Dividend Sensei, Author at Dividend Sensei

3 Reasons For Hope in a Sea of Economic Darkness

— April 1, 2020

The next month is likely to bring very little good news for investors. But there are three reasons investors can have hope that the worst will soon be behind us.

The Right Way And Wrong Way To Profit From This 13% Yielding Blue Chip
— March 31, 2020

The bear market has caused this 13% yielding blue chip to trade at it lowest valuation in history. Discover the right and wrong way for smart long-term investors to cash in on this once in a lifetime buying opportunity, factoring in the high economic uncertainty we still face today.
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Why Shutting Down The Stock Market Is A Very Bad Idea
— March 27, 2020

With the market in free fall, calls are coming in to shut down the stock market until this crisis passes. Here’s why that would likely make a bad situation much worse.
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A 15% Yielding Blue Chip That Can Make You Rich
— March 25, 2020

A perfect storm of negativity has caused this blue chip to yield 15% and fall to its lowest valuation in history. However, its fortress balance sheet and $7 billion in low-cost liquidity mean that it’s now the buying opportunity of a lifetime for a high-yield stock that could potentially deliver 30+% CAGR long-term total returns.
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The 12 Safest Dividend Aristocrats To Buy During This Recession
— March 23, 2020

When it comes to investing in stocks during the worst recession in decades, there are few better options than dividend aristocrats with fortress-like balance sheets. Here are the 12 highest quality aristocrats you can buy today, to sleep well at night during this crisis, and lock in safe and growing future income as well as 15+% long-term, market smashing return potential.
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The 10 Best Low-Volatility Blue Chips To Help You Sleep Well At Night
— March 19, 2020

In these frightening times sleeping well at night isn’t easy for investors. These 10 low-volatility, A-credit rating companies have what it takes to not just deliver safe and growing dividends in a pandemic world, but also thrive and generate double-digit long-term returns once things finally get back to normal.
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Why The Market Is Crashing After The Fed Cut Rates To Zero: Part 1
— March 17, 2020

The Fed just cut rates to zero and promised potentially $5.7 trillion worth of bond-buying to fight the coronavirus pandemic. To the dismay of many, the stock market reacted by crashing 12% in the 3rd worst day for stocks in history. Here’s why the stock market is reacting so differently than many hoped, and what you need to know about what’s likely coming next for your portfolio.
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3 Reasons This 5.9% Yielding Blue Chip Is My Retirement Portfolio’s Highest Conviction Core Holding
— March 13, 2020

The bear market has created the buying opportunity of a lifetime for my retirement portfolio’s highest conviction core holding. This 5.9% yielding blue chip offers a safe dividend that’s likely to grow 9% to 14% CAGR over time, as well as deliver potentially 25+% long-term total returns.
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12 High-Yield Blue Chips Set To Soar And 6 Dangerous Value Traps To Ignore
— March 30, 2020

During bear markets out of this world yields are available, but many of those are in dangerous value traps to be avoided. Here are six dangerous high-yield traps to avoid (or sell) and 12 high-yield blue chip alternatives that are a great choice for a sleep well at night portfolio for riding out this recession.
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The 12 Highest Quality Blue Chips You Can Buy Right Now
— March 26, 2020

In a time of unprecedented economic uncertainty, many investors are understandably worried about losing money. Here are 12 of the highest quality companies on earth, as well as how to safely buy them within your portfolio, no matter what happens next with the economy or stock market.
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Investors Should Prepare For the Potentially Worst Economic News in History
— March 24, 2020

Economists are racing to ratchet down economic growth and employment expectations with some now forecasting as much as -30% GDP growth in Q2. Here’s why those forecasts might get even worse and what investors can do today to protect their savings from what might prove to be the worst recession in history.
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Building A Recession-Proof Retirement Portfolio With 13 Stocks And Bonds
— March 20, 2020

These 13 top quality companies and bond ETFs are perfect for building a recession-proof retirement portfolio that can help you sleep well at night during these uncertain market times.
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Why the Market Is Crashing After the Fed Cut Rates to Zero: Part 2
— March 18, 2020

The reason the market is freaking out after the Fed cut rates to zero is because of concerns about what a possible coronavirus recession means for corporate earnings. Here’s what you need to know about how bad 2020 might become for stocks when the pain might end, and how fast stocks will recover when the pandemic is over.
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15 Very Safe Blue Chips To Buy During This Bear Market
— March 16, 2020

Precisely because stocks are in a bear market is why these 15 very safe blue chips make such attractive long-term buying opportunities right now. These 15 companies have delivered 15% CAGR total returns over the past 23 years and from today’s attractive valuations could deliver market-smashing 17% CAGR long-term returns.
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13 Stocks I Bought For My Retirement Portfolio When The Market Crashed 8% In A Day
— March 12, 2020

With the market in a panic, I was aggressively putting new savings to work, specifically into 13 quality dividend stocks at valuations that need to be seen to be believed. These stocks average a safe yield of 7.7%, a PE of 7.7, and offer the potential for 30+% CAGR long-term total returns.
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