Fully Franked Dividends

Top 50 stocks and 1000 years of data. These are the most consistent dividend paying stocks on the ASX now, and (potentially) in the future.

We bring you Macquarie’s Top 10 ASX stocks based on grossed up dividend yield (Spoiler Alert!! There are some absolute crackers in the list)

Aussie banks have a long history of delivering short periods of very good performance followed by sometimes years of mediocre performance.

Dividends and franking credits are a critical component of many Australian investors’ income strategies, but are often misunderstood.

Wilson Asset Management's Geoff Wilson has long stood up for investors. Now, as the Government moves to once again crackdown on franking credits, it's no different.

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...

There are other ways for Australians to generate investment income, beyond the well-worn approach of harvesting fully franked dividends from ASX stalwart stocks. We...

In Australia, income investing is too often thought of as fully-franked dividend investing. That narrow lens can easily lead to a dividend trap – where investors...

Rising inflation, higher interest rates and slowing economic growth all pose separate threats to the attractive dividends currently being paid by Australian...

More than half of the companies on the S&P/ASX 200 either fully pay or partially pay franked dividends. What are franked dividends and why do investors want to invest...

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,...

Where will income come from? Today's investors need to know, particularly if they have an eye on retirement and aim to grow their assets while funding anticipated...

Australian banks remain a staple of local investors, particularly those with a focus on income, and there are many good reasons for this. For one thing, there’s our...

Fixing the roof is easier and more enjoyable when the sun is shining. What a shame then that we only tend to look critically at our investments when it’s blowing a...

Alumina Limited is an example of a company whose currently depressed earnings appear more cyclical than structural and which, given recent price weakness, we believe...

With a growing army of investors hungry for knowledge and insights, we're getting more and more queries to cover specific stocks from fans of Livewire. In this episode...

Dividend sustainability has become front-of-mind for investors as Australian companies grapple with the short-term hit to earnings and payouts as a result of COVID-19...

While all eyes have been focussed on falling dividends this year, there has been little discussion around the negative impact this will have on the franking credit...