dividends

As we predicted, Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA) has today announced an off-market buy-back, with the size – at $6 billion - slightly exceeding our expectation of $5...

If income investing was an Olympic sport, Australia would hold a silver medal, ranking second highest in the world for its dividend yield. And you can thank our...

It was Paul Kelly who famously sang that "from little things, big things grow". And that sure has been true of our waistlines during lockdowns. On the other hand,...

The year started with such optimism - vaccines were on their way, the recession that could have lingered turned into one of the best reporting seasons on record...

Investors who ignore Afterpay (ASX: APT) and other listed financial technology firms bent on disrupting banks risk missing out on impressive returns. So said Munro...

As many Australians spend hours in the coming weeks and months preparing tax returns, for retirees it may be a good time to reassess the tax effectiveness of share...

The COVID-induced market crash of 2020 has rattled both new and experienced investors by underscoring the pitfalls of over-allocating to growth assets. For owners of...

At NAOS Asset Management we invest in small and micro-cap industrial companies. While the concepts of smaller stocks and sustainable dividends may not typically go...

Over the past 20 years, the trend of investors seeking out lower cost investments that seek to match (rather than beat) the benchmark has exploded. As of March 2020,...

From morning to night, a procession of politicians lining up to front the media has ensured none of us could miss the fact a federal budget was delivered last week....

The banks are back, baby. Or so it seems. National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB), Commonwealth Bank (ASX: CBA), ANZ Bank (ASX: ANZ), and Westpac (ASX: WBC) have handsomely...

Love them or hate them, you really have to hate the banks. Right? Well - maybe not so fast. After all Aussie investors love them, and why not? They've been a trusty...

Earnings expectations have fully recovered the COVID-19 decline while dividend expectations have recovered only two thirds due to current conservative dividend payout...

US shares have rarely been high on an income investor's wishlist, with average dividend yields for the S&P 500 Index meaningfully trailing the ASX 200 Index and other...

The outlook for income investors looks remarkably bright, especially when you consider how things were looking just six months ago. Today, Westpac outperformed...

Twenty-one years ago, at the beginning of the millennium, the ASX-20's top stocks were primarily financials and telcos. In the 21 years since, we've seen the top 20...

What’s an aristocrat? For me, the term conjures stereotypes of high-born wealth. And, curiously, a line from the famous Johnny Cash song Folsom Prison springs to mind:...

In a matter of months, we’ve experienced a remarkable turn-around when it comes to Australian equity income and right now it’s safe to say dividends are back. After a...

The lift in iron ore prices to lofty new levels has seen the three major iron ore producers deliver some cracking results. Not far behind were the banks, which...

With one week remaining, this February reporting season has brought about a sigh of relief for many income investors. In fact, the phrase 'dividend bonanza' has been...