The Dividend: Ignore This Powerful Indicator at Your Own Peril

“How do I invest in a company whose shares are most likely to appreciate?” The answer is really the Philosopher’s stone of investing. Therefore, it’s no surprise we frequently… Read more

Diamond Offshore Drilling: Ideal for Income Investors

Most investors head for the hills when a stock is hit by analyst downgrades.  As for me, I want a closer look.  Value frequently materializes after an exodus. I… Read more

Why Income Investors Should Prefer “New” Coke to “Old” Coke

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) just might be the premier dividend grower. The company has paid a quarterly dividend since 1920 and has increased the dividend each year for… Read more

Top Residential REIT Boosts Dividend by 8.4%

Just last week, one of the premier residential REITs raised its dividend.  And income investors who buy the stock before March 31 can claim the next dividend check. That… Read more

3 Dividend Paying Stocks Poised to Maintain Momentum

I’m sure you’ve noticed 2014 has gotten off to a rough and rocky start.  Stocks across the board have traded mostly down. The Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index has… Read more

4 Dividend ETFs for High Yield and Safety

I’m an income investor who prefers to construct investment portfolios with individual securities.  Fortunately, I have the time and ability to analyze and cobble together individual securities to create… Read more

9 Best Ex-Dividend Dates for February

We at Wyatt Investment Research talk quite a bit about where to find yield. We rarely mention when to find it. For income investors like us, it’s important to… Read more

Three Unlikely Places to Unearth Dividend Payouts

The Fed’s decision to keep interest rates near zero through 2015 has left a huge void in the income investing world. Fortunately, U.S. companies are trying to fill that… Read more

Why I Prefer the Tried & True Over the Exciting & New

In his new book Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder, Nassim Taleb coins a new word “neomania” to label the mistaken belief that newer is better. I see many… Read more

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