This Week's Ex-Dividend Dates And One Company To Buy

Seeking AlphaDividend Quick PicksThis Week's Ex-Dividend Dates And One Company To BuyOct. 5, 2020 10:25 AM ET|| Includes: A, ACN, BDN, BNS, BNSPF, BRC, CIO, CIO.PA, CMCSA, CPB, DG, GD, GIS, JOUT, JPM, JPM.PC, JPM.PD, JPM.PG, JPM.PH, JW-A, JW-B, KGC, MA, MRVL, NTAP, NYT, OGE, ORCL, PGR, SAFM, SPG, SPG.PJ, T, T.PA, T.PC, TBB, TBC, TD, TOL, TORDF, UVV, VZ, WDRby: The European ViewThe European View Long Only, long-term horizon, Dividend Investing, Dividend Growth InvestingSummaryLike every week on my TEV blog, I want to show you some stocks that will go ex-dividend in the next few days.
This time, I will take a closer look at John Wiley & Sons and General Mills.
Compared to John Wiley & Sons, the risk/reward ratio at General Mills is, in my opinion, more promising.
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Introduction Like every week on my TEV blog, I want to show you some stocks that will go ex-dividend in the next few days. I'll also review a few companies that are currently in the focus of investors or that have an attractive fundamental valuation. Additionally, I'll give you some insights into my retirement portfolio and/or share my thoughts and experiences about individual companies with you. This time, I will take a closer look at John Wiley & Sons (NYSE: JW-A) (NYSE: JW-B) and General Mills (NYSE: GIS).

Why yields are a simple way to screen companies
Dividends are a great thing. Even in bad stock market times, they provide a juicy cash flow per month. If you want to benefit from dividend payments as quickly as possible, you must pay attention to the ex-dividend dates. This date is the day on which shares are traded without their subsequent dividend value. Only if you owned the stocks on this day are you entitled to receive the dividend.
Usually, there are always exciting dividend companies that are worth a second look. And the dividend yield is an excellent way to get an initial overview of companies that may be worth further due diligence.
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