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Showing posts with label Monthly Dividends. Show all posts

11 Dividend Aristocrats With Yields Over 4 Percent

When it comes to high-yield stocks, many big payouts are too good to be true.

Many battered companies feature sky-high yields, but that’s simply a product of math — if dividend yield is the payout divided by the stock price, and that stock price gets smaller, the yield will naturally get bigger.

The same can’t be said about dividend aristocrats — stocks with enough financial stability that they’ve been able to raise dividends for at least 25 consecutive years.

That’s as much proof as you can get that a company knows how to handle its cash, and how to spend it on investors, without putting its business in danger.

Of course, many dividend aristocrats still feature piddling yields — some lower than 1%. What’s more enticing to income investors is a dividend aristocrat that not only grows its payouts, but also offers a substantially high yield. 

So, today we’ll be looking at such dividend aristocrats that are recording decades of dividend growth while also yielding at least 4%.

These are the results:

Warren Buffett Buys Precision Castparts. These Are 11 Dividend Alternatives From The Industry

Warren Buffett used his trigger to shoot a white elephant. He announced to buy Precision Castparts, a metal fabrication company with focus on the aero plane industry.

PCP is a huge investment for Warren Buffett.

Today I like to introduce some alternatives from the same industry. 18 public listed companies are located to the metal fabricaton industry but only 6 stocks have a market capitalization of more than 1 billion USD.

There is a huge conentration in the industry. PCP next competitor, Tenaris, has a 15 billion market cap, nealy half the value Warren Buffett paid for PCP.

However, here are the best dividend picks from the metal fabrication industry...

These 4 High-Yield Stocks Pay Monthly Dividends

My readers looking for dividend paying stocks and some of them also look for stocks that pay more regular. I'm talking about monthly dividend paying stocks. 

I've written in the past some great articles about the foolish thoughts about the myth of monthly dividend paying stocks but they still have a huge fan base.

Today, I’m going to share four monthly dividend stocks that you can bank on to pay your monthly bills, but with a very important note first: You should never buy a stock purely because its dividend is paid monthly. Dividend safety and growth are far more important considerations.

These are the results:

20 Highest Yielding Monthly Payout Stocks

Are you buying stocks only for the dividend? That's the wrong way in my view but many do it because they like to get a regular income like a paycheck.

Dividends come normally 4 times a year, that's a quarterly check but some do pay on a monthly basis.

I'm blogging for some years and know that some of my readers are deeply interested in stocks that give investors a monthly payout.

I've ever announced that it doesn't matter if you get each month .5 percent or 4 times 1.5 percent. In addition, lower yielding stocks with higher growth rates do perform better over the long-term.

However, Today I like to show you the highest yielding stocks with a monthly dividend payout. Which do you like?

Here are the higher capitalized stocks in detail:

Top Monthly Income Stocks: These 10 Stocks Pay You Every Month

I know that you like dividend and you also like stocks that pay often dividends. Monthly dividends are very popular because for many people, it looks like monthly payment check. Your bills also come each month and must be paid.

Regretless there are only a few amounts of stocks that pay dividends on a monthly basis and let me mention one thing about these stocks: They are not the best ones on the market.

However, Today I like to show you 10 names on the market with 12 dividends a year.

You may also be interested in those stocks with the fastest dividend growth from the S&P 500.

These are the results:


15 Higher Capitalized Monthly Dividend Paying Stocks

Stocks with monthly dividend payments originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. I know that you love it to receive dividends and some of you want dividends on a monthly basis.

I talked about this theme in the past and mentioned that it doesn’t matter how often you will receive the dividend. The good thing is that you get smaller amounts of money earlier that you can use for other investing activities. The bad item is that the more often you get dividends the higher the costs for the company because each transaction will produce costs at banks and service providers.

However, today I would like to introduce some of the 15 biggest companies with a monthly dividend payment. Seven of them yielding over five percent and nine got a buy or better rating from brokerage firms.

Most of the monthly dividends paying stocks have a relation to the financial sector e.g. REITs, Banks or asset management. The second biggest part of the list goes to basic material stocks like gold or oil companies.

How You Can Retire At The Age Of 40 | A Small Guide For All Income Investors

I’m a real dividend growth investor and I will share all my thoughts about the best dividend paying stocks with you. I also read several blogs from other interesting persons with inspiring new ideas about dividend investing. One person, Dividend Mantra, has done a great job in telling others how he works and lives and what to do to boost your private wealth.

Dividend Mantra has also a tough aim: He wants to retire at the age of 40 and tries to live off dividends, debt-free. As of now, he has created a passive income portfolio with around 36 stock holdings and he has only 9 years to achieve this aim. The total value of his freedom fund has risen to a value of around $117,000 as of July 01, 2013 and should result in a $3,500 dividend income over the full year. Dividend Mantra is employed and has a full-time annual salary of around $50,000. He plans to save around 60% of his net income and invests them into stock investments.

Today, I would like to interview this guy who fights for his aims very hard. I really like his work and think you can also benefit from his thoughts and philosophy.

Tom: At the age of 21, you had debt of around $60,000, mostly reasonable to your student loans. What was the main reason for your mind-changing idea to retire at the age of 40 and to give-up a lot of comfort in your life to pay off debt and hike your wealth? What are your main forces to fight for this aim? 


Dividend Mantra: Well, actually I peaked with about $26,000 in total debt at the age of 27, which is just about the time I started this journey to fix my finances and hopefully achieve financial independence and early retirement. This debt was almost completely student loan debt. What really blew my mind around this time was that with about $7,000 in total cash to my name I was worth NEGATIVE $19,000. That meant that I was actually worth more as a baby ($0) that couldn't talk or walk than I was as a young man that had 27 years on this planet to earn a living and learn from his mistakes. Obviously, I had not done well here. So this really opened my eyes and made me realize that I had to change my situation. At that point I started to dramatically cut expenses so that I could live below my means and  have a surplus of money left over at the end of every month. I knew that in order to reverse my fortunes and put myself in a better situation financially, I had to start saving gobs of money. And since I was somewhat limited on the income side as I work in an industry that doesn't typically pay large six-figure salaries, I knew that the expense side of the equation had to be minimized. This is where I started to learn how to budget and where I really figured out what matters to me: time. I learned that after cutting expenses my happiness started to actually increase because I suddenly felt in control of my situation. Many people equate happiness with spending money. I equate happiness with freedom. 

Tom: Your current portfolio has a lot of high-quality dividend paying companies like PepsiCo, Intel, McDonalds or Johnson & Johnson. What are your most important criteria for a stock buy and how many stocks do you like to own at the age of 40?

Dividend Mantra:  What I look for in a company is quality. I want to know if this is a company that I can have a reasonably believe will be around in 40 years. Every company that I purchase a stake in I hope to own for the rest of my life. I focus on companies that have large economic "moats". And by that I mean that a company has competitive advantages to protect the "castle", or the business. These advantages usually involve economies of scale, geographical diversification and presence, supply chains, logistics, brand names, high switching costs, R&D, advertising and the like. I really like companies that have a lengthy history of rising profits because of the pricing power they enjoy and then passing on a portion of those rising profits via rising dividends. Of course quality is not to be purchased at any price. I also look at valuation before I buy. I aim to purchase high quality assets for an attractive valuation, meaning less than fair value. If I can buy $1 for $0.90 or less I'll gladly do so, especially if that $1 is expected to compound itself at a robust rate over time. I could write a book about this subject to be honest, but for the sake of brevity that sums up some of my feelings regarding stock purchases. On the topic of holdings, I'd like to own somewhere around 50 individual stock ownership positions by the time I'm 40. I feel this level of diversification will mitigate the chance of income loss via dividend cuts. 

Tom: Dividends have a huge impact in your asset growth strategy because you plan to reinvest your income from your investments. 10 Years from now, what do you believe, how big your dividend income can grow to live off dividends if you safe additional $1,000 per month and invest them into dividend stocks?

Dividend Mantra: I am anticipating at least $17,500 in annual dividend income by the time I'm 40. I aim to be conservative in all of my assumptions, so this is probably less than what I'll actually be receiving. With a portfolio size of $500,000 an a portfolio yield of 3.5%, $17,500 would be the annual dividend payout. This level of income is actually a bit more than I spend on an annual basis right now, and I  may very well spend less than this once I'm no longer working as there are some costs that are idiosyncratic to working. In addition, I try to invest much more than $1,000 per month. My typical investment habits are on the order of $2,000-$3,000 per month. This type of excess capital is available to me because I live frugally and aim to save about 60% of my net income. So even on a middle class salary, it's possible to invest thousands of dollars per month and become financially independent at a fairly young age, relative to the general population.

Tom: If you have achieved your goal of a financial freedom at the age of 40, what will you do after this time? We all wish that you have additional 40 years or more of fun in your life. Do you plan to quit your job and double your income over the next decade?

Dividend Mantra: There are many, many activities I want to engage in once I'm financially independent. First, I'd like to write even more than I do. Blogging has been something that has become quite a passion of mine, and inspiring others is truly rewarding in ways I can't quite put into words. Having even more time to inspire people is something I quite look forward to. Also, I'm very excited to be able to spend more time with loved ones. Although it seems like that would be easy now, it's actually not with 50+ hours of my waking time spent at work, sleep, my blog, exercise and also trying to fit in some relaxation time. With unlimited free time I'd have more available energy to devote to those I care most about. Physical fitness is something I have a passion for, and it's tough to find time to workout as much as I'd like with my full schedule, so staying healthy is something I also hope to have more time for one day. Travel is also in the mix, but not in the way that many people do - by spending 1-2 weeks a year at a 5-star resort where they serve you luxurious food and cater your every whim. Rather, I'd be much more interested in slow travel where I actually live in a country for a year or more and really immerse myself in the local culture. This way of travel is much cheaper because airfare is spread out over many more months and typically you're living like locals which involves much cheaper accommodations. I'm really a simple man with simple tastes, and I'm easily entertained. Just having more time to sit and read would be very nice to be quite honest. Lastly, I'd like to investigate philanthropy when the time is right. 

Thank you very much for your time and thoughts about your inspiring story. We wish you all the best to achieve your goal and will follow your life story.

Dividend Yield List Updates May 2013

I've recently updated all of my Dividend Yield lists on my blog long-term-investments.blogspot.com. It's a completely free tool for my friends and fellow investors. I hope you can share these stock ideas and give me a little feedback. If so, I can steadily improve this service for you. Below is a small link list of the new yield pages with the best dividend paying stocks of the category:

Dividend Kings

Dividend Aristocrats

Dividend Champions

Dividend Contenders

Dividend Challengers

Safe Dividends

+10% Yields

High-Yield Large Caps

Monthly Dividend Paying Stocks

Dividend Yield List Updates April 2013


I've recently updated all of my Dividend Yield lists on my blog long-term-investments.blogspot.com. It's a completely free tool for my friends and fellow investors. I hope you can share these stock ideas and give me a little feedback. If so, I can steadily improve this service for you. Below is a small link list of the new yield pages with the best dividend paying stocks of the category:

Dividend Kings

Dividend Aristocrats

Dividend Champions

Dividend Contenders

Dividend Challengers

Safe Dividends

+10% Yields

High-Yield Large Caps

Monthly Dividend Paying Stocks

Top 5 North American Energy Royalty Trusts and Corporations Who Pays Monthly Dividends


Investors are always searching other investment opportunities of funds and bonds, energy and royalty trusts are a safe and long-term investment with dividend. It’s generally offer the investors a high dividend yield on a monthly basis, avoid double taxation. Royalty trusts are mostly found in the U.S. and Canada.

Below I am sharing five high yielding securities which offer monthly distributions or dividends.

- Marine Petroleum Trust (NYSE: MARPS): - Marine Petroleum Trust ("Marine") is a royalty trust that was founded in 1956 under the laws of the State of Texas. Marine Petroleum Corporation operates as a royalty trust in the U.S. as of Sep. 19, 2012. The stock has a low market cap of $29.16 million, with around a million in cash and no debt. This royalty trust was developed for the sole purpose of providing an orderly and practical means for the administration and liquidation of rights to payments from certain oil and natural gas leases- primarily in the Gulf of Mexico. The best thing of this royalty trust is high dividend yield i.e. 9.10%.

- SandRidge Mississippian Trust I (NYSE: SDT):- SandRidge is the leading operator in the Mississippian Oil Play of northern Oklahoma and western Kansas. This is focused on drilling low-risk; conventional, high rate-of-return oil wells in shallow carbonate reservoirs. SDT engages in the acquisition and holding of royalty interests particularly in oil and natural gas properties which is located in the United States. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Austin, Texas. The market cap is 406.28 million. This trust pays out a dividend yield of 18.40%.

- Baytex Energy (NYSE: BTE): - Baytex energy is a developer and producer of crude oil and natural gas in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and in the Williston Basin in the United States. This company pays a monthly dividend on its common shares which are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BTE. In 2013 the production rate is expected 56,000 to 58,000 Boe per day. The market cap is 5.19 billion. This trust pays out a dividend yield of 5.90%.

- Enerplus (NYSE: ERF): - Enerplus was a Canadian royalty trust now this is converted into a traditional energy exploration and production company. This is an income-oriented investment in the oil and gas industry. The main objective of this company is creating value for investors by providing organic growth in production and reserves complemented by a monthly dividend. In the U.S. holds large stakes in the Bakken and Marcellus Shale assets. The market cap is 2.85 billion. This pay out a dividend yield of 7.30%.

- BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE: BPT): - BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust is a United State oil and natural gas royalty trust. The company holds overriding royalty interests constituting a non-operational interest in minerals in the Prudhoe Bay oil field located on the North Slope in Alaska. The market cap is 1.70 billion. This trust pays out a dividend yield of 11.60%.

In brief:

Royalty trusts offer high yields and monthly income, but sometimes its price is high and securities are specific oil field. These trusts prove a better investment field if you believe the stability of oil price, even it is happening in the case of natural gas prices.  In the end, investors should beware and careful while assessing high yielding monthly distributions and dividends in this sector. These securities are fluctuating in the prices therefore investor should have patience and risk holding capacity.

All financial data obtained from Yahoo Finance. For further assistance of North American energy royalty trusts and corporation’s securities, commodities and dividend stocks you can visit the site http://www.dividendinvestor.com/