Tim Plaehn

Tim Plaehn is the lead investment research analyst for income and dividend investing at Investors Alley. He is the editor for The Dividend Hunter, an investment advisory delivering income investments with double digit growth in share price and dividend payments, and 30 Day Dividends, a specialty income service that takes advantage of opportunities for relatively fast, attractive profits around potential dividend payouts.

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5 REITs With Fast Growing Dividends

| August 10, 2016 | 0 Comments
5 REITs With Fast Growing Dividends

Increasing dividends over time will pull up the share price of a stock. High yield and regular dividend growth gives income investors the most consistent gains out of any strategy. REITs like the five in today’s article can play a key role in those consistent returns. I receive a lot of communication from individuals interested […]

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The 6 Stock Dividend Portfolio That Will Beat Your ETF

| August 8, 2016 | 0 Comments
The 6 Stock Dividend Portfolio That Will Beat Your ETF

Cherry-picking the best stocks out of popular income ETFs, Tim Plaehn created a new portfolio that trounces its fund counterparts over the last five years. Use this model portfolio to boost your dividend payments and stock performance. I know a lot of income investors own shares of the iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF (NYSE: […]

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2 Stocks Increasing Dividends In July

| June 27, 2016 | 0 Comments
2 Stocks Increasing Dividends In July

Investing in an accelerating dividend is one of the best ways to consistently increase your wealth over the long-term. With these three stocks having a long history of dividend growth and expected pay increases coming in May, now is a great time to add them to your portfolio. Dividend growth is the driving force of […]

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3 Safe Dividend Stocks To Earn Double-Digit Yields Forever

| May 25, 2016 | 0 Comments
3 Safe Dividend Stocks To Earn Double-Digit Yields Forever

Take advantage of the market’s mistake that has lifted these stocks’ yields to new highs and lock in double-digit yields forever. With plenty of free cash flow, these three stocks are secure and will be great bargains if the market slides this summer. Recently, I gave several presentations to rooms full of investors at the […]

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2 Stocks To Buy For A Lifetime Of Increasing Dividends

| May 16, 2016 | 0 Comments
2 Stocks To Buy For A Lifetime Of Increasing Dividends

If you’re playing catch up in your retirement or are still years away, buy these two stocks to help you steadily build wealth. These safe investments have unmatched track records of increasing dividends regardless of bear markets or global recessions and will pay you a bigger dividend every year. My research is indicating that the […]

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Add These 2 High-Yield IPOs To Your Watchlist

| May 4, 2016 | 0 Comments
Add These 2 High-Yield IPOs To Your Watchlist

There will be two new opportunities for earning high-yield dividend income hitting the market this year. With the universe of quality high-yield dividend stocks so small, any new additions should be scrutinized to determine if they are worthy investments. Last week’s initial public offering (IPO) REIT spin off by MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) priced at […]

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10 High-Yield Stocks To Diversify Your Portfolio

| May 2, 2016 | 0 Comments
10 High-Yield Stocks To Diversify Your Portfolio

If your portfolio crashed because of too much exposure to the energy sector during the recent downturn, increasing your portfolio’s diversification to a variety of sectors can prevent that from happening again. These ten stocks cover almost all of the sectors that can be invested in. As an income stock focused analyst, most of my […]

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5 Dividend Growth Stocks With Bond-Like Safety

| April 11, 2016 | 0 Comments
5 Dividend Growth Stocks With Bond-Like Safety

In a small sub-sector of the dividend stock universe, there can be found some of the most consistent and reliable dividend growth stocks in the entire market. Backed by strong contracts with guaranteed price increases, these stocks can be safe investments that produce an accelerating dividend stream year after year. The approximately 200 publicly traded […]

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3 Undervalued REITs Increasing Dividends

| March 30, 2016 | 0 Comments
3 Undervalued REITs Increasing Dividends

Even as profits and dividends grew in 2015, share prices fell for these three high-yield REITs. With future dividend increases still in the cards and profit growth continuing throughout 2016, buying these three safe income stocks is a smart investment. In 2015, the markets soured on the hotel/lodging REIT subsector. Even as the benchmark Dow […]

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