Equity Income

A new report by Plato Investment Management shows dividend income from global equities has continued to strengthen so far in 2023

In a world where inflation remains sticky and interest rates continue to tick higher, investors can still uncover sustainable yield.

Income always plays a positive part in total return, the same cannot be said of capital growth.

Covered call strategies on the S&P/ASX 200 Index can puzzle investors. While the index itself, the S&P/ASX 200, is perfectly familiar, many wonder what is ventured and...

While interest rates are ratcheting up, sticky inflation means income investors need creative approaches across the year.

JEPI broke the record for biggest annual inflows into an active ETF globally in 2022.

High interest rates and weak real earnings growth are pushing consumer spending down and slowing the economy. This is now impacting the revenues and earnings of many...

While many investors ignore the income potential in global equities, actively managed global equities portfolios continue to be a pillar of strength for income-seeking...

The retirement income conundrum never ceases to get easier, and you can understand why many investors may have found it all the more confusing in recent times. When...

While the past decade was marked by virtually non-existent inflation, falling interest rates and rising markets, the next decade is likely to be remarkably...

On Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced that inflation had surged 1.8% higher in the third quarter, taking the headline inflation rate for the...

Inflation is high and investment income needs to keep up with the grocery bills (let alone energy prices). Interest rates are also rising which is both an...

Investing in retirement is a unique proposition. Retirees need to generate a sufficient income stream for their daily life, but still need to factor in growth to...

The Martin Currie Australian Equity Income Fund was born out of necessity – and love. The fund, originally designed for retirees, was established because of a gap in...

Select risks include: information risk, management risk, risks related to reliance on third parties, and risks related to the sale of investments. A new macro era...

As interest rates have marched steadily towards zero, investors who rely on income have been forced further out along the risk curve in order to generate sufficient...

While the 2021 dividend story was all about recovery for Australia’s income investors, the 2022 outlook is one of stability. That’s the reassuring message from Dr Don...

Recent Morningstar research has found that a portfolio of higher dividend-paying shares meaningfully outperforms over the long term. In fact, over a 45-year period,...

2022 has begun with very encouraging signs for global income investors. Plato’s latest quarterly global dividend report shows that during the first three months of the...

Last time I wrote about the current challenge for investors in the face of the potential combination of rising interest rates and falling growth, especially as so...