Consumers and investors may be alarmed by rising prices. But a combination of prudent spending and investing can help these overlapping groups of people get through a period of uncertainty brought about by pent-up demand and supply shortages.
Of course you might be in a pickle and need to get another car or truck at the worst time, but maybe you can make a modest selection this time. You might also delay a plan to sell your home and move into a bigger one, considering that every other national housing boom you have ever witnessed has eventually cooled. In other words, it is possible some of your big spending plans can be curbed or delayed.
For this new screen, we took a different approach to focus more on higher current dividend yields. Beginning with the S&P Composite 1500 Index , we started with stocks with dividend yields of at least 4.26% — three times the 1.42% yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury notes on July 13. Financial companies were excluded from the screen, as FCF yield analysis isn’t appropriate for the group. Companies with fewer than five analysts polled for FactSet’s estimates were also excluded. For real estate investment trusts, funds from operations is the industry standard for gauging dividend-paying ability. So there is a separate screen for that group below.
In case you are wondering about AT&T Inc. T, +0.60% — known for its high dividend yield over the long term — the company hasn’t yet announced a dividend cut but said in March that as part of its plan to divest its WarnerMedia properties, it was going to “resize” the dividend, taking it down to a payout ratio of about 40% to 43% of free cash flow.
An XLM , A BITCOIN may soon buy a HOUSE and your $1 U.S DOLLAR may soon buy you a TOOTHPICK .. INFLATION
What about $CLNE?
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