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Why the outlook is positive for dividend-centric strategies

With volatility making a return, many investors are taking a step back and reassessing their positions

What Will Win the Next 5 Years in Financial Services?

To keep up with potentially disruptive competitors, financial firms must embrace connected data and planning.

Finding Stable Dividends in a Rough Market

In a world of slowing dividend growth and potentially rising interest rates, your dividend investing strategy may need some tweaks.

Here's the best financial advice the country's top advisors ever got

Financial advisors need money tips, too. In fact, sometimes a salient piece of advice led them into the industry. We asked advisors from firms that made the FA 100 list for 2019 for the best money and investing advice tips they ever received.

Tips for a successful Youth Month Savings Challenge

There’s less than two months to go until National Credit Union Youth Month™, when credit unions from coast to coast will urge kids to “Give a Hoot About Savings” and discover the life-changing power of credit union membership. As your celebration planning gets underway, don’t forget about one of the most powerful business development opportunities …

10 Financial Decisions That Will Haunt You Forever

There's a big difference between making an impulse purchase and making a major decision about your money that could haunt you for a lifetime.

Impulse Buys Make You Feel Good, But At What Price? : Enemy of Debt

According to the 2012 Shopper Engagement Study, we as consumers make grocery shopping decisions in the store at a rate of 76%, causing us to spend more than originally intended. Even with the best laid plans, coupons, shopping circulars, and a specific list statistics show we are drawn to spend more. Research shows tough current economic conditions cause us to “splurge” at the grocery store for psychological reasons we don’t even realize at the time. As I pondered that thought I realized even…

Stock Brokers vs. Underwriters: What's the Difference?

Learning about underwriting and agency roles at a brokerage can give insight into how securities are issued and traded.

What Is a Dividend Trap?

Using A Dividend Trading Strategy? You Need To Know How Dividends Get Paid

Aside from being an incentive for long-term investors, dividends represent a great trading opportunity for those looking to capitalize on quick inefficiencies. But in order to use a dividend capture strategy, you first need to understand the timeline of how dividends get paid to investors. How Dividend Payments Work Most dividend payments are quarterly, but.. Read more

When A Loan Is Really A Dividend

Related parties, be they family members or commonly-controlled business entities, must be careful when transacting business with one another. They, and th

What Is A Financial Bubble?

A lot of clients ask me: When is the bubble going to pop? What is the next bubble on the horizon? How do we prepare for the next bubble? My question back to them is always: Do you know what a bubbl…

Warning Signs for Dividend Investors

Just because a company is paying a very high dividend does not make it a better investment than a lower yielding company. Here are 4 warning signs to watch for.

The Highest-Yielding Dividend Stock in Marijuana

This increasingly cannabis-focused company currently yields 6.5%.

Is Dividend Investing Good for Millennials?

The transition from the classroom to the workforce has been a difficult one for the average Millennial.

A Guide to Dividend ETF Investing

We have highlighted 10 most popular dividend ETFs for investors seeking yields and returns in a rocky market.

Could This Be The Perfect Dividend Stock for Retirees?

Investors getting close to retirement generally want two things from their portfolio: income and stability.

Is Gender Diverse Investing Seeing Dividends?

Can investing in companies with favorable gender diversity records effect change and produce positive financial returns?

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