19 years of rising dividends

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. $163 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol TXN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 923.6 million; Market cap: $150.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.7; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ti.com) is a top maker of analog chips, which convert inputs like… Read More

Two Vanguard ETFs to lift your gains

Generally speaking, Canadians are blocked from buying mutual funds that are registered in the U.S. unless those funds are also registered with provincial securities commissions. (Moreover, some Canadian mutual funds are only available in a limited number of provinces.)
Investors in this country can, however, buy… Read More

Updating Our High-Growth Payers: Texas Instruments

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. $172 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol TXN; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 913.7 million; Market cap: $157.2 billion; Dividend yield: 2.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.ti.com) makes analog computer chips, which convert touch, sound and pressure into the electronic signals… Read More

Dividend ETFs aim to provide solid income

Rising interest rates mean dividend-paying stocks must increasingly compete for investor interest in fixed-income investments. However, sustainable dividends still offer an attractive and growing income stream for investors.
Meanwhile, dividend-focused ETFs can—but not always—follow strategies that we feel set investors up for maximum long-term gains with… Read More

You should look beyond their high P/Es

Technology stocks such as Alphabet (see page 31) and the three we analyze below tend to trade at somewhat high multiples to their earnings. That can scare away many more-conservative investors.
However, all of these firms are market leaders in their niche fields, which helps shield… Read More