BTC iShares Select Dividend ETF

BHP Billiton is facing pressure in all the commodity businesses it’s involved in. At spot prices, free cash flow doesn’t cover the company’s dividends.

For distribution in the United States, Clorox (CLX) sells or markets its products primarily through mass retail outlets, e-commerce channels, wholesale distributors, and medical supply distributors.

Valero Energy’s operating revenue fell 14% in 2016 before rising 23% in 9M17. Refining revenues drove the decline in 2016, offset by ethanol revenues.

In 1H17, Eli Lilly’s (LLY) Basaglar generated revenues of around $132.6 million, compared with $27.2 million in 1H16.

BlackRock posted a 7.0% revenue growth in the first half of 2017, driven by every segment except multi-asset and alternatives, which reported flat growth.

The story behind CenturyLink’s 8% yield Another acquisition-driven telecom company is CenturyLink (CTL). The cohesive communications company provides a wide range of services to its residential and business customers. Like Frontier, it has been impacted by the slowing traditional phone business. The company’s operating metrics, excluding those of Prism TV, are trending downwards. This trend has […]

Consumer Discretionary Select Index sales, earnings, and dividends have grown at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 6%, 7.2%, and 10.7%, respectively between 2012 and 2017.

After stating that the market isn’t in a low return environment, Richard Bernstein moved on to discuss the reasons cited by many for conservative asset allocation.

Historically, we have seen Buyback does perform very well across all interest rate environments. Looking at the data back to the mid-80s, it does well.

Historically, dividend growers have often performed better than the S&P 500 (IVV) and provided higher income during Market volatility.

Yields remain at unattractive levels. This has caused yield-thirsty investors to flock to high-dividend-yielding stocks, driving their valuations higher.

Not only are European stocks cheaper than American ones, they also offer more attractive dividend yields.

BHP Billiton (BHP) (BBL) has reframed its capital allocation priorities, including sustaining capex, maintaining balance sheet strength, and cutting dividends.

Navios Maritime Partners’ adjusted NAV (net asset value) shows that it is currently trading at a 46% discount to its NAV.

Raytheon is a leading technology company. It provides products and services in the defense, civil, and security markets globally.

General Dynamics has four major business segments. In this article, we’ll analyze General Dynamics’ business segments.

Know the market and know your own appetite for risk before investing. You can’t eliminate market risk, also called systematic risk, through diversification. You can, however, hedge against market risk.