Dividends by the Numbers for September 2018 and 2018-Q3

September is typically the worst month of the year for tracking positive changes for dividends in the U.S. stock market. While the month of...

The Future for S&P 500 Dividends in 2018-Q4

Dividend futures provide a lot of valuable information about what investors anticipate for their investments in the stock market. In a sens...

From a Trillion Dollar Stock Market to Trillion Dollar Companies

When it was first officially established on 3 March 1957, the S&P 500 (Index: SPX ) had a total market capitalization of $172 billion . ...

Early Pumpkin Spice Lattes Sign of Trouble at Starbucks?

For many Americans, the month of September is something to look forward to every year with the return of cooler temperatures and, for millio...

S&P 500 Sets Two New Market Highs!

On Monday, 27 August 2018, the S&P 500 (Index: SPX ) close at a new record high value of 2,896.74 . At the same time, it also broke its...

Dividends by the Numbers for July 2018

July 2018 was a good month for the owners of dividend paying stocks. Compared to June 2018 , the number of dividend increases was up and th...

Ranking the Worst-Ever One-Day Stock Market Cap Crashes

On Thursday, 26 July 2018, the shareholders of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB ) experienced the worst ever rout of an individual stock in stock marke...

Either GE Or Its Dividend, and Possibly Both, Are Set to Shrink

On Friday, 8 June 2018, General Electric (NYSE: GE ) took a pass on cutting its dividend, as the company declared that it would sustain its ...