Dividend Investors Can Find Attractive Yield in These Countries

U.S. stocks ended 2019 with tremendous momentum and the first few weeks of 2020 offered investors more of the same. The impressive stock gains are outpacing past U.S. presidents by a large margin which has some dividend investors asking if they missed the boat and need to look elsewhere for investment opportunities. Should Investors Look Elsewhere? Investors looking to buy international dividend stocks will need to first convert their greenback to a foreign currency. Right off the bat, the investor will get hit with a standard foreign exchange fee of around 2.5% which will go against their profit potential. Add …

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What is a Dividend Champion? And Why You Should Invest in Them!

The following post is guest post written by John Schroeder. If you’d like to contribute a guest post to The Dividend Ninja, check out our guest posting guidelines. When it comes to investing in U.S. dividend stocks, there are several places you can start your search for companies to add to your portfolio. For example, many investors turn to the Dividend Aristocrats which are found on the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index. Members of the Dividend Aristocrats Index must consistently raise their dividend for 25+ consecutive years and also be a member of the S&P 500. In the event a …

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How to Set and Achieve Dividend Retirement Goals

This is a guest contribution by Ben Reynolds at Sure Dividend.  Sure Dividend uses The 8 Rules of Dividend Investing to find high-quality dividend growth stocks suitable for long-term holding. If you’d like to contribute a guest post to The Dividend Ninja, check out our Guest Posting Guidelines. The ‘holy grail’ of a dividend investing is when dividend income exceeds your monthly expenses.  At this point, you are completely financially free.  You can retire (if you choose) on your own terms knowing your expenses are taken care of by your investment portfolio. It sounds so simple.  ‘Just build a dividend …

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KaratGold Coin (KBC) Is Making Gold Spendable Online

Although gold is, and always will be, useful, it’s an asset that has failed to make any meaningful transition to the digital world. A natural element, gold grows in the ground and is only extricated with mines through great physical effort. It’s purified into a high-quality formand developed into products and as a material in various technologies. For personal investors, it’s stored in vaults and deposit boxes. And where it used to be a de facto money for people all around the world, today it leads a much more solitary existence. Gold is almost too valuable for its own good. …

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