Tim Plaehn
Tim Plaehn is the lead investment research analyst for income and dividend investing at Investors Alley. He is the editor for The Dividend Hunter, an investment advisory delivering income investments with double digit growth in share price and dividend payments. Tim’s also editor of Weekly Income Accelerator, a covered call trading service, and Automatic Income Machine, a dividend growth service focused on growing your nest egg.
Tim Plaehn's Latest Posts
3 Stocks Increasing Their Dividends In August
Pencil in a pay raise for August because these three stocks will be boosting their yields in the next couple of weeks. A rising dividend is one of the best signals for the health of a business, and as your dividends compound over time you will watch your wealth incrementally grow to new heights. When interest rates […]
The Worst Dividend Investing Habit Costing You Money
Almost every dividend investor is guilty of this bad habit at one point, and if you’re doing it, it’s costing you money. Here’s how to stop making this costly mistake and how to turn it around to start making you money. It seems like an easy and surefire way to generate higher returns from high-yield […]
My Top High-Yield Stock To Own In 2017
With an 11% yield, growing cash flows, and a whip-smart management team, this stock takes the podium as one of Tim Plaehn’s “Top Stocks to Own in 2017.” If you don’t own this stock, then you’re missing out on a once-a-year opportunity to earn a high-yield income on a stock that also has huge upside […]
3 Safe Haven Dividend Stocks To Protect Your Portfolio
It might be time to trim some of the more risky stocks in your portfolio and start buying some stock “insurance”. Consider these three stocks that would do very well if the market declines. Gold has long been the go-to safe haven investment during times of uncertainty. Things are looking quite uncertain right now. Insurance […]
3 Safe Dividend Investments For Long-Term Growth
Unlike many dividend stocks, these three picks have the potential to hand investors share price gains and big dividend checks. Find out what makes these under-the-radar dividend growth stocks smart additions to your portfolio. The stock market has tripled since the financial crisis, Yet, low rates are still squeezing savers. Investors are now faced with […]
The 3 Stock Income Portfolio Earning A Safe 9.7% Yield
Don’t settle for small dividend payments that won’t even help you pay the bills. With yields of 11.9%, 8.4%, and 9.0%, these three stocks with rock-solid cash flow and big dividends should be owned in every income investor’s portfolio, but there’s a great chance you haven’t seen them on CNBC. With the market setting new […]
My Favorite Income Stock Sector For A Corporate Tax Cut
With a new tax cut plan due to be out in weeks, Tim Plaehn shares his favorite income stock sector that will benefit the most from lower taxes. The three companies shared in this article will be able to boost dividends by a large amount if the proposed tax cuts go through. If you can […]
Here’s The Best Time To Buy These 2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks
Buying the dips on these two stocks, like Tim Plaehn explains in this article, effectively boosts the yield he earns on his investment and makes sure he puts more cash in his pocket. With his intimate knowledge of share price swings, Tim knows exactly the right time to recommend these two stocks. When it comes […]
Gold’s Bull Run Has Just Begun: Top 5 Stocks For Growth
After pulling back this week, investors can now buy shares of gold ETFs, gold mining stocks, and gold royalty stocks at a massive discount. With the long-term bull thesis still well intact, use this market sell-off to purchase cheap shares that will turn into long-term winners. Why to Own Gold and Gold Stocks Gold tumbled […]
3 Popular High-Yield Stocks I Don’t Recommend Owning
While these three high-yield stocks are popular among many income investors, for Tim Plaehn’s rigorous standards, they don’t make the cut. See why Tim doesn’t recommend these three seemingly attractive stocks and his recommended replacements. For The Dividend Hunter recommendations list of high yield stocks, I follow and analyze the financial results from several hundred […]
