A regulated water utility with 60 straight years of dividend increases offers a 2.88% forward yield, a 9% 3-year dividend growth rate, and a beta of just 0.48. That low beta means its share price has ...

A retail landlord that collects rent from grocery chains, home improvement stores and auto parts retailers offers a 4.85% forward yield, paid every month. That yield ranks in the top 40% of all ...

A packaging specialist best known for precision drug-delivery components has grown its dividend at a 7% compound annual rate over the past 3 years, placing it in the top 40% of all dividend payers.

The business gathers, ships, stores and buys crude oil for producers, refiners and exporters across North America. A recent asset sale made it a pure crude oil operator and paid for a large debt ...

We added this stock to the Dividend Protection Stocks Portfolio because it pairs low market sensitivity with a well-covered, steadily rising payout. Its yield is modest, but the portfolio puts safety ...

A midstream energy partnership that gathers, processes and transports natural gas, crude oil and produced water now offers an 8.35% forward yield. That rate tops the 7.0% average for energy ...

Michael Perre, Principal of Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 1990; has managed investment portfolios since 1999; and has co-managed the Fund since 2009. Education: B.A., Saint Joseph’s ...

Preferred-stock closed-end funds have been a favorite with income investors for years, and it’s easy to see why. They typically pay distribution rates well above what core bond funds offer, a good ...

Bonds have traditionally served as the stabilizing force in investment portfolios, providing income, preserving capital, and helping offset losses when stocks decline. As equities zigged, fixed-income ...

The rapid growth of active ETFs has transformed how investors build portfolios. What began as a low-cost way to track traditional stock and bond indexes has evolved into an investment vehicle capable ...

Every year around this time, fund companies start publishing estimates of the capital gains distributions they expect to pay in November and December. For investors holding mutual funds in taxable ...

The fund industry is in the middle of a consolidation wave, and the past month added two of its biggest pieces. On August 26, Victory Capital agreed to buy First Eagle Investments for about $7 billion ...