April 13, 2024 - 10:45 am

Some interesting reading for your weekend:

https://open.substack.com/pub/doomberg/p/generational-arbitrage?r=3tv8r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

April 8, 2024 - 9:46 am

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments. Many of these stocks are competitors to the Dividend Hunter stocks. Most prices are down over the last month. Energy related stocks have done well.

April 5, 2024 - 10:10 am

April 1, 2024 - 12:57 pm

JEPQ declares dividend of $ 0.42728, up from $ 0.38037 last month

JEPI dividend of $ 0.34519, up from $ 0.30085

Payment date is April 4

March 29, 2024 - 11:10 am

Peter Zeihan is a very smart guy (another Iowa born) with a very different approach to looking at what goes on in the world. His 2022 book, The End of the World is Just the Beginning, is a fascinating read. He puts out a daily Youtube video covering a wide range of topics. This is one I think you should share with your children, grandchildren and any other younger people in your life.

March 28, 2024 - 12:39 pm

From a subscriber  great baseball quotes:

“Us ballplayers do things backward. First we play, then we retire and go to work.” — Charlie Gehringer

“The funny thing about these uniforms is that you hang them in the closet and they get smaller and smaller.” — Curt Flood

“Sure I played, did you think I was born age 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?” — Casey Stengel, to Mickey Mantle

“The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then to pick it up.” — Bob Uecker

“All I remember about my wedding day in 1967 is that the Cubs lost a doubleheader.” — George F. Will

“It ain’t like football. You can’t make up no trick plays.” — Yogi Berra

“You don’t realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth.” — Mickey Mantle

“If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can’t get you off.” — Bill Veeck

“Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn’t score any runs.” — Tim McCarver

“Trying to sneak a pitch past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.” — Joe Adcock

“When you start the game, they don’t say ‘Work ball!’ they say ‘Play ball!'” — Willie Stargell

March 27, 2024 - 1:05 pm

Thought of the day:

Dator’s Law is named after Jim Dator, Professor Emeritus, and former Director of the Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies.  

It posits that, “Any useful statement about the future should appear to be ridiculous.” 

March 26, 2024 - 11:04 am

I just notices that the RITM share price is up 41% over the last 12 months. Nice and stealthy!

March 14, 2024 - 11:27 am

The International Energy Agency has just said that global oil markets face a supply deficit throughout 2024, instead of the surplus previously expected.

March 12, 2024 - 10:53 am

March 11, 2024 - 10:20 am

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments. Many of these stocks are competitors to the Dividend Hunter stocks. Most prices are up over the last month. The ones that have fallen I would classify as poor quality companies.

March 10, 2024 - 2:24 pm

The folks from Goldbacks had a booth at the Las Vegas MoneyShow. I spent some time talking to them, and I was very intrigued. This weekend I placed my first order for some South Dakota (my home) Goldbacks. There is a lot of good info on their website at https://www.goldback.com/

I ordered my Goldbacks from this reseller: https://defythegrid.com/product-category/gold/aurum/goldbacks/

I find this new (launched in 2019) gold product very interesting. They can be an investment. One Goldback has appreciated from about $ 2.50 in 2019 to a current $ 4.70. They can be collectibles, with the different State offerings, and possibly more to come. They can be used as currency, with over 2,000 businesses now accepting them as payment, and more joining all the time.

I have no business relationship with Goldbacks. I am sharing this with you because I find it interesting and I have just started my Goldback collection.

March 8, 2024 - 12:09 pm

TRMD dividend of USD 1.36 per share to be paid to the shareholders corresponding to an expected total dividend payment of approximately USD 126m. The payment date is 24 April 2024 to all shareholders of record as of 16 April 2024, and the ex-dividend date is 15 April 2024.

February 28, 2024 - 6:41 pm

EPR announces Increase in Monthly Dividend – Based on the Company’s expectation of its
financial results for 2024, the Company is announcing an increase in its monthly dividend of
3.6%.

February 22, 2024 - 5:31 pm

From the MAIN earnings release:

“Our distributable net investment income exceeded the total dividends paid to our shareholders by over 13% for the fourth quarter and over 17% for the full year,” he added, even with a 25% climb in the total dividends paid to shareholders last year.’

February 21, 2024 - 5:20 pm

Great results from the OBDC earnings release, including a dividend increase:

• Total dividends of $ 1.59 per share paid to shareholders in 2023, an increase of approximately 25% from the prior year
• Delivered a total return of greater than 40%¹ for 2023
• For the first quarter 2024, increased quarterly dividend by $ 0.02 to $ 0.37 per share, marking the third dividend increase since the fourth quarter 2022
• NAV per share increased to $ 15.45 compared to $ 15.40 as of September 30, 2023

February 14, 2024 - 9:37 am

• SFL (NYSE:SFL) declares $ 0.26/share quarterly dividend, 4% increase from prior dividend of $ 0.25.
• Forward yield 8.65%
• Payable March 28; for shareholders of record March 15; ex-div March 14.

February 13, 2024 - 10:43 am

Also from HTGC:

Board of Directors has declared a new supplemental cash distribution of $ 0.32 per share.

The New Supplemental Cash Distribution is in Addition to the Regular Quarterly Cash Distributions and will be Distributed Equally over Four Quarters Beginning with the Fourth Quarter of 2023 Distribution Payable in March of 2024

The New Supplemental Cash Distribution of $ 0.08 per Share for the Fourth Quarter of 2023 is in Addition to the Regular Quarterly Cash Distribution of $ 0.40 per Share

February 13, 2024 - 10:37 am

• Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) declares $ 0.40/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous and $ 0.08 per share supplemental distribution.
• Forward yield 9.2%
• Payable March 6; for shareholders of record Feb. 28; ex-div Feb. 27.

February 12, 2024 - 12:42 pm

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments. Many of these stocks are competitors to the Dividend Hunter stocks. Earnings season is in full swing, and I will be looking at comparative results.

February 9, 2024 - 12:02 pm

Credit Suisse has announced the February dividends for SLVO and USOI. The payment date is 2/26 with ex-dividend on 2/20. Here are the dividend amounts:

• SLVO: $ 0.4387
• USOI: $ 1.5447

The USOI dividend is attractive, but the SLVO payout is unacceptable. I will be recommending the sale of SLVO with Monday’s Stock of the Week email. I have not yet decided if there will be a replacement investment. More information will be available next week during the live Insiders webinar and on the Weekly Mailbag video.

February 6, 2024 - 1:49 pm

This is a test of the Daily Ticker texting service. No action required.

January 31, 2024 - 3:46 pm

I gave bad info to a few subscribers via email, you can preregister for the InfraCap webinar coming up in about an hour. Here is the registration link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VfwxTHn8SRiTAlBNFVsF7A

January 31, 2024 - 11:44 am

I have been building my position in ABR since 2017. As a result, my holdings are nicely positive based on average cost and current share price. I couldn’t resist the big share price drop today and I bought some more ABR. The company will report earnings on Feb 15, and declare the next dividend at that time.

January 31, 2024 - 9:21 am

The first of our upcoming guest webinars is this afternoon. Here are the links to join:

January 30, 2024 - 11:54 am

As always, Doomberg provides detailed and balanced analysis of the recent LNG rulings by the administration:

https://open.substack.com/pub/doomberg/p/alone-in-the-foxhole?r=3tv8r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

January 29, 2024 - 11:49 am

Here are the log-in links for two upcoming webinars. You can always come back to this page to get the links.

• 01/31/24 at 4:30 Infracap webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VfwxTHn8SRiTAlBNFVsF7A

• 02/07/24 at 8:00 Energea webinar: https://my.demio.com/ref/1U6EBCGC1OdOMDuB

January 21, 2024 - 8:32 am

PFFA dividend increased by 1/4 of a cent to $ 0.1675

January 21, 2024 - 8:12 am

• InfraCap MLP ETF (NYSEARCA:AMZA) declares $ 0.26/share monthly dividend.
• Payable Jan. 30; for shareholders of record Jan. 23; ex-div Jan. 22.

AMZA dividend increased by 8.3%

January 17, 2024 - 4:47 pm

• ONEOK (NYSE:OKE) declared $ 0.99/share quarterly dividend, 3.7% increase from prior dividend of $ 0.955.
• Forward yield 5.73%
• Payable Feb. 14; for shareholders of record Jan. 30; ex-div Jan. 29.

January 12, 2024 - 4:25 pm

EPR just released the tax characteristics of the 2023 dividends. We can talk about it on Thursday’s live webinar.

https://investors.eprkc.com/news-center/news-details/2024/EPR-Properties-Announces-Tax-Status-of-2023-Distributions/default.aspx

January 12, 2024 - 4:02 pm

QRTEA/QRTEP information. Yes, real information. A subscriber sent me this article that covers and interview with the Qurate Retail CEO:

https://finance.yahoo.com/lifestyle/qurate-ceo-talks-turnaround-growth-223148955.html

January 8, 2024 - 6:42 pm

New PAGP quarterly dividend of $ 0.3175 per share, up 19% from the 2023 rate. Payment date is February 14, with ex-dividend on January 30. The new rate brings the yield back up to 8%. PAGP dividend up 76% in the last two years.

January 8, 2024 - 2:17 pm

USOI and SLVO projected January dividends. Higher than last month for both.

January 8, 2024 - 9:56 am

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments. Many of these stocks are competitors to the Dividend Hunter stocks. Earnings season will be here soon, and I will be looking at comparative results.

January 4, 2024 - 1:09 pm

I have received a few questions about Sittio Royalties (STR). The impression is the share price is falling and should we sell. The company completed its merger with MNRL at the start of 2023. You can see from this 2-year chart of the STR share price that the price has been pretty stable over the last year.

December 18, 2023 - 9:21 am

It appears that the 2023 BulletShares ETF (BSCN) has stopped trading. The shares will soon (in a day or two) be replaced by the cash value of the shares in your account. In the Dividend Hunter portfolio BSCN will be replaced by BSCQ.  The new fund, BSCQ, has a current yield-to-maturity of 4.96%.

December 12, 2023 - 5:30 pm

I will not host the Dividend Hunter Insiders bi-weekly webinar this week. It will be next week on Thursday, 12/21. The next webinar starts a new every two week cycle.  Here are the dates for next year:

TDHI bi-weekly webinar 2024 dates for your calendar: 01/04/24, 01/18/24, 02/01/24, 02/15/24, 02/29/24, 03/14/24, 03/28/24, 04/11/24, 04/25/24, 05/09/24, 05/23/24, 06/06/24, 06/20/24, 07/04/24, 07/18/24, 08/01/24, 08/15/24, 08/29/24, 09/12/24, 09/26/24, 10/10/24, 10/24/24, 11/07/24, 11/21/24, 12/05/24, 12/19/24

December 11, 2023 - 1:11 pm

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices,  most of the share prices have increased over the last month.

December 7, 2023 - 2:31 pm

On December 7th, 1941 our country was forever changed by a sudden attack on the naval base at Pear Harbor. In the decades that have come to pass, we’ve continued to honor the 2,403 individuals lost and reflect on that fateful day.

We remember the names, we commemorate the valor and we salute those who came together during our darkest hour.

December 5, 2023 - 12:11 pm

From OneGold today:

Due to popular demand, we’ve lowered the buy premiums on U.S. Gold and Silver. We received a lot of positive feedback following last week’s Cyber Monday Sale.

 As a result, we’ve decided to once again lower pricing on U.S. Gold and Silver. Right now, you can buy U.S. Gold for a premium of only 0.30% and U.S. Silver for only 1% over spot. 

You can open and account and get $ 5.00 if you use this link (I also get $ 5.00: https://www.onegold.com/join/276abe842a2243d6b249197557566f9f

December 5, 2023 - 9:35 am

• Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call ETN (SLVO) declares $ 0.3258/share monthly dividend.

• Credit Suisse Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN (USOI) declares $ 0.7674/share monthly dividend.
• Payable Dec. 27; for shareholders of record Dec. 20; ex-div Dec. 19.

Based on the last three dividends, SLVO has an indicative yield of 6.8%, and USOI yields 21.6%

November 30, 2023 - 10:35 am

Next week I am hosting an investment webinar you don’t want to miss. Joining the live webinar is an exclusive perk for Dividend Hunter Insiders.

Tuesday, December 5th at 8:00 p.m. eastern: Ignite title deed investing. Our guest will be Kate Butta who will share with us just what trust deed investments are, how they can fit into a diversified portfolio, and the typical returns that investors see. No registration required, just use this attendance link on the 5th: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81137655408

November 29, 2023 - 10:20 am

This is from Keith Fitzgerald’s morning email:

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s sidekick of 50+ years, died peacefully in a California hospital yesterday at the age of 99. He’s best known for his take on investing, but the single most important lesson I learned from him had nothing to do with money.

Munger’s optimism made him tick, especially when it was dished out with a slice of wit.

• On competency, which he called a relative concept… “What I needed to get ahead was to compete against idiots. And luckily, there’s a large supply.”

• On being profitable versus being right… “Warren, if people weren’t so often wrong, we wouldn’t be so rich.”

• And on mixing something bad with something good and the inherent need to distinguish between the two… “If you mix raisins with turds, they’re still turds.”

November 22, 2023 - 10:33 am

An exerpt from today’s Doomberg post:

Energy has driven much of geopolitical strategy since the advent of commercially developed fossil fuels. World wars have been decided by which side had the readiest access to oil, and diplomats around the globe seem to grasp why the Middle East sits at the center of much political jockeying—it isn’t because of the sand. Our entire financial system is predicated on cheap, abundant energy and would surely collapse in its absence. Energy is life, the lack of energy is death, and there is not much nuance in between.

Ignoring these widely understood and deeply fundamental axioms of power, the current slate of Western leaders demonstrates a complete lack of knowledge of how the global energy markets work. 

https://open.substack.com/pub/doomberg/p/whack-a-mole?r=3tv8r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

November 21, 2023 - 12:08 pm

Fun headline of the day:

“Leading Economic Index” Predicts Recession for Early 2024, after Having Predicted a Recession for Late 2022, Early 2023, Mid-2023, and Late 2023

November 13, 2023 - 9:02 am

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices,  most of the share prices have increased over the last month.

November 8, 2023 - 1:43 pm

I recently guested on the Aviation Geeks podcast. My part starts about 30 minutes in.

http://airplanegeeks.com/773

November 8, 2023 - 10:51 am

SFL dividend increased by 4.1%

The company has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $ 0.25 per share. The dividend will be paid on or around December 28, to shareholders of record as of December 15, and the ex-dividend date on the New York Stock Exchange will be December 14, 2023.

November 6, 2023 - 11:24 am

SLVO and USOI expected November distributions. GLDI is not a Dividend Hunter recommendation.

November 4, 2023 - 9:50 am

Small cap ETFs last week:

• Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund ETF (VTWO): +6.03%
• Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF (RYLG): +4.57%
• Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (RYLD): +2.74%

November 3, 2023 - 8:28 am

Qurate (QRTEA)(QRTEP) reported Q3 earnings of $ 0.10 per share. The expectation was 2-cents per share. This is good news!

November 1, 2023 - 10:09 am

• Main Street Capital (MAIN) declares $ 0.24/share monthly dividend, 2.1% increase from prior dividend of $ 0.235.
• Forward yield 8.65%
• Payable Jan. 12; for shareholders of record Jan. 4; ex-div Jan. 3.
• Payable Feb. 15; for shareholders of record Feb. 7; ex-div Feb. .
• Payable Mar. 15; for shareholders of record Mar. 7; ex-div Mar. 6.
• The Board of Directors also declared a supplemental cash dividend of $ 0.275/share; payable Dec. 27; for shareholders of record Dec. 20; ex-div Dec. 19.

The 2024 Q1 dividend rate is 6.7% higher than what MAIN paid in Q1 2023.

October 26, 2023 - 10:45 am

I just listened to the RITM management earnings call. The potential for this stock over the next few years is mind-bogglingly good. I added some shares to my position.

October 25, 2023 - 9:44 am

OMF reported solid earnings, much better than for Q2 and on par with Q3 2022. Declared a $ 1.00 dividend to be paid on November 10, with ex-dividend on Nov 3.

October 21, 2023 - 2:30 pm

A long but interesting read: https://open.substack.com/pub/robertbryce/p/powering-the-unplugged?r=3tv8r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

October 18, 2023 - 12:53 pm

• Credit Suisse Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETN (USOI) had declared $ 1.3448/share monthly coupon payment, 65% increase from prior $ 0.8151.
• Payable Oct. 25; for shareholders of record Oct. 20; ex-div Oct. 19.

October 9, 2023 - 9:25 am

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices,  share prices have fallen, sometimes sharply over the last month.

October 5, 2023 - 6:18 pm

SLVO and USOI have announced expected dividends to be paid on 10/25 with ex-dividend on 10/19.

• SLVO: $ 0.2991 per share. Current yield: 12.82%
• USOI: $ 1.3448 per share. Yield: 18.20%

October 4, 2023 - 1:39 pm

ABR report link: https://arbor.com/research/reports/special-report-fall-2023/

October 4, 2023 - 1:12 pm

Here is the link to a newly released special report by the CEO of Arbor Realty Trust (ABR)

Special Report: Fall 2023

October 3, 2023 - 1:35 pm

JEPI declared dividend of $ 0.36333 up from $ 0.33817 pays on 10/05

JEPQ dividend of $ 0.41719 down from $ 0.45056 pays on 10/05

October 3, 2023 - 9:40 am

With the Dividend Hunter strategy, stock market downturns, as we have experienced for the last month, and more steeply over the last week, are opportunities to add shares and boost your portfolio income stream.

I like to buy a few shares at a time, sometimes buying something daily. Today I added a few shares of STR.

I also bought 10 oz. of silver in my OneGold account.

October 1, 2023 - 5:46 pm

For years, I have wanted to find a way to publish my flying stories. Today is the official launch of my substack blog, Land, Fly or Die.

There will be no investment discussion. In the early posts I will talk about how I became an Air Force pilot.  You can see the first post here:

https://landflyordie.substack.com/?r=3tv8r&utm_campaign=pub&utm_medium=web

September 30, 2023 - 7:01 pm

Interesting facts to start the week:

There have been 5 government shutdowns since 1995 and the S&P 500 traded positive during each one with an average return of 3.2%. And the most recent government shutdown, which was the longest in the last 30 years, saw the $SPX trade higher by more than 10%.

September 26, 2023 - 11:34 am

A few months ago, a subscriber shared with me a tool to add closed captions to my Weekly Mailbag videos. I can’t find the email. If you have a method to show closed captions on the Mailbag video, please email me at [email protected]

Thanks!

September 21, 2023 - 2:12 pm

I want to share my investments made today. The markets are down as are many of the Dividend Hunter investments. I looked through my account and decided to add 100 shares of Rithm Capital (RITM). I didn’t have a lot of cash available, so 100 shares was the right number for me.

Spot gold is also down sharply today. Also, OneGold is having a sale where you can buy Canada gold and silver at the spot price and not pay the usual $ 15.00 premium for gold or $ 0.50 per ounce for silver. I bought small amounts of each metal.

If you don’t have a OneGold account, you can get .00 for opening and making an investment using this link: https://www.onegold.com/join/276abe842a2243d6b249197557566f9f

September 21, 2023 - 11:15 am

Magellan Midstream (MMP) holders voted to approve the company’s $ 18.8 billion sale to Oneok (OKE).

Holders of the oil pipeline operator voted to approve the deal at a Magellan Midstream (MMP) shareholder vote on Thursday, according to preliminary results of the vote. Oneok (OKE) holders earlier approved the combination at a separate vote.

September 15, 2023 - 9:03 am

SLVO will pay their next monthly dividends on 9/25 with ex-dividend on 9/18. Buy shares today to earn the dividend on those shares.

• SLVO: $ 0.3001
• USOI: $ 0.8150

These dividends are down significantly from the previous few months. USOI has paid smaller dividends at times this year. The SLVO payout is a surprise, but one data point does not define a trend.

September 14, 2023 - 8:26 am

The merger of The Necessary REIT (RTL) into Global Net Lease (GNL) is complete. The RTLPP preferred shares now have the symbol GNL.PD.

September 11, 2023 - 8:44 am

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices,  Share prices are generally higher compared to last month.

September 9, 2023 - 11:29 am

A good read:

https://open.substack.com/pub/doomberg/p/cop-out?r=3tv8r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

September 4, 2023 - 9:30 am

Higher dividends from JEPI and JEPQ for September (pay date 9-7)

JEPI will pay $ 0.33817 up from $ 0.29037

JEPQ will pay $ 0.45056 up from $ 0.36588

September 1, 2023 - 12:41 pm

Interesting quote from today’s Doomberg article. It is not applicable to Dividend Hunter investing. I just liked the idea and the tone.

“If any industry is sorrily lacking in effective advocacy, it is the civilian nuclear energy sector. Despite having the full weight of physics behind it, the industry quivers like a litter of beaten puppies under the routine flogging carried out by radical environmentalists. As a consequence, civilian nuclear technology is regularly overlooked as a solution to environmental challenges, despite possessing an unparalleled energy density, an unmatched safety track record, and the capacity to provide society with a virtually limitless amount of carbon-free energy.”

August 29, 2023 - 11:02 am

If I have become a fan of Peter Zeihan and his analysis of economic trends and geopolitics. His book, The End of the World is Just Beginning, was an eye-opener. I now get his daily video commentary. Today’s was especially interesting so I am sharing it with you:

IF the video does not show up for you please click here.

August 14, 2023 - 2:52 pm

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices, I it appeared that the stock market rally has stalled. Some stocks were up and an equal number had dropped in price. Price changes were due to how investors viewed the Q2 earnings results.

August 9, 2023 - 1:02 pm

August 8, 2023 - 6:24 pm

In two weeks USOI (Credit Suisse X-links Crude Oil Shares Covered Cal) will go ex-dividend.

August 8, 2023 - 6:09 pm

Sitio Royalty Corp (STR) declared a cash dividend of $ 0.40 per share of Class A Common Stock with respect to the second quarter of 2023. The dividend is payable on August 31, 2023 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on August 18, 2023.

August 7, 2023 - 5:48 pm

Hercules Capital (HTGC) announced a 6 million share secondary offering. Because of that, the share price is trading off about $ 1.00 after hours and will trade lower in the morning.

For a BDC, regular common stock offerings are necessary to continue to grow the business. Since HTGC trades at a premium to NAV ($ 10.96 at end of Q2), these offerings are automatically accretive on a per share basis. Secondaries trade at an initial discount to get institutional investors to pick up the shares.

It’s a good deal for us and if you can, buy some HTGC tomorrow.

August 3, 2023 - 8:31 am

OCSL

• A quarterly cash distribution was declared of $ 0.55 per share. The distribution is payable in cash on September 29, 2023 to stockholders of record on September 15, 2023.

August 2, 2023 - 9:31 am

• Main Street Capital (MAIN) declares $ 0.235/share monthly dividend, 2.2% increase from prior dividend of $ 0.230.
• Forward yield 6.68%
• Payable Oct. 13; for shareholders of record Oct. 6; ex-div Oct. 5.
• Payable Nov. 15; for shareholders of record Nov. 8; ex-div Nov. 7.
• Payable Dec. 15; for shareholders of record Dec. 8; ex-div Dec. 7.
• The company also announced a supplemental dividend of $ 0.275 per share payable Sept. 27; for shareholders of record Sept. 20; ex-div Sept. 19.

August 1, 2023 - 8:25 am

HTGC increases dividend to a total of $ 0.48

The Increased Total Cash Distribution of $ 0.48 per Share for the Second Quarter 2023 is Comprised of a New Base Distribution of $ 0.40 per Share, Increased from $ 0.39 per Share Previously, and an $ 0.08 per Share Supplemental Distribution

Record Date August 18, 2023
Payment Date August 25, 2023

July 31, 2023 - 10:47 am

Today’s price drop by AMZA is due to an adjustment to the NAV to account for some changing tax liabilities. It is likely a one-time adjustment. I have learned some interesting facts about ETF share prices and tax liabilities. I will cover those in the Weekly Mailbag Video on Friday. Today is a good day to grab a few shares of AMZA. I have.

July 28, 2023 - 8:25 am

ABR increases dividend by one-cent:

The Company announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $ 0.43 per share of common stock for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. The dividend is payable on August 31, 2023 to common stockholders of record on August 15, 2023. The ex-dividend date is August 14, 2023.

July 20, 2023 - 6:04 pm

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared the payment of a cash dividend of $ 0.453125 per share on the Company’s 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE:CDRpB), payable on August 21, 2023 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 10, 2023.

The Company also announced that the Board declared the payment of a cash dividend of $ 0.40625 per share on the Company’s 6.50% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE:CDRpC), payable on August 21, 2023 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 10, 2023.

July 18, 2023 - 9:05 am

Main Street Capital (MAIN)

Preliminary estimates of second quarter 2023 net investment income (“NII”) is $ 1.05 to $ 1.07 per share and distributable net investment income (“DNII”) is $ 1.11 to $ 1.13 per share. Net asset value (“NAV”) per share as of June 30, 2023 is $ 27.66 to $ 27.72, representing an increase of $ 0.43 to $ 0.49 per share, or 1.6% to 1.8%, from the NAV per share of .23 as of March 31, 2023, with this increase after the impact of the supplemental dividend paid in June 2023 of $ 0.225 per share. Main Street estimates that it generated a quarterly annualized return on equity for the second quarter of 2023 of 18% to 20%

July 11, 2023 - 4:27 pm

July 10, 2023 - 11:19 am

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices, I noticed that most of the stocks were up significantly since last month. This was the second month in a row with nice share price gains.  It’s nice to see high-yield stocks starting to rally.

July 10, 2023 - 8:52 am

From my weekend reading. A concise description of what AI can and cannot do:

In a conversation with Goldman Sachs’ Jenny Grimberg, Marcus explains how generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools actually work today?

At the core of all current generative AI tools is basically an autocomplete function that has been trained on a substantial portion of the internet.

These tools possess no understanding of the world, so they’ve been known to hallucinate, or make up false statements.

The tools excel at largely predictable tasks like writing code, but not at, for example, providing accurate medical information or diagnoses, which autocomplete isn’t sophisticated enough to do.

Contrary to what some may argue, the professor explains that these tools don’t reason anything like humans.

AI machines are learning, but much of what they learn is the statistics of words, and, with reinforcement learning, how to properly respond to certain prompts.

They’re not learning abstract concepts.

That’s why much of the content they produce is garbage and/or false.

Humans have an internal model of the world that allows them to understand each other and their environments.

AI systems have no such model and no curiosity about the world. They learn what words tend to follow other words in certain contexts, but human beings learn much more just in the course of interacting with each other and with the world around them.

July 6, 2023 - 8:51 am

Today Owl Rock Capital Corp changes its name and stock symbol to Blue Owl Capital Corporation (OBDC).

July 5, 2023 - 10:11 am

H1 Dividend Hunter returns.

This weekend I was researching and writing the Monthly Dividend Multiplier newsletter sections and I found an interesting fact. For the 2023 H1, the S&P 500 posted a 16.5% gain. The “Magnificent 7” large cap tech stocks accounted for 110% of those gains. It boggles the mind. The other 493 stocks in the index had a negative average return for the six months.

We did quite a lot better than the “less than magnificent 493” over the last six months. Here are the category returns through the end of June:

• Stable Dividend investments: +13.10%
• Variable Dividend investments: +9.32%
• Fixed Income investments: +5.40%.

I am very pleased with those returns. You can see why I have been pounding the table about adding shares to the Stable Dividend investments.

June 23, 2023 - 11:22 am

Breaking news:

As of July 6, Owl Rock Capital Corp (ORCC) will change its name to Blue Owl Capital Corp (OBDC).

June 18, 2023 - 12:47 pm

An interesting read for your Sunday afternoon.

https://open.substack.com/pub/doomberg/p/stuck-in-the-middle-with-you?r=3tv8r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

June 16, 2023 - 11:00 am

I have asked my team for a survey of you subscribers. It’s 3 easy questions. You can find it here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5QtflF5KRin_MvnnyB5XrV3FP9U52nJ4M7RPhx6j_o6vHnw/viewform?usp=sf_link

June 15, 2023 - 4:18 pm

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: STWD) (“the Company”) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $ 0.48 per share of common stock for the quarter ending June 30, 2023. The dividend is payable on July  17, 2023 to stockholders of record as of June 30, 2023.

June 15, 2023 - 10:10 am

I spent the first few days of this week out with my travel trailer. I stayed in a very nice county park campground in SE Minn. I met the couple in the next space. They were there to get Jim to the Mayo Clinic. I spent quite a lot of time talking to them, and they are super nice, salt of the earth people. Jett the wife, set up a go fund me page while they were there. She asked if I would share the link. The goal is to buy husband Jim a tracked wheelchair.

It is entirely up to you whether you donate. I am sharing this link because Jett asked and I liked them.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-jim-regain-his-lifestyle-with-a-new-trackchair

June 12, 2023 - 9:06 am

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices, I noticed that most of the stocks were up significantly since last month. It’s nice to see high-yield stocks starting to rally.

June 6, 2023 - 3:35 pm

Double-digit dividend growth coming from PAGP. I caught this out of a recent CEO interview. Current annual dividend is .07 per share.

“Central to Plains’ framework is distribution growth. This includes a $ 0.20 per unit annualized distribution increase implemented earlier this year and $ 0.15 per unit annual distribution increases until distribution coverage reaches 160%. With 2022 coverage at 273% (read more), there is a long runway to reach 160%, and $ 0.15 per unit annual distribution growth will be targeted for several years. Management cited a 12.5% compound annual growth rate for the distribution as a differentiating factor for PAA relative to peers.

May 30, 2023 - 10:21 am

Here is the link for the recording of the webinar with Craig Baker of Mobility Trust. It was a very interesting presentation and investment opportunity.

https://www.investorsalley.com/the-dividend-hunter-video-replays/

May 25, 2023 - 11:03 am

I am hosting a repeat today of the webinar with Craig Baker of Mobility Trust. Craig offers a unique investment opportunity with very attractive returns.

The webinar will be at 7:00 pm eastern time. If you want to join in to listen, use this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88122809677

May 15, 2023 - 9:43 am

Yesterday Dividend Hunter stock ONEOK, Inc (OKE) announced an agreement to acquire Magellan Midstream Partners (MMP) in an $ 18.8 billion cash and stock deal. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter.

This is a big purchase for OKE. As of Friday, OKE had a $ 28 billion market cap, while MMP was valued at $ 11 billion.

The purchase allows ONEOK to expand into crude oil and refined products pipelines.

In the presentation, ONEOK the deal to be 3% to 7% accretive to EPS for 2025 through 2027. This should push total EPS growth into double digits.

Also, they expect annual free cash flow accretion of greater than 20%, driven by transaction synergies and tax benefits.

This morning the market doesn’t like the deal and OKE is down about 9%. It’s a good time to pick up some shares. We have about five dividends paying today (including OKE) and I will use that cash tomorrow to buy more OKE.

On another note, AMZA has 8.4% of its portfolio in MMP. Plus, this deal should help lift values across the MLP sector.

May 8, 2023 - 8:10 pm

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices, I noticed that the market remains directionless, with some stocks up nicely over the last month and others that went down.

May 5, 2023 - 8:55 am

• Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) declares $ 0.42/share quarterly dividend, 5% increase from prior dividend of $ 0.40.
• Forward yield 15.4%
• Payable May 31; for shareholders of record May 19; ex-div May 18.

May 4, 2023 - 8:09 pm

Great results reported by Hercules Capital (HTGC):

• Record Q1 2023 Total Gross Fundings of $ 476.2 Million
• Record Q1 2023 Total Investment Income of $ 105.1 Million, an Increase of 61.3% Year-over-Year
• Record Q1 2023 Net Investment Income “NII” of $ 65.5 Million, or $ 0.48 per Share, an Increase of 83.0% Year-over-Year
• Q1 2023 NII Provides 123% Coverage of the Base Cash Distribution
• Undistributed Earnings Spillover of $ 133.6 Million, or $ 0.96⁽¹⁾ per Ending Shares Outstanding
• Over .9 Billion of Assets Under Management, an increase of 33.2% Year-over-Year⁽²⁾

May 3, 2023 - 10:07 am

A reminder that the Dividend Hunter Insiders bi-weekly webinar will be this afternoon at 4:30 Eastern time. Here is the link to join:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/821281240

In two-weeks we will return to the usual every other Thursday schedule.

May 2, 2023 - 8:07 am

Hercules Capital (HTGC) declared a total dividend of $ 0.47 ($ 0.39 regular, $ 0.08 supplemental) to be paid on May 23. Ex-dividend will be on May 15.

May 2, 2023 - 7:23 am

Main Street Capital (MAIN) announced its third quarter monthly dividends, increasing the rate by 2.2% to $ 0.23 per share.

MAIN also announced a supplemental dividend of $ 0.225 to be paid on June 28.

May 1, 2023 - 4:01 pm

Important Schedule Change: I will host the Dividend Hunter Insiders bi-weekly webinar on Wednesday at 4:30 Eastern this week, not Thursday. The link to join in remains the same.

April 17, 2023 - 9:37 am

The recorded webinar with Kate from Ignite Funding can be found behind the Training Videos menu item in your Member area.

April 12, 2023 - 9:41 am

Kate from Ignite Funding gave an excellent presentation last night about Trust Deed investing through her company. Investments pay 10% with interest paid monthly. Here is the recorded replay:

Ignite Funding and Trust Deed Investing

April 11, 2023 - 11:10 am

As if we don’t have enough to worry about. The FBI is warning to not use public charging stations:

• Avoid using free charging stations in airports, hotels, or shopping centers. Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices that access these ports. Carry your own charger and USB cord and use an electrical outlet instead.

April 10, 2023 - 5:13 pm

The current “Big Fear” in the markets is that commercial property values will fall to the point that the owners will be unable to refinance their loans when they come due. Also that local and regional banks will just not be willing refinance loans. Bloomberg noted today that 1.5 trillion of commercial mortgages mature between now and the end of 2025.

I think the fears are overblown and will be discussing this in more depth in a Market Cap article for next week. Today, I snipped this out of a Seeking Alpha email:

“Commercial mortgage REITs also slid during the session, with the biggest decliners featuring Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) (-3.1%), Brightspire Capital (NYSE:BRSP) (-2.9%), Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) (-2.8%) and Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT) (-2.4%). Of note, office and apartment REITs experienced weakness, too.

April 10, 2023 - 12:30 pm

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices, I noticed that share prices for companies in the finance sector still suffer from the banking “crisis” last month.

April 10, 2023 - 10:00 am

The webinar with Kate from Ignite Funding is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, April 11, at 8:00 pm.

Here is the link to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82728634180

April 3, 2023 - 10:30 am

I read this in one of my morning emails. Nothing investable, but it may turn out to be good information if you have upcoming travel plans.

“The Federal Aviation Administration has told airlines to reduce their schedules by as much as 10 percent at the nation’s busiest airports.  The government-run air traffic control system has a shortage of controllers. Without cuts across the airline industry, the FAA says congestion will be 45 percent worse than last summer – with New York airports especially hard hit.

This will cause more expensive airfares and more crowded flights.

Get ready for the middle-seat squeeze.

JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes admits: “If we don’t cut (flights), the system is not going to be workable this summer.”

March 31, 2023 - 10:10 am

This is an excerpt from one of my readings. I think it nails what happened with the banks.

Sure banks are getting spanked, with the regional banks down 25% on average.  But this isn’t a particularly helpful sector to average.  The current round of catastrophes – Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature, and First Republic (FRC) – were idiosyncratic.  They shared many characteristics with each other that they shared with few healthy banks.  The most obvious was hugely concentrated deposits whose behavior in a panic was quickly coordinated.  The second was a form of payola.  They offered white glove services to key people implicitly in return for their firm’s deposits, exacerbating the problem with uninsured accounts.  There aren’t that many geographies or industries where these dynamics can threaten further systemic risk.

March 31, 2023 - 9:40 am

My preferred coffee supplier is having a nice sale. The company is veteran owned and operated and produces great coffee. Paddler’s Brew is my current favorite.

Expeditionjoecoffee.com

March 24, 2023 - 9:53 am

I couldn’t resist. I sold 25% of my shares of BSCN and used the proceeds to buy STWD, increasing the number of shares by about 10%.

March 22, 2023 - 1:21 pm

Today I added to my EPR Properties position. A wishy-washy new coverage report out of JP Morgan seems to have investors betting against the stock. I am always happy to add shares on days when the market doesn’t like EPR.

March 15, 2023 - 3:51 pm

The ABR video is now a link and not an imbedded video. The video didn’t work on phones. It will now. Scroll down to find it.

March 15, 2023 - 11:53 am

A very informative video about the ABR situation. Watch here.

March 14, 2023 - 7:15 pm

UNIONDALE, N.Y., March 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE: ABR), announced today that the Company is in receipt of the purported “research” report that was published earlier today by Ningi Research, a short seller of Arbor stock. The report lacks merit and contains numerous inaccuracies, misstatements, and otherwise misleading allegations. This false and inflammatory report is a transparent effort to mislead the public for the purpose of enabling Ningi and its affiliates to profit from short positions on Arbor’s stock. Contrary to this report, Arbor is committed to maintaining its books and records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. and adhering to the highest standards of corporate governance and internal controls.

March 13, 2023 - 6:14 pm

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices, it was easy to see the carnage on share prices from the last few days of market trading.

March 13, 2023 - 10:06 am

HTGC put out a press release concerning the SVB federal takeover. Here is the pertinent exerpt:

“Hercules has enjoyed a competitive and collaborative relationship with SVB throughout our own 18-year history and we have partnered with them on a variety of lending transactions over the years. We do not, however, hold any cash or cash equivalents or have any direct banking or operational relationship with SVB and we do not expect any direct impact on our day-to-day operations as a result of SVB’s closure. By contrast, we continue to experience ample liquidity and capital availability, a strong balance sheet and diversified portfolio positioning. From this position of strength, we stand ready and willing to help the venture and growth-stage community.”

March 10, 2023 - 11:14 am

Our finance related stocks have taken a serious hit over the last couple of days. I think this line out of a recent email says it best:

In response to the bank stock swoon triggered by SVB Financial (SIVB) funding woes and Silvergate Capital’s (SI) planned liquidation, Wall Street analysts are emphasizing that the two events are idiosyncratic and not indicative of systemic weakness.

Our BDC and finance REIT investments will be fine. Don’t be afraid to pick up a few shares on the cheap. Today I bought some STWD with my HTGC dividend.

On another note, the Weekly Mailbag Video question submission form is again functional.

March 8, 2023 - 4:30 pm

Sittio Royalties (STR) dividend announcement:

The Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $ 0.60 per share of Class A Common Stock with respect to the fourth quarter of 2022. The dividend is payable on March 31, 2023 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on March 17, 2023.

We will discuss STR results on tomorrows Dividend Hunter Insiders webinar. Here is the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/821281240

February 24, 2023 - 11:33 am

With the price below $ 22.00, I have been buying physical silver this week. I increased my position by about 12%. I buy/own gold and silver through OneGold. They have the lowest spreads that I have found and storage fees are minimal. If you use this link to open an account, you will get $ 5.00, as will I.

https://www.onegold.com/join/276abe842a2243d6b249197557566f9f

February 22, 2023 - 10:58 am

• Main Street Capital (MAIN) declares $ 0.225/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.
• Forward yield 6.86%
• Payable April 14; for shareholders of record April 7; ex-div April 6.
• Payable May 15; for shareholders of record May 8; ex-div May 5.
• Payable June 15; for shareholders of record June 8; ex-div June 7.
• In addition to the regular monthly dividends for the second quarter of 2023, the board declared a supplemental cash dividend of $ 0.175/share payable on March 28, for shareholders of record March 21, ex-div March 20.

February 14, 2023 - 8:13 am

• Hercules Capital (HTGC) declares $ 0.39/share quarterly dividend, 8.3% increase from prior dividend of $ 0.36.
• Forward yield 10.81%
• Payable March 9; for shareholders of record March 2; ex-div March 1.
• The board of directors also declared a new supplemental cash distribution of $ 0.32/share, to be distributed equally over four quarters beginning with an $ 0.08/share distribution for the fourth quarter of 2022.
• This $ 0.08/share supplemental cash distribution will be paid out on March 9, for shareholders of record March 2, ex-div March 1.

February 13, 2023 - 12:28 pm

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices, I noticed that almost all of the prices were up significantly from last month.

February 7, 2023 - 9:17 am

OMF dividend increase:

On February 7, 2023, OneMain declared a quarterly dividend of $ 1.00 per share, payable on February 24, 2023, to record holders of the Company’s common stock as of the close of business on February 17, 2023.

February 2, 2023 - 9:06 am

JEPI and JEPQ February dividends pay on February 6. Remember these ETF dividends vary from month to month. Indicative yield uses the most recent three dividends to calculate an annual rate.

• JEPI: $ 0.44392 per share. Yield: 11.8%
• JEPQ: $ 0.44065 per share. Yield: 14.5%

January 26, 2023 - 8:21 am

• InfraCap Equity Income Fund ETF (ICAP) declares $ 0.18/share monthly dividend, 2.9% increase from prior dividend of $ 0.175.
• Forward yield 7.84%
• Payable Jan. 31; for shareholders of record Jan. 30; ex-div Jan. 27.

January 23, 2023 - 1:32 pm

The Weekly Mailbag question submission form has been fixed. So send in your questions and I will answer them on Friday’s Mailbag Video.

January 23, 2023 - 1:26 pm

Tonight I’m hosting the experts from Yrefy to talk about steady passive income from participating in financing distressed student loans. The service buys distressed student loan portfolios at a deep discount, funds that with pools from accredited individual investors, and refinances with students on terms they can repay. It starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern this evening. Click here to register.

January 20, 2023 - 8:14 am

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared the payment of a cash dividend of $ 0.453125 per share on the Company’s 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on February 20, 2023 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 10, 2023.

The Company also announced that the Board declared the payment of a cash dividend of $ 0.40625 per share on the Company’s 6.50% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on February 20, 2023 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 10, 2023.

January 18, 2023 - 9:46 am

Good news: the Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF (RIET) increased its dividend by 2.4% to $ 0.0855 per share. The next dividend pays on Friday, 1/20/23. Current yield is 8.75%.

January 17, 2023 - 8:12 am

Today, Main Street Capital (MAIN) put out preliminary 4th quarter results. The company is rocking! Here is an excerpt about the dividends:

“our quarterly distributable net investment income exceeded $ 1 per share for the first time and exceeded the monthly dividends paid to our shareholders by over 56% for the quarter and over 33% for the year. Our strong overall operating performance resulted in a quarterly return on equity on an annualized basis of over 20%. This continued positive momentum across our platform has delivered significant increased value to our shareholders as evidenced by two sequential quarterly increases in our regular monthly dividends in the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. In addition, based upon these record fourth quarter results, we expect another meaningful supplemental dividend to be paid in the first quarter of 2023”

January 16, 2023 - 12:05 pm

A subscriber alerted me to a neat idea for Canadian investors. It is a fund of funds that own U.S. based covered call funds. Here is the webpage and a list of the holdings.

HYLD

January 9, 2023 - 4:48 pm

Good news! Big dividend increase from PAGP:

PAGP announced a corresponding quarterly cash distribution of $ 0.2675 per Class A share ($ 1.07 per Class A share on an annualized basis), which also reflects a $ 0.05 increase from the distribution paid in November 2022 ($ 0.20 per unit increase, or 23%, on an annualized basis). distributions will be payable on February 14, 2023 to holders of record of each security at the close of business on January 31, 2023.

January 9, 2023 - 10:30 am

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices, I noticed most prices were down significantly from last month. Income and finance sector stocks remain “on sale”. Today’s stock of the week, STWD fits in that category.

January 2, 2023 - 10:30 am

From OneGold: “For one more day, you can add to your precious metals portfolio and pay $ 0 in premiums. That’s right! You can buy U.S. Gold, Silver, and Platinum at spot, but only for 24 hours.”

The sale ends at 10:00 am Eastern time tomorrow. If you don’t have a OneGold account, you can get .00 using this link and investing at least 0.

https://www.onegold.com/join/276abe842a2243d6b249197557566f9f

If you use the link to invest, I also receive .00. I like OneGold because you can invest any amount, by dollar amount or ounces. The site also has the tightest spreads I know of for buying physical precious metals.

December 22, 2022 - 1:28 pm

If you saw this news item about EPR https://seekingalpha.com/news/3919898-epr-properties-falls-amid-new-hedgeye-short-idea-amc-news

I used the resulting price decline to add shares to my position.

December 12, 2022 - 10:05 am

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices, I noticed mostly a decline in prices over the last month. Energy related stocks continue to hold up well.

December 8, 2022 - 9:16 am

If you have been with my a while, you may know that I love and recommend Expedition Joe’s coffee. Over the last couple of years I have become an email friend with the founder and CEO, Don Grissett. Here is some info about the company: https://expeditionjoecoffee.com/pages/about

To try the coffees or as a Christmas gift idea, check out the seasonal trial pack: https://expeditionjoecoffee.com/products/coffee-trial-pack-seasonal

I have tried and enjoying a number or their coffees. My current favorite is the Paddler’s Brew: https://expeditionjoecoffee.com/collections/expedition-joe-coffee-premium-coffee-online/products/paddlers-brew-by-expedition-joe-coffee

This is an unsolicited recommendation for Expedition Joe coffee. I just love the coffee and want to share that with you.

December 5, 2022 - 9:44 am

If you tried to email me since last Thursday, your message did not get through. We had a company wide lockout of our email system. It happened to a lot of companies using the same email service provider.

I can no be contacted at [email protected]. However, messages since Thursday have not yet been recovered.

November 30, 2022 - 9:56 am

Let’s see if this text gets out to all or most of you Dividend Hunter Insiders. The service seems to be working again for my Weekly Income Accelerator subscribers.

We have 5 dividends paying today. I am making nice progress with my tactic of tracking preferred stock and variable investment dividends, and using that money to specifically buy more preferred stock shares. I like the idea of locking in near 10% yields.

I haven’t mentioned this in a while. I use OneGold to buy physical gold and silver. I like owning some precious metals as a hedge and I think there is potential for significant gains. I use OneGold because they have the lowest spreads you will find when buying gold and silver. If you use this link to open and fund an account, you get $ 5.00. https://www.onegold.com/join/276abe842a2243d6b249197557566f9f

I also recieve $ 5.00 if you sign up.

November 15, 2022 - 11:50 am

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices, I noticed big gains from last month. Many of the stock prices were up 10% or more over the last 30 days.

November 9, 2022 - 11:59 am

STR Declared $ 0.72 Dividend Per Share of Class a Common Stock, a Sequential Increase of $ 0.01 Per Share Despite a Decrease of 14% in Realized Unhedged Commodity Prices. The dividend is payable on November 30, 2022 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on November 21, 2022.

November 3, 2022 - 9:24 am

More Good Dividend Hunter Dividend News

Dividend increase announcements continue to hit my inbox. Here are two more pieces of good news:

With its very solid quarterly earnings, Owl Rock Capital Corp. (ORCC) announced a 6.5% increase in the quarterly dividend to $ 0.33, up from $ 0.31. The next dividend will be paid on January 13.

ORCC will also pay a $ 0.03 per share supplemental dividend on December 15. The company announced that in addition to a quarterly base dividend of $ 0.33 per share, the Company’s Board of Directors also expects to declare, when applicable, a formula-based quarterly supplemental dividend in an amount to be determined each quarter.

Based on the new dividend rate, ORCC has a forward yield of 11.35%. The company reported a book value of $ 14.85, and I expect the share price (currently $ 11.63) to increase to match or exceed the book value over time.

Plains GP Holdings (PAGP) announced it intends to increase the 2023 dividend from the current rate of $ 0.2175 per share to $ 0.2675. The new rate gives a 23% increase, starting with the February dividend payment.

Beyond 2023, the company anticipates it will increase the quarterly dividend by $ 0.375 each year until hitting a target distribution coverage ratio of 160%.

The current coverage ratio, based on 2022 distributable cash flow and the new 2023 dividend rate, is 208%. If Plains sticks to its schedule, dividend increases can go on indefinitely, as DCF should also grow over time.

Based on the 2023 dividend rate, PAGP has an 8.5% forward yield.

November 2, 2022 - 4:08 pm

Dividend Hunter Dividend Announcements

A couple of very positive dividend announcements have crossed my desk that just couldn’t wait until the next issue:

Main Street Capital (MAIN) increased its monthly dividend rate for the 2023 first quarter. We will earn $CONTENT.225 per share in January, February, and March. The new dividend represents a 2.3% increase over the current dividend and up 4.7% for the year.

MAIN also declared a $CONTENT.10 per share supplemental dividend that will be paid on December 28.

JEPI and JEPQ announced surprisingly large distributions to be paid on November 4.

• JEPI declared a $CONTENT.60627 distribution compared to the $CONTENT.48084 paid for October.
• JEPQ declared a $CONTENT.68125 payout compared to the $CONTENT.37954 paid last month.

Remember, these are variable payouts, and I have no idea what will happen next, but this month I am happy to “take the money!”

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October 18, 2022 - 8:45 am

Good News from Our BDCs

This morning my inbox had a couple of nice news announcements. Here are the details:

Hercules Capital (HTGC) increased its quarterly dividend by one cent to $ 0.36. That is the second increase this year, and the dividend has grown by 12.5% since 2019. Hercules also formally announced the previously announced $ 0.15 special dividend for the third quarter. Both dividends will be paid on November 17, with the ex-dividend on November 9.

Main Street Capital (MAIN) released a preliminary estimate of 3^rd quarter operating results. Distributable net investment income, the source of dividends, was $ 0.87 to $ 0.89 per share. The current quarterly dividend rate is $ 0.66 per share. It looks like either a future dividend increase, a supplemental dividend, or both.

The NAV (book value) estimate for the quarter is $ 25.92 to $ 25.97 per share, giving at least a $ 0.50 or 2.2% increase over the NAV and the end of the second quarter.

It’s nice to see my investment thesis that our companies are doing fine, despite the turbulence in the stock market.

October 17, 2022 - 1:46 pm

Cedar Realty Trust Declares Dividends on Preferred Stock

I received this update this morning regarding our shares with Cedar Realty Trust preferred shares. We hold CDR-C in the Dividend Hunter portfolio.

From their press release:

“VIRGINIA BEACH, VA / ACCESSWIRE / October 17, 2022 / Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared the payment of a cash dividend of $ 0.453125 per share on the Company’s 7.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on November 21, 2022 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 10, 2022.

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc., Monday, October 17, 2022, Press release picture

The Company also announced that the Board declared the payment of a cash dividend of $ 0.40625 per share on the Company’s 6.50% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on November 21, 2022 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 10, 2022.

About Cedar Realty Trust

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc., is a real estate investment trust which focuses on owning and operating income producing retail properties with a primary focus on grocery-anchored shopping centers in the Northeast. The Company’s portfolio comprises 19 properties, with approximately 2.8 million square feet of gross leasable area.

For additional financial and descriptive information on the Company, its operations and its portfolio, please refer to the Company’s website at www.whlr.us.”

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October 13, 2022 - 4:20 pm

If you missed Tuesday’s presentation from Energea about their new IRA platform for alternative energy investing then click here to watch now.

For more information from them use this link to request it.

October 10, 2022 - 1:20 pm

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices, I saw a range of results from last month, I noticed that share prices had dropped by 20% or more almost across the board. When you see mass selling, it’s sort of a positive sign. Prices are going down due to investor fears and not due to negative changes in the fundamentals.

September 26, 2022 - 10:21 am

Jim Grant, of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, just recommended RYLD on the Stuart Varney show.

September 21, 2022 - 3:38 pm

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September 21, 2022 - 10:08 am

Keep an eye out for companies announcing green initiatives, and how much they plan to spend. Folks will get rich off of these projects. Here is a sort of unrelated quote in my morning emails.

Last month, Ford announced it will begin increasing prices for its electric F-150 trucks by around ,000–,000 due to “significant material cost increases and other factors,” followed by more bad news that it plans on cutting 3,000 jobs globally.

September 13, 2022 - 11:55 am

The consensus forecast for August inflation was 8.1%. It looks like investors were hoping for a lower number, which did not happen. The actual number of 8.3% was not far off from the consensus, but the little bit higher than expected inflation rate pushed investors to start selling. I think today’s selloff is way overdone. There is no reason to panic. Let’s give the market a few days to calm down.

This is the type of stock market I expect until well into next year. Periods of nice stock gains interrupted by quick and steep drops. I see no danger to the dividend payments from our stocks.

On another note, yesterday, in a small account I invested equal dollar amounts in QYLD and JEPQ. I want to see how they perform from the same starting point. JEPQ is now the Dividend Hunter recommendations.

September 12, 2022 - 5:18 pm

One final reminder about tonight’s webinar, “The Perfect Retirement Package.”

It starts live at 8:00 p.m. eastern tonight.

Use this link at that time: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85794680495

September 12, 2022 - 12:07 pm

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices, I saw a range of results from last month. I would say it’s a 50/50 split between gainers and losers.

September 6, 2022 - 7:41 am

Shocker headline of the day:

Oil Royalty and Mineral Companies Sitio and Brigham to Merge in Billion Tie-Up

Here is the WSJ article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-royalty-and-mineral-companies-sitio-and-brigham-to-merge-in-4-billion-tie-up-11662460200?st=o3b9cenepwoi35i&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

September 2, 2022 - 5:50 pm

Before we go into the long weekend I wanted to make sure you put a few important dates on your calendar. These are coming up fast. Be sure to sign up for all three if you can.

09/07/22 at 2:00 p.m. eastern: live demonstration of how I’m using Magnifi Mentor to find new and different investing ideas. It’s a new online research tool I’ve been testing for some months. I even opened a brokerage account with them and put in some of my own money. On the 7th I’ll show you how it works. Register now for the demo (it’s free).

09/12/22 at 8:00 p.m. eastern: “The Perfect Retirement Package.” Find out how I’m getting 70 dividend payments every quarter!

You know I’m invested in the same Dividend Hunter stocks as you but what you don’t know is that by investing in those stocks, some additional dividend growth stocks, regular contributions to my brokerage account, and dividend re-investment I’m in a position to double my dividend income every two years. Plus, I’m getting 70 dividend payments every quarter: 70!

In this live webinar you see how you can quite literally copy how I do this. No registration required for this one. Just show up at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the 12th. Use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85794680495

09/13/22 at 8:00 p.m. eastern: new Dividend Hunter subscriber orientation. Whether you just joined or you’ve been a Dividend Hunter for years this is your chance to freshen up on everything your subscription comes with. This is a live event. I’ll walk you through the strategy and the website and share a few tips and tricks you might not have thought about. All are welcome to attend. Click here to register.

September 1, 2022 - 2:44 pm

The JEPI dividend this month will be $ 0.55894, up from the $ 0.49547 paid in August. Ex-dividend was yesterday and the payment will be on September 7.

August 24, 2022 - 1:56 pm

This is a quote out of the WHLR second quarter 10-Q (emphasis added):

August 19, 2022 - 9:53 am

• PermRock Royalty Trust (PRT) declares $ 0.092/share monthly dividend, 1.4% increase from prior dividend of $ 0.091.
• Forward yield 12.27%
• Payable Sept. 15; for shareholders of record Aug. 31; ex-div Aug. 30.

August 17, 2022 - 12:22 pm

Update: I was able to place a market order trade for some EPR shares. See below for details on today’s EPR news.

August 17, 2022 - 11:52 am

EPR is down 7% today, and when I tried to buy shares, Schwab wouldn’t let me place the order. The company today put out an SEC 8-K notice. Here is the pertinent information:

August 16, 2022 - 5:03 pm

Not unexpected, but nice to see in print:

• Qurate Retail 8.0 Cumulative Redeemable Pref Shs (QRTEP) declared $ 2.00/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.
• Forward yield 12.2%
• Payable Sept. 15; for shareholders of record Aug. 31; ex-div Aug. 30.

August 10, 2022 - 8:50 am

Sitio Royalties (STR) announced a $ 0.71 per share dividend, to be paid on August 31. Ex-dividend is on August 17. Current yield is 10.6%.  Remember that STR pays variable dividends.

August 8, 2022 - 9:29 pm

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices, I noticed significantly higher share prices for most of the stocks from a month ago. It was nice to see that QRTEA was up 29% over the last month. The company reported better than expected Q2 earnings.

August 4, 2022 - 6:51 pm

Brigham Minerals (MNRL) declared a $ 0.77 dividend for the second quarter. This is up from the previous $ 0.60 per share payout. Payment date is August 26, with ex-dividend on August 18.

August 2, 2022 - 12:34 pm

I didn’t have a lot of cash available in my Dividend Hunter brokerage account, but I used what I had to make small add-on investments in RITM (NRZ) and ABR.

August 2, 2022 - 10:27 am

Main Street Capital boosts regular dividend and declares a quarterly supplemental dividend:

• Main Street Capital (MAIN) declares $ 0.22/share monthly dividend, 2.3% increase from prior dividend of $ 0.21.
• Forward yield 5.93%
• Payable Oct. 14; for shareholders of record Oct. 7; ex-div Oct. 6.
• Payable Nov. 15; for shareholders of record Nov. 8; ex-div Nov. 7.
• Payable Dec. 15; for shareholders of record Dec. 8; ex-div Dec. 7.
• The company announced a supplemental dividend of $ 0.10 per share payable Sept. 27; for shareholders of record Sept. 20; ex-div Sept. 19.

August 1, 2022 - 5:51 pm

The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI) declared today and went ex-dividend a $ 0.49547 per share dividend to be paid on August 4. The ETF has an indicative yield of 11.4% based on the trailing three months of variable dividends.

July 29, 2022 - 11:40 am

• Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) declares $ 0.39/share quarterly dividend, 2.6% increase from prior dividend of $ 0.38.
• Forward yield 9.5%
• Payable Aug. 31; for shareholders of record Aug. 15; ex-div Aug. 12.

The ABR dividend has more than doubled since I added it to the Dividend Hunter portfolio five years ago.

July 28, 2022 - 3:52 pm

This article caught my eye. I like Argentina, and have spent a lot of time there, but was last there in 2013.

Argentina’s Government Collapsing, People Refuse to Work Amid Major Subsidy Cuts

Here are some select paragraphs near the end of the article:

“However, for the 1.2 million members dependent on the social program Empower Work, which is an income subsidy that provides a living wage for an indefinite period of time, working a regular job is out of the question.

“The government expects us to work from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the same amount of money,” an outraged female Buenos Aires resident and piquetero lamented to reporters during a live news broadcast.

When asked where how she’d been earning income for her household, the woman replied, “the government.”

Anger at Having to Work
Another protester, an adult male, also decried the proposed welfare program changes telling local reporters, “Cristina [Kirchner] told us we have to go to work instead of receiving social benefits. Going to work, that’s the policy of a right winger.”

July 28, 2022 - 1:57 pm

For those of us hanging on to shares of GMLPF, I have found the webpage for dividend declarations:

Golar LNG Partners LP, an indirect subsidiary of New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE), has declared a cash distribution of $ 0.546875 per unit of 8.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units for the period from May 16, 2022 through August 14, 2022. This will be payable on August 15, 2022 to all Series A preferred unitholders of record as of August 8, 2022.

July 26, 2022 - 9:37 am

• Hercules Capital (HTGC) declares $ 0.35/share quarterly dividend, 6.1% increase from prior dividend of $ 0.33.
• Forward yield 9.65%
• Payable Aug. 16; for shareholders of record Aug. 9; ex-div Aug. 8.

Plus the previously announced $ 0.15 bonus dividend will also be paid on August 16.

July 21, 2022 - 12:12 pm

The recording of last night’s webinar has been uploaded to the Dividend Hunter Insiders section in your member area on the investorsalley.com website. Look under Conference Calls & Training

July 20, 2022 - 11:36 pm

I am brain-boggled. Sitting on the patio at sunset, enjoying the night and catching up with some reading, including the ZeroHedge website. Tonight it is headline after headline of “I can’t believe I am reading this!” Here are some headlines from my evening read. As I noted in tonight’s webinar, we live in strange times.

Halliburton Warns Frack Growth “Almost Impossible” This Year

200 Million Americans Facing Brutal Heat Raises Alarm Over Power Grid Stability

ESG Funds Are Quietly Buying Oil Stocks

First Responders At Fatal PA Tesla Wreck Disassemble Vehicle Before Moving It “To Avoid Electrocution”

Battery Replacement Of Family’s EV Ford Focus Would Cost More Than Car Itself

Ford Plans To Cut 8,000 Jobs To Help Fund EV Endeavors

July 19, 2022 - 4:34 pm

The Daily Ticker system has been down for a couple of weeks. We have it up and going just in time for this piece of good (but as predicted) news:

MASSAPEQUA, N.Y., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CDR) announced today that its Board of Directors has formally approved the payment of a cash dividend of $ 0.453125 per share on the Company’s 7¼% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock payable on August 22, 2022 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 12, 2022.

The Company also announced that the Board has approved payment of a cash dividend of $ 0.40625 per share on the Company’s 6½% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock payable on August 22, 2022 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 12, 2022.

July 19, 2022 - 12:25 pm

Set your calendar for 8:00 p.m. tomorrow night – Wednesday, July 20th for our next Insiders-only webinar. This time we’re talking about energy investing.

With oil and natural gas prices staying near all-time highs and the energy situation for Europe becoming more dire by the day investors are looking for new income opportunities from the energy sector. In this live webinar I’ll how you these investing ideas as well as give you a crash course on how the energy market works and why we’re not likely to see low prices for a very long time.

Not registration required. Just copy and paste this link in your browser at 8:00 p.m. eastern on Wednesday evening: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87227117178

July 14, 2022 - 4:29 pm

While we’re testing our fix for the Daily Ticker I want to remind you that I’m hosting a live webinar on high-yield energy investing next Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. Here’s the link to use at that time, copy and save it: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87227117178

I apologize if you’re seeing several test messages as we try to resolve this issue.

July 14, 2022 - 4:13 pm

You may have noticed a drop-off in the number of alerts the past few days. We’ve had some issues with the technology running the Daily Ticker.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Please bear with us as we fix it. You may see a few tests go out while we fix this.

July 14, 2022 - 4:00 pm

On July 11,

• Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA) declared $ 0.16/share quarterly dividend, down from prior dividend of $ 0.18.
• Payable Sept. 6; for shareholders of record July 22; ex-div July 21.

The USA dividend is a mechanical 2.5% of the NAV paid out each quarter. The share price is down, so the dividend will be lower.

Today, July 13, I bought more shares of USA, increasing the number owned by 12.5%. I don’t know if we are close to a bottom for the markets, but I believe USA can recover strongly when the bear market is over.

July 14, 2022 - 3:56 pm

I wanted to put out a quick note. I do not have a lot of news until we start to see second quarter earnings report. We have a couple of stocks reporting next week, and in the following weeks, releases will come out hot and heavy.

I am looking at two potential new Dividend Hunter stocks that you may see even before the August newsletter. Stay tuned.

Record year-over-year inflation of 9.1% reported this week. I think we all expected a number in that neighborhood. Energy prices have started to come down, which should help this number fall in the coming months.

July 11, 2022 - 5:49 pm

It’s recently come to our attention that the Daily Ticker has not been updating properly. The team spent the better part of today fixing this.

You may have missed a few important updates like the Stock of the Week and my Watchlist. Just scroll down to see them.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

July 11, 2022 - 5:01 pm

Stock of the Week

On about August 1, the name of New Residential Investment Corp (NRZ) changes to Rithm Capital with the stock symbol RITM.

The company and its business operations will not change. The management contract will be internalized, lowering corporate expenses and increasing net income. (Many REITs are externally managed).

NRZ/RITM is scheduled to report 2022 second-quarter earnings on July 22. A $ 0.25 per share dividend pays on July 29. The ex-dividend was on June 30.

I think NRZ will report excellent earnings, which should help the share price start to recover.

Recommendation: Buy or add shares of NRZ under $ 10.00, which locks in a 10% yield. Remember that the name and ticker will change on August 1.

July 11, 2022 - 4:15 pm

The next Dividend Insiders live webinar will be this Thursday at 4:30 p.m. eastern.

Here’s the link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/821281240

Hope to see you there.

July 11, 2022 - 11:45 am

Below you will find my watchlist of stock symbols. These are stocks I want to monitor for a variety of reasons. They are not recommended investments.

As I updated the prices, I noticed significantly higher share prices for most of the stocks from a month ago. It a flip from last month, it was the energy stocks that took a hit over the last 30 days.

July 6, 2022 - 7:10 pm

Join me on Tuesday evening for this month’s live new subscriber orientation. I’ll show you everything you receive with your Dividend Hunter subscription. Whether you’re new or you’ve been with me for a while there’s bound to be something new you’ll discover.

The live orientation starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. Registration is required (but it’s free). Register here.

July 5, 2022 - 2:00 pm

On Friday, JEPI went ex-dividend a $ 0.62102 per share payout, up nicely from the $ 0.51642 paid last month. The July dividend is the largest paid over the last 12 months. Pay date is July 7.

Today, our stocks and the broader market continue to roller coaster ride with a down day. I want to repeat that our Dividend Hunter investments are doing fine with the ability to pay and grow dividends. My second quarter dividend income was up nicely from the previous quarter, and I am confident the same will happen in Q3.

July 5, 2022 - 1:40 pm

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, July 20th for our next Insiders-only live training webinar.

With energy prices exploding over the past year I’m getting more and more questions from readers.

In this webinar I’ll share with you how the energy sector works, how production is brought online (a big topic of conversation lately), and energy investments with a focus on the expected cash income we can earn.

It starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on Wednesday, July 20th so mark your calendar now. A link will be sent to you as we get closer to the date.