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This “Sweet” Dividend Is a “Must-Buy” Before July 9

Will the new peace in the Middle East hold? What will happen when the “reciprocal tariff” deadline arrives on July 9?

Truth is, no one knows. But we contrarians DO know this: Shaky times like these are tailor-made for us.

Yes, the S&P 500 has been shrugging off all of this (stocks do climb a wall of worry, after all). That’s true. But it’s also caused a lot of mainstream investors to miss the many strong dividend deals that are still on the board.

Near the top of my list for these “dumpster-dive” payers is the Hershey Co. (HSY).… Read more

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This “Made in 1930” Dividend Is a Top Trade War Buy

Trade war volatility rages on—and we contrarians are playing offense and defense with a “homegrown” stock whose dividend has skyrocketed in the last five years.

This unsung stock soared double-digits in the 2022 mess—and it’s doing so again. More on that history in a second.

First, that skyrocketing dividend is the key to our “offense” here. That’s because dividend growth is the No. 1 predictor of stock gains—and a rising payout is the ultimate “magnet,” pulling share prices higher as it grows.

And this company’s stock has fallen well behind its payout growth, handing us a “sweet” (hint!) current yield of 3.3%.… Read more

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4 Dividend Blue Chips Everyone Owns (But Shouldn’t!)

How much money do you need to retire on dividends alone?

This is a better question to ask than the typical “magic number” formula that most “first-level” thinking firms tout. Let’s review why their approach is fatally flawed, so that we can derive a more reliable method of our own based in actual reality (and funded by actual dividend payments.)

Fidelity Says What?

“You should aim to have 10 times your final salary in savings.”

Buy why? I suppose they are claiming that, if you earned $100,000 in your final year working, that you’ll want to earn this much in income every year for the rest of your life.…
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