About Tim Plaehn
Tim is the lead income and dividend investing analyst at Investors Alley. He is the editor for The Dividend Hunter, a popular investment research advisory focusing on high-yield dividend stocks for investors who want a steady and growing income.
Prior to his work with Investors Alley, Tim was a stock broker, a Certified Financial Planner, and F-16 Fighter pilot and instructor with the United States Air Force. During his time in the service he was stationed at various military locations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Tim graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a degree in mathematics.
Tim’s area of specialty is evaluating income generating investments to find the combination of sustainable and growing dividends, special dividend opportunities, and share price appreciation driven by management’s commitment to dividend growth.
Tim’s best known for his work for over half a decade as editor of The Dividend Hunter.
Recent Articles By Tim Plaehn
2 Key Stocks and an ETF Helping to Drive the Market Higher
Market indexes exploded higher beginning last week propelling stocks like Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX), and the ETF InfraCap MLP (AMZA).
Buying 9%, 11%, and 15% Secure Dividends at Bargain Prices
he lack of share price recovery allows us to pick up shares of solid income stocks at excellent yields, such as Credit Suisse Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (GLDI), Lumen Technologies (LUMN), John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (HTD), and Invesco Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production ETF (PXE).
Buy These 3 High Yield Stocks on a Buyback Binge
Buybacks potential win/wins for companies that pay attractive dividends like Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA), New Residential Investment (NRZ), and MPLX LP (MPLX).
3 of the Most Shorted Stocks Today Paying Dividends
You can make significant gains by going long on stocks with high short interest like Iron Mountain (IRM), ViacomCBS (VIAC) and The New York Times Company (NYT).
3 Leading Dividend Stocks for Investors Preparing for Sector Rotation
Walmart Inc. (WMT), Union Pacific Corp. (UNP), and Linde plc (LIN) are the three largest companies out of the three leading in September S&P market sectors.
2 High-Yield REITs That Look To Be Winners In JCPenney's Bankruptcy
In the future you will see more coordination and integration between traditional brick-and-mortar retail outlets and the large online sellers like Simon Property Group (SPG) & Brookfield Property Partners (BPY), and Amazon (AMZN).
3 Popular High-Yield Healthcare REITs Could Be Going 'Code Blue'
Healthcare REITs with extensive senior living/nursing home exposure should be avoided until their future prospects become more evident like LTC, OHI and SNR.
Buy These 2 Secure Dividend Funds For a Zero Interest Rate World
Seasoned dividend investors are looking for high-yield investment in ETFs like: LQD, VFSTX, PFF and VPU.
NRZ Doubles Its Dividend and Looks to Increase Again
The potential to either restore dividends to nearly pre-pandemic levels or to start on a path of steady dividend growth is clear with: NRZ, GMLP and PAA.