19 articles in this subtopic.
Foreign governments withhold 15-35 percent of dividends at the source; treaty rates, Form 1116 credits, and account placement determine what you recover.
Buybacks now exceed S&P 500 dividends, so total shareholder yield, not dividend yield alone, shows what a company actually returns to its investors.
Payout ratios above 80%, collapsing prices, and missing moats separate genuine high-yield income from dividend traps like Frontier's 29% yield.
Sector-Specific Dividend Practices (Utilities, Financials, Tech) provides a systematic framework for allocating capital across markets and industries.
Tax Treatment of Qualified vs. Ordinary Dividends provides a systematic framework for interpreting market information and identifying opportunities.
Dividend ETFs trade at asset value while closed-end funds swing to 10-20% premiums or discounts; that gap decides your real yield and entry price.
Impact of Buybacks on Dividend Policy provides a systematic framework for interpreting market information and identifying opportunities.
Free cash flow coverage shows whether a dividend is funded by real cash or by debt; below 1.5x coverage, income investors hold a countdown timer.
Dividend Cuts, Suspensions, and Warning Signs provides a systematic framework for interpreting market information and identifying opportunities.
Monthly dividends add only about 13 basis points a year over quarterly; safety, yield, and growth matter far more than payment frequency.
Dividend capture fails: the ex-date price drop offsets the payout and sub-61-day holdings lose qualified rates; ex-date tracking still aids tax planning.
Ex-Dividend Date, Record Date, Payment Date provides a systematic framework for interpreting market information and identifying opportunities.
Definitions of 28 core dividend investing terms, from payout ratios and qualified dividends to FFO, DRIPs, and yield traps, for quick reference.
Automatic dividend reinvestment compounds into 32.7% more wealth over 20 years at a 5% yield; tradeoffs are taxable phantom income and creeping concentration.
BDC yields of 8-14% rest on a mandatory 90% distribution rule, ordinary-income taxation, and credit cycles that cut dividends 30-50% in recessions.
Covered Call Strategies for Income Enhancement provides a systematic framework for interpreting market information and identifying opportunities.
Yield on cost tracks dividend growth compounding; current yield prices today's opportunity. Confusing them leads investors to hold deteriorating stocks.
A 41% payout ratio has historically been the safest zone; free cash flow coverage flags dividends headed for cuts, as Walgreens' 290% ratio showed.
Understand how holding periods and dividend sources determine whether you pay 0-20% or 10-37% tax rates, and structure your portfolio to keep more income.
