growth and income stocks

Creating Multiple Income Streams with CEFs

An income investor has several investments available to create income streams. Most turn to dividend stocks and bonds to create consistent cash flows for their living expenses. While both of these investments will provide income, there are additional vehicles to produce money flows. One I like to use is closed-end funds or CEFs. These investments …

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Pfizer offers a Total Yield Stock Play with an Increasing Dividend Payout

While income investors constantly seek out stocks with growing dividend yields, they can also benefit from share buybacks.  The share buybacks present an opportunity for investors to get capital gains in addition to current income.  Currently, 80% of S&P 500 companies are buying back shares. Combine this with dividend yield and you can get a …

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Look for a Tasty Profit from this High Quality Dividend Grower

Investors looking for an A-rated quality company with a growing 3% dividend yield should look at the soup favorite – Campbell Soup Company.  The company just increased its dividend 7.6% but still has room for growth.  Campbell’s is rated a 5-star stock by S&P indicating a strong buy recommendation.  The stock has a 12-month price …

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This High Yield Stock Just Increased Distributions by 5%

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (CLMT) announced an increase in its quarterly cash distribution to $0.62 per unit ($2.48 per unit on an annualized basis) for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 on all of its outstanding limited partner units.  The distribution will be paid on November 14, 2012 to holders of record of such units at the close of business …

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