In Las Vegas, they say the house always wins. But that’s about to change. In an industry with few dividend payers, Wynn Resorts (Nasdaq: WYNN) is changing the paradigm. Wynn recently announced that its board approved a $0.20 per share quarterly dividend. The first… Read More
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Canadian royalty trusts (CanRoys), which typically own oil and natural gas wells, have provided investors with high yields for years. You see, these trusts avoid taxation at the corporate level provided they pay the bulk of their income to unitholders. The Canadian government created this incentive to encourage investment in… Read More
Brazil has been one of the best places for U.S. investors for a long time. During the past five years, the Bovespa Index, Sao Paulo’s premier index, has gained +167.0%, or +21.7% compounded annually. The… Read More
In the study of physics, momentum is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. That’s not a bad way to define the term when descrialink_72192ng a company’s earnings, either. When a company’s per-share earnings grow, it means revenue is growing… Read More
Most people think competition is good, and it usually is — for consumers. For established companies, however, the story is different. Companies that must face competition — which is very nearly all of them — must constantly worry about the quality of their goods or services, changes in consumer preferences,… Read More
Cash is king. You’ve heard it before. So it makes sense that companies with growing free cash flow could thrive in just about any environment. This screen looks for the money — and the dividends. First, companies need to have cash on the… Read More
An unlikely group of stocks have led the market and gained +123%, +162%, +535% — even +7,233% this year. They still have room to climb. These companies defied Wall Street’s expectations as consumers clamored for a product they just couldn’t live without. It’s not oil. It’s not drugs either. A… Read More
Back in 1986, Halley’s Comet streaked through the sky, Bill Buckner broke the hearts of Red Sox fans in the World Series, and the U.S. government passed a landmark tax reform act. You may not remember that last event, but more than two decades later it still has a profound… Read More
I’d bet that most Investor Update readers know about the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index. To be included in this index, an S&P 500 company must have raised its dividend annually for at least the past 25 years. Read More
High dividends are a great way to generate cash flow and increase total return in an uncertain market. But where can an investor find companies that make enough money to support a high dividend in a rough… Read More