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The Beat Goes on for the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
The S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats® is an index comprising companies in the S&P 500 that have increased their annual cash payments for at least 25 years in a row. Dividends are a part of their culture and public appeal (income), as they broadly highlight their increases. In general, their increases are smaller but still constant,…
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Income Beyond Bonds
With both short- and long-term interest rates in the basement, income-sensitive investors have naturally begun to look to equities. Significantly, the yield on the S&P 500 now exceeds that of the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond – a relationship last seen in approximately 1958. But if some equity yield is good, does that mean that more…
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