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
THIS Corner of the High-Yield Space Is Thriving In the Pandemic
The stock market sell-off has put BDC stocks essentially "on sale" like: ARCC, MAIN, ORCC and PSEC. Read on...
4 High-Yield Dividend Traps to Sell Now
There are some types of businesses that are always dividend cut landmines like: NLY, AGNC FRO and GMLP.
4 "Outdoors" Dividend Stocks Up Double Digits
There are four stocks to invest in and profit from following relaxed stay-at-home rules and warm weather this summer like: BC, CWH, THO and PII.
Worried About Another Market Drop? Buy THIS!
The case is clear that you need some precious metals exposure in your investment portfolio like: WPM, FNV and RGLD.
3 Buy Rated High Yield Stocks for the Bear Market
Several factors have kept dividend-paying stocks down, but that means opportunity for patient investors in stocks like: IIPR, MET and RCII.
Trade of the Decade? Buy This 1 Stock for the Corona-Crash
The place to look for great future returns will be in the stocks that crashed the hardest but still provide essential services like: ENLC and AMZI.
Is Your Dividend Safe?
There are rock solid companies that continue to pay regular dividend rates through the crisis like: OKE.
3 Dividend Stocks That Continue to Reward Investors
Despite economic uncertainty some companies remain steadfast in their dividend payments like: EPD, AM and EPR.
8 Companies Ready to Cut or Suspend Dividends
Every day since the recent stock market and crude oil price crashes, I see dividend reduction notices cross my screen for companies like: EPR, PAA, IVZ, PRU, XOM, RDS.A, RDS.B, and TOT.