1 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 5 Top Dividend Stocks in the Footwear Industry
5 Top Dividend Stocks in the Footwear Industry
Dividend stocks tend to outperform their non-dividend-paying peers over the long term, and that’s why many investors aim to tilt their portfolio toward companies that send these regular checks to their shareholders.
Below, we’ll look at the biggest footwear specialists — Nike (NYSE: NKE), Finish Line (NASDAQ: FINL), Foot Locker (NYSE: FL), Wolverine World Wide (NYSE: WWW), and DSW (NYSE: DSW) — that promise income investors a steady stream of direct cash returns.
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1 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Tempting High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Avoid
3 Tempting High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Avoid
All too many investors get lured into the trap of buying high-yield dividend stocks. Those monstrous yields tend to make us throw caution to the wind despite clear signs to stay away. It only takes a short amount of time — or an abrupt dividend cut — to make us realize the error in our thinking.
So we asked three of our contributors to highlight stocks they consider high-yield traps to avoid. Here’s why they picked gasoline retailer Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN), Fifth Street Finance (NASDAQ: FSC), and Lenovo Group (NASDAQOTH: LNVGF).
1 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Better Buy: Celgene Corporation vs. Amgen Inc.
Better Buy: Celgene Corporation vs. Amgen Inc.
Several big biotech stocks have proven to be big winners for investors in recent years. Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) and Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) definitely belong in that category. In the last five years, Celgene’s share price has more than tripled, while Amgen stock is up over 140%.
But which of these biotech stocks is the better buy for investors now? Here’s how Celgene and Amgen compare.
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1 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Software Platform Pepper Finishes Crowdcube Round With Nearly £800,000 in Funds
Software Platform Pepper Finishes Crowdcube Round With Nearly £800,000 in Funds
Pepper, a software platform that creates merchant branded apps to drive loyalty and increase customer spending, has completed its Crowdcube equity crowdfunding round with nearly£798,830 in funding from 362 investors. The company originally sought to raise 500,000 and is now part of Crowdcube’s FundedClub. The company… Read More
1 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The 5 Worst Performing Dow Stocks in Q1
The 5 Worst Performing Dow Stocks in Q1
Two energy giants, an industrial giant, a communications giant and the most heavily weighted of the Dow 30 stocks were the DJIA’s worst performers in the first quarter.
1 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Pandora Could Stand to Be More Like Netflix
Why Pandora Could Stand to Be More Like Netflix
Pandora (NYSE: P) recently introduced its new Pandora Premium on-demand music service. Available for $9.99 per month, subscribers can now listen to songs of their choice versus the previous model of listening to playlists based on genres, artists, etc.
Another streaming service, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), has a similar business model for video content. Its primary subscription is also $9.99 per month. If you had invested $1,000 in Netflix when it went public in 2002, you would have over $135,000 today.
1 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Zopa’s Jaidev Janardana: Here’s Why We’re Building a Bank
Zopa’s Jaidev Janardana: Here’s Why We’re Building a Bank
Just a few months after announcing Zopa is creating the next generation challenger bank at AltFi Europe, CEO of the peer-to-peer lending platform, Jaidev Janaradana, revealed more details about the bank’s creation at the AltFi Europe Summit last month. While sharing details about the bank progress,… Read More