https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com Learn Stock Trading & Investing: Original Data Driven Research & Strategies Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:05:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-LST-logo-retina-480-32x32.png https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com 32 32 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/buying-stocks-for-dividends/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:22:49 +0000 http://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/?p=3812 Our step-by-step guide covers four dividend strategies: high yield, safe dividends, long-term dividend growth, and dividend value stocks. It also shows you the tools and screening criteria you need to find high-quality dividend stocks.]]> https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/high-dividend-yield-stock-screener/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:29:38 +0000 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/?p=13700 To find high-yield dividend stocks requires scanning for key criteria such as dividend yield, growth, payout ratio, and EPS. A safer and more profitable strategy will incorporate value investing criteria like margin of safety and price to sales.]]> https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/dividend-stock-screener/ https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/dividend-stock-screener/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2024 03:24:09 +0000 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/?p=13404 Our research shows you how to create the best dividend stock screener; you must decide on a high-yield, safe, or dividend growth strategy. Next, choose our tested criteria for your screener, like payout ratio, yield, and coverage.]]> https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/dividend-stock-screener/feed/ 3 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/dividend-growth-stock-screener/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 06:33:00 +0000 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/?p=13727 To find the best dividend growth stocks, we need to screen for specific criteria. Find stocks with a 10+ year history of growing dividends, a sustainable payout ratio, 5-year sales growth over 4%, and a margin of safety greater than 0.]]> https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/what-are-defensive-stocks/ Mon, 06 May 2024 06:33:07 +0000 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/?p=22074 The best way to find defensive stocks is by using Benjamin Graham's timeless rules for the defensive investor: Stability, earnings, dividends, price-to-book ratio, and the price-to-Graham number.]]> https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/preferred-stock-dividend/ Mon, 06 May 2024 06:31:42 +0000 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/?p=25508 Preferred stock dividends are a form of payment made to preferred stock shareholders. Preferred stock is a type of ownership in a company granting privileges such as priority over common stockholders in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation.]]> https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/are-reinvested-dividends-taxable/ Mon, 06 May 2024 04:36:49 +0000 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/?p=15662 Reinvested dividends are generally taxable. The tax rate usually depends on the type of dividend received and your income tax bracket. For example, qualified dividends may be taxed lower than non-qualified dividends. Are Reinvested Dividends Taxable? Yes, dividend payments are taxable. But depending on how you set things up, you may be taxed at a […]]]> https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/dividend-reinvestment-plan-drips/ Mon, 06 May 2024 04:25:37 +0000 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/?p=17181 Dividend reinvestment plans are an effective way to reinvest dividends directly with a company to accumulate more shares over time without having to pay commission fees for each transaction. This allows for a steady stream of cost-effective income for the investor and stability for the company.]]> https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/types-of-stock-common-stock-preferred-stock/ Mon, 06 May 2024 03:58:17 +0000 http://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/?p=3819 Common stock has voting rights and price appreciation in line with market prices, whereas preferred stock does not. However, preferred stock has higher priority dividend payments and liquidity rights in case of insolvency. The downside of preferred stock is that it has no voting rights, and they are callable.]]> https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/how-to-calculate-dividend-yield/ Mon, 06 May 2024 03:42:57 +0000 https://www.liberatedstocktrader.com/?p=9937 To calculate dividend yield, divide the stock's annual dividend per share by the stock's current market price. The dividend yield increases as share prices drop, so to triple your yields, buy stock price panic crashes.]]>