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Educated Investor: Finding Dividend Stock Opportunities

by AAII Staff | July 28, 2020

This week’s Educated Investor highlights exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that may be overlooked due to their small size and brings you up-to-date on the rules for inherited IRAs. Dovetailing with the subject of our webinar this week on AAII’s Dividend Investing newsletter, we bring you a First Cut article on dividend-paying stocks with a history of growing their dividend and two archive articles that provide further understanding on high-quality stocks and how to analyze them.

This Week’s Highlight

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Small ETFs That Are Outperforming

by Charles Rotblut

 

Due to the top-heavy nature of the ETF industry, smaller funds with favorable performance records can be overlooked.


 

Members-Only Feature Article

   
 

FEATURE ARTICLE · AAII Members Only

Inherited IRA Rules Before and After the SECURE Act

by Charles Rotblut

 

The ability to stretch distributions over a beneficiary’s lifetime now depends on the date of death and the beneficiary’s category type.
   

Hand-Selected for You

   
 

Biggest Rising Dividend Payers

by Derek J. Hageman

 

The highest-quality companies have proven their ability to grow their dividends over time, demonstrating an ability to survive through a range of market environments. 
 
   
 

Analyzing a Stock by Its Dividend and Shareholder Yield

by Charles Rotblut

 

Both dividends and stock buybacks can be used to assess a stock’s attractiveness; higher relative shareholder yields have historically led to better stock returns.
 
   
 

Myths and Truths About Quality

by Rupal Bhansali

 

To understand quality holistically and correctly, you need variant perceptions and unconventional frameworks that go beyond the typical clichés and checklists.
 

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Open House: Dividend Investing

presented by Derek J. Hageman

 

Join AAII’s Derek Hageman on Wednesday, July 29, as he explains the ins and outs of investing using the popular AAII Dividend Investing model portfolio.
 

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