Viewpoints about dividends
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2% Treasury bond yields: implications for equity investors
With 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yields recently sinking below 2%, attractive investment options have narrowed. A look at how we got here, the yield outlook, and income opportunities from stocks.
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Plain English, please: stock market jargon explained for average investors
It can be hard for an average investor—and even many professionals—to make sense of the jargon you encounter about investing. Here's a look at key stock market terms, from bull and bear markets to P/E and P/B ratios.
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How investing in infrastructure may stabilize your portfolio
See how infrastructure investing—utilities, energy, telecoms, REITs, and industrials—helps turn life’s necessities into a stabilizing force for portfolios.
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10 need-to-know facts about the bull market’s 10th anniversary
As the bull market turns 10, it has plenty of stories to tell—including a near-death experience. Learn 10 facts about its record run and its impact on equity investing.
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Rethinking value investing in your portfolio
Value investing isn't limited by sector definitions. Mark Donovan of John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund discusses where he and his team see value today.
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What's a dividend and how does it work?
Dividends can offer a recurring income stream. We explore how dividends work, compare them with bonds, and discuss how you can buy a dividend-paying investment.
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Help hedge inflation and interest-rate risk with enduring assets
After lying dormant for the last decade, inflation and interest-rate risk have risen, returning to the investment conversation. See how to prepare your portfolio.
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What's a growth stock? A value stock? Equity market style explained
We explore equity style differences and put growth stocks’ recent market leadership over value in historical context.
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The new tax law and your financial plan
Beyond the reductions in tax rates for corporations and individuals, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ushered in changes to a number of popular savings vehicles, which means now may be a good time to review your financial plan.
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Growing free cash flow: the key to sustainable equity shareholder yield
Some yield-oriented equity strategies focus on buying stocks with high dividend yields. However, the emphasis should be on dividend sustainability and growth; the shareholder-yield investor can’t simply “set it and forget it.”
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