High Yielding Investments

Oaktree Capital Management, a hedge fund with at least $159 billion in assets under management, utilizes a diversified mix of global investment strategies in four categories: credit, private equity, real assets, and listed equities. On Apr. 12, 2012, the Howard Marks-founded firm was listed on the...

When assessing mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs), one factor to consider is the stock price should never trade at a premium to the book value more than its dividend yield. Additionally, mortgage REITs tend to have higher yields than equity REITs, achieving a five year dividend yield of...

Democratic Congressman Alan Lowenthal has two high-yielding dividend stocks in his family portfolio. There's Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI), which provides funeral and cemetery services from its locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as Crown Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CCK...

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) have been beaten down since the start of the year, but now may be the perfect time to open a position in one. As the Vanguard Real Estate ETF (ARCA: VNQ) is down roughly 30% year-to-date, many real estate investment trusts have been dragged down further than...

ValueAct Capital has approximately $13.2 billion in assets under management. Recall in 2013 when the firm's founder, Jeff Ubben, became the first activist investor to land a board seat at Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Then-CEO Steve Ballmer left a week after this move. Ubben has since left ValueAct...

As we head into the November midterm elections, states such as Maryland, Missouri, Arkansas, North Dakota and South Dakota are preparing to vote on the legalization of recreational marijuana. With more states legalizing cannabis for medical and recreational use, here are two high-yielding real...

With macroeconomic conditions remaining uncertain, billionaire Ray Dalio called for a 20% downside in equities if the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to 4.5%. His hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, holds some 985 positions. The dividend stocks mentioned below are Dalio’s top two...

Robert Soros is the founder of Soros Capital Management and the eldest son of billionaire investor George Soros. Robert Soros began his career with Soros Fund Management in 1994 and stepped down as deputy chairman and president in June 2017. When Robert Soros Stepped down, Soros Fund...

When large companies are seeing expanding revenues during macroeconomic headwinds, this can be a positive sign of a strong corporation. With inflation and interest rates on the rise, investors may want to turn to stocks with solid fundamentals that are able to increase their dividend payment per...

Warren Buffett’s right-hand man and Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B), Charlie Munger, first worked for Buffett’s grandfather before becoming a partner. Munger also serves as the Chairman of the Daily Journal Corporation (NASDAQ: DJCO). The Daily Journal...

As of March 1, 2022, the utilities sector began outpacing the S&P 500, and is currently up 10.83% year-to-date, while the S&P 500 is down 11.67%.  On January 19, 2022, DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE), Michigan’s largest energy company, proposed a $388 million investment in the state...

Since October 2021, the communications sector has been lagging behind the S&P 500, and is down 36% year-to-date. As consumer discretionary spending is decreasing due to inflationary pressures, phone and internet services will likely continue to generate revenue as internet...

Since the start of January 2022, companies in the insurance industry are up 2.17% compared to the S&P 500 which is down 13.23% as of September 2, 2022. As the economy reopened, many Americans decided to travel and buy new goods with the money that they have saved up since March 2020. With life...

With the U.S. 2-Year Treasury Yield sitting at 3.402% as of Friday, investors may want to hunt for stocks offering high dividend yields or elevated dividend payments per share. Although the dividend yield is important, it will fluctuate with the volatility of the market. On the other hand, the...

As high returns are harder to come by today than in the past two years, investing in dividend stocks that pay distributions monthly is a big advantage, as most firms tend to pay dividends quarterly. Although a high dividend yield may be attractive, investors should seek companies with strong...