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AbbVie Is A Buy For High-Yield Dividend Growth
June 4, 2020 11:00 PM ET

AbbVie Is A Buy For High-Yield Dividend Growth

Thomas Hughes

AbbVie (ABBV) keeps popping up on my radar and for good reason. The company is a rapidly growing dividend payer with robust dividend growth in the outlook

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J.M. Smucker Co Falls After Earnings, Is Now The Time To Buy?
June 3, 2020 11:00 PM ET

J.M. Smucker Co Falls After Earnings, Is Now The Time To Buy?

Thomas Hughes

Take S.J. Smucker (SJM) for example, the company just smashed its consensus estimates for the quarter but provided weak guidance.

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Campbells’ Rally Has Legs (NYSE:CPB)
June 2, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Campbells’ Rally Has Legs (NYSE:CPB)

Thomas Hughes

Campbell’s (CPB) has been a favorite of mine since the pandemic started. The rush to pantry-load, the ongoing lock-downs, and uncertainty over how long this thing is going to last

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Whiffs But The Outlook Lifts The Market
June 1, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Dick’s Sporting Goods Whiffs But The Outlook Lifts The Market

Thomas Hughes

Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) reported first-quarter earnings this morning and delivered a mixed bag of results

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Growing Tailwinds Make Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) A Buy
May 31, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Growing Tailwinds Make Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) A Buy

Thomas Hughes

Eli Lilly (LLY) announced some news this morning that set it up as another great speculation on COVID-19 treatments.

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Williams-Sonoma Is Breaking Out
May 28, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Williams-Sonoma Is Breaking Out

Thomas Hughes

Today’s report from Williams-Sonoma (WSM) provides clear evidence that discretionary-quality spending is still alive and well.

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The Dollar Retailers Smash Earnings But Which Is The Better Buy?
May 27, 2020 11:00 PM ET

The Dollar Retailers Smash Earnings But Which Is The Better Buy?

Thomas Hughes

Dollar Tree (DLTR) and Dollar General (DG), the nations leading dollar-mart retailers, both reported earnings today proving their worth in today’s market.

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This Is The Most Virus-Resistant Retail Stock On The Market?
May 26, 2020 11:00 PM ET

This Is The Most Virus-Resistant Retail Stock On The Market?

Thomas Hughes

p nearly 50% from its pre-correction levels, Tractor Supply Co. (TSCO) just announced some news that has the stock even higher in today’s action.

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Autozone Beat Consensus, Does That Make It A Buy? (AZO)
May 25, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Autozone Beat Consensus, Does That Make It A Buy? (AZO)

Thomas Hughes

Autozone (AZO) made headlines this morning after it reported consensus-beating results for the calendar 1st quarter.

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Best Buy, Yield And Value For Dividend Growth Investors
May 21, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Best Buy, Yield And Value For Dividend Growth Investors

Thomas Hughes

Best Buy has had some struggles over the past few years but one thing has been constant. The company has proven it can grow revenue and be a good dividend payer.

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It’s Time To Start Buying Dividend King Hormel
May 20, 2020 11:00 PM ET

It’s Time To Start Buying Dividend King Hormel

Thomas Hughes

Hormel (HRL)  made headlines with a “mixed” report that has shares under pressure in early action.

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Target Is Why Tech Will Boom In 2020?
May 19, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Target Is Why Tech Will Boom In 2020?

Thomas Hughes

Target (TGT) reported earnings this morning and led me to a singular conclusion; tech is going to boom this year.

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Four (4) Reasons To Expect A New All-Time High For The S&P 500
May 18, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Four (4) Reasons To Expect A New All-Time High For The S&P 500

Thomas Hughes

Regardless of your opinion of the economic reopening, it is happening and it means a couple of things for the stock market.

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Four Dividend-Payers To Buy Before They Report Earnings
May 17, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Four Dividend-Payers To Buy Before They Report Earnings

Thomas Hughes

The earnings picture for the retailers this quarter, in general, is far from pretty. The average S&P 500 company is producing negative EPS growth

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V.F. Corporation, This Is Why You Own Dividend Kings
May 14, 2020 11:00 PM ET

V.F. Corporation, This Is Why You Own Dividend Kings

Thomas Hughes

In recent weeks I have found myself turning up more and more Dividend Aristocrats and Dividend Kings in my search for opportune investments.

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Is It Time To Buy Dividend Aristocrat McCormick?
May 13, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Is It Time To Buy Dividend Aristocrat McCormick?

Thomas Hughes

When searching for great investment opportunities in this post-pandemic world I keep turning up the same thing.

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Dividend-King Stanley-Black & Decker Is A Buy
May 12, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Dividend-King Stanley-Black & Decker Is A Buy

Thomas Hughes

Bank of America (BAC) sent some ripples through the investment waters when it downgraded Stanley-Black&Decker (SWK).

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Wendy’s Serves Up Goldilocks Report, Shares Move Higher 
May 12, 2020 7:00 AM ET

Wendy’s Serves Up Goldilocks Report, Shares Move Higher 

Thomas Hughes

Shareholders looking for some clarity in Wendy’s (NASDAQ: WEN) earnings release got more than they asked for. The company revealed such a strong quarter it’s raised guidance,

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Two More Ways To Invest In Work-At-Home Technology
May 11, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Two More Ways To Invest In Work-At-Home Technology

Thomas Hughes

One of the hottest trades since the start of the pandemic has been the work-from-home stocks.

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Cardinal Health, It Pays To Be The Middleman (CAH)
May 10, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Cardinal Health, It Pays To Be The Middleman (CAH)

Thomas Hughes

Cardinal Health (CAH) was highlighted as a Dividend Aristocrat that you might want to own in November of 2019.

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Insane Demand Will Drive Clorox Higher
May 7, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Insane Demand Will Drive Clorox Higher

Thomas Hughes

Clorox (CLX) reported earnings for the first quarter last week and gave what I called then a “goldilocks report”.

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ViacomCBS Is A Buy
May 6, 2020 11:00 PM ET

ViacomCBS Is A Buy

Thomas Hughes

If you had looked at the chart of ViacomCBS yesterday you would not have been impressed. The stock was trading off the recently set lows but not notably so and the indicators did not inspire bullish sentiment.

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Wendy’s Is On The Verge Of A New All-Time High (WEN)
May 5, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Wendy’s Is On The Verge Of A New All-Time High (WEN)

Thomas Hughes

Wendy’s (WEN) reported results this morning and shares are up more than 6% because of it.

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Is It Time To Buy Pfizer’s 4% Yield
May 4, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Is It Time To Buy Pfizer’s 4% Yield

Thomas Hughes

Pfizer (PFE) made headlines a few weeks ago when it announced the development of a potential vaccine against COVID-19.

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