirty” Dividends, and a Secure 5% Yield to Buy Instead
August 18, 2017 at 06:00 AM EDT
Don’t take any dividends for granted today. Business disruption is accelerating as entire industries are being eaten alive. Uber and Lyft? Killed cabs. Amazon (AMZN) ? It’s crushing retail, and starving their REIT landlords right before our very eyes . And soon, they might team up to offer more same day deliveries – and make more rivals obsolete! These types of disturbances have added a new layer to contrarian investing. Before, it was as simple as buying stocks when they were out-of-favor and holding them until they became back in vogue. The “ Dogs of the Dow ” strategy, for example, usually beat the market by banking the highest blue chip dividend yields – a sign that the tide was ready to turn back in the dogs favor.… Read more