The Ultimate Guide to Dividend Yields
Learn how to calculate and use dividend yields to build an optimal income-focused portfolio.
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TrackYourDividends’ Dividend Alerts
Here at TrackYourDividends, we strive to keep our users up to date regarding the holdings contained in their accounts. One area where many brokers fall short is with dividend alerts, dividend notifications, and dividend announcements. One of the most popular features of TrackYourDividends is our dividend alert emails, which you can utilize to gain valuable…
How to Calculate a Dividend Payout Ratio
Learn about the dividend payout ratio and how it can help determine whether a company’s dividend is sustainable.
How to Invest in Dividend Stocks: Top Stocks & Strategies
Dividend stocks have been around for more than 400 years. In the 1600s, the infamous Dutch East India Company (VOC) became the first public company to pay a regular dividend. Since then, dividend-paying stocks have become a staple of public markets. Today, about half of U.S. stocks pay regular dividends to shareholders, accounting for about…
Best Dividend Yield for Your Money
Investors who wish to use their portfolios to generate income will frequently make purchases of stock in order to earn the dividend yield that the stock pays. Typically, when making purchases in this manner, the investor will be interested in a few different metrics regarding the holding’s dividend payments. Some of these metrics will be…
TrackYourDividends Top 10 Stocks: 3/31/2023
These are the most popular dividend stocks owned by TrackYourDividends‘ investors as of March 31, 2023. Other “honorable mention” dividend stocks with greater than 10% ownership include MO, VZ, VOO, TSLA, QYLD, MMM, PEP, and VTI. Besides a current snapshot of popular dividend stocks, we also cover historically great dividend paying companies. Check our lists from the Dividend…
Dividend Due Diligence: Finding & Using Historical Dividend Data
Learn about dividend investing, how historical data plays a role, and where to find actionable information.
How to Start Dividend Stock Investing
Learn how dividend stocks work, how to balance yield with safety, key metrics to watch, and how dividend taxes work.
TrackYourDividends Top 10 Stocks: 12/31/2022
The most popular dividend stocks held in TrackYourDividends’ portfolios as of 12-31-2022. Use our tools to find popular dividend stocks for your portfolio.
What Every Investor Should Know About Taxes on Dividends
Learn how dividends work under the hood, what you need to know about taxes, and strategies to improve tax efficiency.