This article provides a weekly summary of dividend activity for companies known as Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers—those with a history of consistently increasing dividends. It highlights recent changes in dividend payouts, upcoming ex-dividend dates, and pay dates. The information helps investors track reliable dividend-paying stocks and plan their investments accordingly. The article is part of a broader service that includes model portfolios and investment advice focused on dividend stocks.
Social Security's 3.3% cost-of-living increase in 2027 is insufficient for most retirees, making additional income sources essential. Five blue-chip dividend stocks—Realty Income, PepsiCo, Xcel Energy, Johnson & Johnson, and Coca-Cola—provide reliabl...
Investing in high-yield REITs within a Roth IRA can save investors significant taxes compared to holding them in taxable accounts, where dividends are taxed as ordinary income. For example, a $500,000 REIT portfolio yielding 7.12% could save about $8...
Realty Income has declared its 136th consecutive monthly dividend increase, continuing one of the longest streaks in real estate investment trusts. Although GAAP earnings have missed estimates due to impairments, the company funds dividends from adju...
Four NYSE-listed triple-net REITs—VICI Properties, W.P. Carey, NNN REIT, and EPR Properties—are currently better buys than Realty Income, offering higher yields (up to 8%), faster dividend growth, and diversified tenant bases including casinos, retai...
Realty Income has been downgraded to a hold rating due to persistently high interest rates and narrower yield spreads compared to Treasury bonds. The rising cost of capital pressures the company's growth model, with expected AFFO growth slowing to 1....
