The tech industry is not known for many stocks paying a dividend. Accordingly, most investors would not consider the industry when hunting for dividend growth stocks. However there are exceptions. According to an article by Algy Hall at CityWire, semiconductor maker Texas Instruments(TXN) is a winner. The stock has grown its dividend by an astonishing …
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The S&P 500 is down just over 16% so far this year as of Nov 25th. The index was down much more earlier in the ongoing bear market. From June thru mid-August stocks recovered only to plunge again. So wise investors are cautiously waiting if the current rise from October will stand. Many market participants …
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Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook used to have a market capitalization of over $1 trillion last year. This past Friday the market cap was just over $240 billion !. The collapse of this tech darling which was part of the so-called FANG group, in such as short period is astonishing indeed. In October, Meta …
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Apple(APPL) is one of the world’s most valuable companies today with a market cap of over $2.5 Trillion. It too many decades for Apple to get to where it is now. When the company did its IPO in 1980 it was mainly known for its personal computers. That is no longer the case. The Apple …
Many investors focus on the price return of the S&P 500 index when they consider their investment return Instead investors ought to pay attention to the total return which includes dividends reinvested. The total return of the index can especially be much higher the price return when looking at many years. This is because of …
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