The names of equity-income funds imply that they are aimed at investors who desire to withdraw their higher dividends as cash flow for spending. On the other hand, equity funds are aimed at investors ...

Reinvesting dividends means purchasing additional shares, which can complicate sales or tax-loss harvesting in taxable accounts. The IRS’ wash-sale rules prohibit claiming a tax loss after a sale if ...

Investment word of the day: A significant incentive for investors is the receipt of a portion of the company's profits. Dividends are a mechanism through which investors can obtain a share of a ...

The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF is designed to track stocks that have increased their dividend regularly. The ETF has a dividend yield of 1.7%, which is only slightly better than the 1.2% yield ...

Microsoft ($MSFT) investors are about to be rewarded. On September 16, the company announced that it will increase its dividend payments by 10%, from $0.75 per share ...

I recently dug into the pros and cons of dividend reinvestment. Readers of the article sent me questions about other dividend-related topics. Here are some of the most common questions I got: What ...

I recently dug into the pros and cons of dividend reinvestment. Readers of the article sent me questions about other dividend-related topics. Here are some of the most common questions I got: ...