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3 days ago
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3 No-Brainer High-Yield Stocks to Buy With $500 Right Now
Key Points Retail REIT Federal Realty is the only Dividend King REIT. Bank of Nova Scotia has paid dividends for more than 150 years. Net lease REIT W.P. Carey cut its dividend, but the business is stronger today than it was before. 10 stocks we like better than Federal Realty Investment Trust › Looking for high-yield stocks when the stock market is near all-time highs is no easy task. You need to be selective. Luckily, however, there are still some great income opportunities if you take your time and examine the dividend track records that companies like Federal Realty (NYSE: FRT), Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS), and even -- with some context -- W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) offer up. If you have $500 or $5,000 to invest, here's what you will want to know to get started. Federal Realty is the king of REITs Federal Realty's dividend yield is about 4.4%. That compares favorably to the S&P 500 index's scant 1.3% and the average real estate investment trust's (REIT's) 4.1% or so. But the big story is the retail-focused REIT's dividend track record. Federal Realty is the only REIT to have earned Dividend King status, increased its dividend annually for more than 50 consecutive years. Backing that incredible track record is a company that has focused on quality over quantity, owning a concentrated collection of 100 or so strip malls and mixed-use developments that tend to be among the most desirable in the regions they serve. Management focuses its efforts on redevelopment and development, as it buys and sells assets over time. The goal is to constantly improve the portfolio's rent-generating capacity. Clearly, that's worked out well for investors, given the industry-leading dividend track record. A $500 investment will leave you with about five shares of Federal Realty stock. Bank of Nova Scotia is reliable on the dividend front Bank of Nova Scotia, usually just called Scotiabank, isn't on the Dividend Kings list. But it has paid dividends every single year since it started paying them in 1833 (no, that's not a typo). The real standout moment for the Canadian bank came during the 2007 to 2009 financial crisis, when many U.S. banks cut their dividends. Canadian regulators, which are much more conservative than U.S. regulators, barred large Canadian banks from increasing their dividends during the Great Recession. So Scotiabank just held the dividend steady until regulators gave it the green light to start increasing it again. That said, the dividend didn't get increased in 2024 because the company was overhauling its business. The process of focusing on its best growth opportunities and increasing its exposure to the U.S. market, where it hasn't focused much in the past, has gone well. And the dividend was increased again this year. With a hefty dividend yield of about 5.8%, $500 will get you about nine shares of the stock. REIT turnaround story W.P. Carey is better than it seems The last high-yield stock here is W.P. Carey, which has a yield of nearly 5.8%. The big problem here is that this net lease REIT cut its dividend at the end of 2023, right before it would have reached the 25-year mark for annual dividend increases. That decision was actually a good one for the company and will likely lead to decades of dividend growth in the future. Essentially, W.P. Carey made the decision to exit the office sector as vacancy rates remained stubbornly high after the pandemic and the shift to remote work. It was a large part of the business so there was little option but to reset the dividend to a lower level. Now the REIT largely owns warehouses, industrial assets, and retail properties, all of which are better positioned for long term growth. And the dividend has been increased every quarter since the cut, the same cadence that existed before the reset. The dividend cut was a tough pill to swallow for investors, but W.P. Carey is a much better company than it was before the reduction. Notably, the office exit left the REIT with cash to invest in new properties that are only now starting to add materially to the rent roll. If you don't mind a low-risk turnaround story, W.P. Carey could be perfect for your portfolio as it builds back its dividend bonafides one quarter at a time. If you invest $500 you will end up with roughly seven shares. There are dividend opportunities despite the lofty level of the S&P 500 The stock market looks expensive right now, but the market is made up of lots of different individual companies. So there's always some opportunity to find appealing investments, including high yielders like Federal Realty, Scotiabank, and W.P. Carey. They probably won't all appeal to the same type of dividend investor, but if you dig in it is likely that one will be worth adding to your portfolio today. Should you buy stock in Federal Realty Investment Trust right now? Before you buy stock in Federal Realty Investment Trust, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Federal Realty Investment Trust wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $652,133!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $1,056,790!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 1,048% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 180% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of July 15, 2025 Reuben Gregg Brewer has positions in Bank Of Nova Scotia, Federal Realty Investment Trust, and W.P. Carey. The Motley Fool recommends Bank Of Nova Scotia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. 3 No-Brainer High-Yield Stocks to Buy With $500 Right Now was originally published by The Motley Fool
Globe and Mail
15-07-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
3 Top High-Yield Dividend Stocks I Just Bought to Boost My Passive Income
Key Points Brookfield Infrastructure expects to grow its high-yielding dividend by 5% to 9% annually. W.P. Carey has increased its dividend every quarter since exiting the office sector. Vail Resorts has been steadily growing its dividend since reinstating it following the pandemic. 10 stocks we like better than Brookfield Infrastructure › I want to become more financially independent. That's why I'm steadily building my sources of passive income. I desire to eventually reach the point where my passive income covers my basic living expenses. I steadily make progress toward that goal by investing in income-generating investments, like high-yield dividend stocks. I recently bought more shares of Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIPC)(NYSE: BIP), W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC), and Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN). Here's why I think they're excellent dividend stocks for generating passive income. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » A dividend growth powerhouse Brookfield Infrastructure owns a globally diversified portfolio of critical infrastructure businesses. Its utility, energy midstream, transportation, and data assets generate stable cash flow. About 85% of its funds from operations (FFO) come from contracted or regulated rate structures with a weighted average remaining term of nine years. These frameworks also index 85% of its FFO to inflation or protect it from the impact of inflation. The company pays out 60% to 70% of its stable cash flow in dividends. That payout currently yields over 4%. Brookfield also backs its high-yielding dividend with a strong investment-grade balance sheet. These features put it on a very sustainable foundation. Brookfield also has an excellent record of growing its dividend, which should continue. It has raised its payout for 16 straight years, growing it at a 9% compound annual rate. The company aims to increase its payment by 5% to 9% annually in the future. Driving dividend growth will be a combination of inflation indexation, volume growth as the global economy expands, expansion projects, and accretive acquisitions. Brookfield expects those catalysts to fuel more than 10% annual FFO-per-share growth. Steady passive income from real estate W.P. Carey is a diversified REIT that owns operationally critical real estate in North America and Europe. It owns single-tenant industrial, warehouse, retail, and other properties primarily secured by long-term net leases with built-in rent escalations. Net leases generate very stable rental income because tenants cover all property operating costs, including routine maintenance, real estate taxes, and building insurance. Half of its leases link rents to inflation, while most of the rest increase rents at a fixed rate. The REIT pays out 70% to 75% of its stable income via a dividend that currently yields more than 5.5%. It retains the rest to help fund new income-generating real estate investments. Rising income from rent growth and its steadily expanding portfolio enable W.P. Carey to increase its dividend. The REIT has raised its payment every quarter since resetting the dividend in late 2023 following its decision to exit the office sector by selling and spinning off those properties. Before that, it had increased its dividend at least once a year for a quarter century. A mountainous payout Vail Resorts is a leading operator of ski resorts. The company generates increasingly recurring revenue via its season pass program. That business model has enabled the company to deliver steadily rising revenue and free cash flow, with compound annual growth rates of 8% and 10%, respectively, over the past decade. The ski resort operator's stable and growing cash flow has enabled it to invest in expanding its resorts while also returning cash to shareholders. It has invested over $1.8 billion into its existing resorts over the past 10 years. Vail has also expanded its resort portfolio, spending $1.9 billion on acquisitions, including the Crans-Montana Mountain Resort in Switzerland in 2023 and three ski resorts in the Pittsburgh area in 2021. Vail has also paid over $1.9 billion in dividends and repurchased $900 million of its stock over the past decade. While the company suspended its dividend during the pandemic, it brought it back as conditions improved and has been steadily increasing its payout, which is much higher than its pre-pandemic level. That dividend growth has helped push its yield above 5%. Adding to my growing passive income streams I routinely buy more shares of high-quality, higher-yielding dividend stocks with histories of increasing their payouts, including Brookfield Infrastructure, W.P. Carey, and Vail Resorts. As a result, my passive income continues to grow. This strategy has me steadily making progress toward my goal of becoming financially independent. Should you invest $1,000 in Brookfield Infrastructure right now? Before you buy stock in Brookfield Infrastructure, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Brookfield Infrastructure wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $671,477!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $1,010,880!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor 's total average return is1,047% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to180%for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of July 14, 2025
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07-07-2025
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W. P. Carey Earns 2025 Great Place to Work Certification™ in the U.S. and Europe
Also Named One of Fortune's Best Workplaces in New York™ for the Second Consecutive Year NEW YORK, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey Inc. (W. P. Carey, NYSE: WPC), a leading net lease REIT specializing in corporate sale-leasebacks, build-to-suits and the acquisition of single-tenant net lease properties, is proud to announce it has been Certified™ by Great Place to Work® in both the U.S. and the Netherlands. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at W. P. Carey. This year, 95% of global respondents said W. P. Carey is a great place to work—significantly higher than the average company. In addition, W. P. Carey was once again selected as one of the Best Small and Medium Workplaces in New York by Fortune magazine, ranking fourth on the list. The Best Workplaces in New York™ list is highly competitive and determined by an analysis of over 140,000 survey responses from employees at eligible Great Place to Work Certified™ companies. Jason Fox, Chief Executive Officer and President, W. P. Carey, said: "Being recognized once again as a Great Place to Work—both in the U.S. and in Europe—is a powerful reflection of our culture. It speaks to the respect, support, empowerment and sense of belonging our people experience every day. We truly believe that when people feel connected to each other and a larger mission, great outcomes will follow." Sarah Lewis-Kulin, Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place to Work, said: "Great Place to Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience. By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that W. P. Carey stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees." Additional highlights from W. P. Carey's global survey results include the following feedback from respondents: 95% are proud to tell others they work here 97% say they work in an inclusive environment that welcomes differences 95% feel good about the ways we contribute to the community 95% believe that management is honest and ethical in its business practices 95% believe people are willing to give extra to get the job done For more information on W. P. Carey's culture, employee programs and benefits, read the 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report. W. P. Carey Inc. W. P. Carey ranks among the largest net lease REITs with a diversified portfolio of high-quality, operationally critical commercial real estate, which includes 1,614 net lease properties covering approximately 177 million square feet and a portfolio of 78 self-storage operating properties as of March 31, 2025. With offices in New York, London, Amsterdam and Dallas, the company remains focused on investing primarily in single-tenant, industrial, warehouse and retail properties located in the U.S. and Northern and Western Europe, under long-term net leases with built-in rent escalations. Institutional Investors:Peter Sands1 (212) 492-1110institutionalir@ Individual Investors:W. P. Carey Inc.1 (212) 492-8920ir@ Press Contact:Anna McGrath1 (212) 492-1166amcgrath@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE W. P. Carey Inc. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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06-07-2025
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1 Magnificent High-Yield Stock Down 30% to Buy and Hold Forever
W.P. Carey offers a lofty 5.8% dividend yield. The real estate investment trust cut its dividend in 2023. Investors may not appreciate the growth potential for this industrial focused net lease REIT. 10 stocks we like better than W.P. Carey › The S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is offering a tiny 1.3% or so yield and it is trading near all-time highs. That's not a great backdrop for dividend investors trying to find high-yield stocks. But if you take your time and do your research, you can still find attractive income opportunities. W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) and its 5.8% yield could be just what you are looking for, if you don't mind buying when other investors are selling. W.P. Carey is a net lease real estate investment trust (REIT). That means it generally owns single-tenant properties for which the tenant is responsible for most property-level expenses. W.P. Carey competes with large peers like Realty Income (NYSE: O) and NNN REIT (NYSE: NNN). Realty Income is the largest player in this segment, with a market cap of about $50 billion. W.P. Carey is No. 2 at $13 billion, with NNN REIT coming in at about $8 billion. Net lease REITs tend to be fairly boring and reliable income stocks. The big driver of the business is sale/leaseback deals that are more of a financing transaction for the seller. Which is why all three of these stocks are out of favor right now because higher interest rates crimp the profitability of net lease REITs and their ability to ink new deals. W.P. Carey's stock has performed the worst, down about 30% from its highs in 2019. Some of that underperformance can be attributed to one simple fact. NNN REIT has increased its dividend annually for 36 years. Realty Income has increased its dividend annually for 30 years. W.P. Carey cut its dividend in 2023. But don't skip W.P. Carey for this reason because it has a lot to offer. The first issue to address is the dividend cut, though "dividend reset" is probably a better characterization of the event. In 2023 W.P. Carey made the decision to exit the troubled office sector and sell its office holdings. That move necessitated lowering the dividend because of the size of the office property segment in its portfolio. It is now focused on industrial, warehouse, and retail properties, all of which are more lucrative property segments. The company started increasing the dividend again the quarter after the cut and has been increased each quarter since, which is the same pattern as before the reduction. The portfolio is in much better shape today than it was before the office exit. And the industrial and warehouse focus sets W.P. Carey apart from Realty Income and NNN, which both focus heavily on retail. Pairing W.P. Carey with one of these two net lease REIT peers could actually make a nice combination that covers a lot of ground. But the big story is that W.P. Carey's office exit left it with cash to invest in new properties. It has been putting that money to work and that will likely boost growth during the next couple of years. Notably, net lease giant Realty Income's last dividend hike amounted to a year-over-year increase of 0.2%. W.P. Carey's last increase was over 3% year over year. That's a trend that is likely to continue during the near term as new acquisitions start to generate cash flow. But there's more to the story, because W.P. Carey tends to build inflation-linked rent escalators into its leases. That further supports growth and sets the company apart from its peers, which aren't as aggressive on this point. When investors look at the net lease REIT sector they often default to Realty Income or NNN REIT. That's not a bad thing, but don't overlook the opportunity W.P. Carey presents. Up until the dividend reset, the company had raised its payout for 24 consecutive years. And given W.P. Carey's relatively strong dividend growth, it could be well worth stepping aboard even for conservative investors once they understand the backstory. Most important, however, is the differentiated property focus offered by W.P. Carey, given its emphasis on industrial and warehouse assets. If you are looking at Realty Income or NNN REIT, you might actually want to buy them and add W.P. Carey, too, to more fully round out your net lease exposure. Before you buy stock in W.P. Carey, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and W.P. Carey wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $699,558!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $976,677!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 1,060% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 180% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 30, 2025 Reuben Gregg Brewer has positions in Realty Income and W.P. Carey. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Realty Income. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. 1 Magnificent High-Yield Stock Down 30% to Buy and Hold Forever was originally published by The Motley Fool
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02-07-2025
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3 Top High-Yield Dividend Stocks I Plan to Buy in July to Boost My Passive Income
Brookfield Infrastructure has increased its more than 4% yielding dividend for 16 straight years. Chevron has hiked its nearly 5%-yielding payout for 38 straight years. W.P. Carey is steadily rebuilding its 5.5% yielding dividend. 10 stocks we like better than Chevron › I love to generate passive income. It gives me more money to invest. It also provides me with more peace of mind, knowing I'll have supplemental income to help cover my bills if needed. I eventually want to become financially independent by generating enough passive income to cover all my basic living expenses. I strive to increase my passive income each month by investing in additional income-generating assets. Buying high-yielding dividend stocks is a core aspect of my income strategy. Three that I plan on purchasing this July to boost my passive income are Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIPC)(NYSE: BIP), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC). Here's why I think they're great dividend stocks to buy for income. Brookfield Infrastructure is a leading global infrastructure investor. It has a diversified platform of utilities, energy midstream, transportation, and data assets. Its infrastructure investments generate stable and steadily growing cash flow, which supports its more than 4%-yielding dividend. The company gets 85% of its funds from operations (FFO) from contracted or regulated assets that either index its earnings to inflation or protect it from its effects. Brookfield estimates that inflation indexation alone will add 3% to 4% to its FFO per share each year. Meanwhile, the company expects volume growth as the global economy expands to add another 1% to 2% to its annual FFO per share. Brookfield pays out 60% to 70% of its stable cash flow in dividends. That enables it to retain cash to reinvest into growth capital projects. It anticipates that those investments will boost its FFO per share by 2% to 3% annually. On top of that, Brookfield routinely makes accretive acquisitions funded by recycling capital. The company anticipates that its quartet of growth drivers will fuel more than 10% annual FFO per share growth. That easily supports its plan to grow its high-yielding dividend by 5% to 9% annually. Brookfield has increased its payment every year since its formation 16 years ago, growing it at a 9% compound annual rate. Oil giant Chevron's dividend yield is approaching 5%. That high-yielding payout is on a rock-solid foundation. Chevron has the lowest breakeven levels in the sector at around $30 per barrel, more than 50% below the recent price point. The company also has one of the strongest balance sheets in the oil industry. It had an ultralow leverage level of 14% at the end of the first quarter, well below its 20%-25% target range. Chevron's resilient portfolio and fortress balance sheet have supported its ability to consistently increase its dividend. It has raised its payout for 38 straight years, which includes multiple commodity price cycles. The company has delivered peer-leading growth over the past 10 years. The oil company is in an excellent position to continue growing its dividend. It expects its current slate of growth projects to add $9 billion to its free cash flow next year at $60 oil. Chevron is also working to significantly enhance and extend its production and free cash flow growth outlook by acquiring Hess in a deal it hopes to close later this year. W.P. Carey is a diversified real estate investment trust (REIT). It owns operationally critical real estate, including warehouse, industrial, retail, and other properties, net leased to credit-worthy tenants across North America and Europe. Its leases feature rental escalations that raise rates at either a fixed rate or one tied to inflation. The REIT's portfolio provides stable and growing rental income to support its 5.5%-yielding dividend. The landlord pays out about 70% to 75% of its stable cash flow in dividends. That level allows it to retain some funds to reinvest in additional income-generating real estate. It also has a strong balance sheet to fund new investments. New properties supply it with additional sources of growing rental income. W.P. Carey's growing rental income enables it to increase its dividend. The REIT has raised its payment every quarter since resetting the level in late 2023 following its strategic decision to exit the office sector by selling and spinning off those properties. Before that reset, it had increased its dividend annually for a quarter-century. Brookfield Infrastructure, Chevron, and W.P. Carey pay high-yielding dividends that steadily increase. They can supply me with a lot of passive income now and even more in the future. That income potential is why I plan to buy even more shares of these top dividend stocks in July. Before you buy stock in Chevron, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Chevron wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $722,181!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $968,402!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 1,069% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 177% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 30, 2025 Matt DiLallo has positions in Brookfield Infrastructure, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Chevron, and W.P. Carey. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Chevron. The Motley Fool recommends Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. 3 Top High-Yield Dividend Stocks I Plan to Buy in July to Boost My Passive Income was originally published by The Motley Fool
