| Bill Poulos is offering his Smart Trade Options Checklist at no cost today - normally priced at $29.97.
It's a single-page, seven-point filter designed to help traders identify weak setups before placing any options trade. Print it, keep it at your desk, and run it before every trade. The download link expires soon.  |
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| | TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan warns that AI's rapid rise has a dark side, threatening American jobs and livelihoods. He says now is the time to prepare before August 31st.
TradeSmith has invested $17 million in AI tools and built a platform used by 180,000 traders worldwide. One user, Stephen, credits it with building a $2.95 million retirement portfolio.  |
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| Ex-Dividend Stocks for Monday, August 24th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | ADEA Adeia | $26.25 | $0.05
quarterly | 0.72% | $0.05 | 18.5% | 9/14/26
| | AEIS Advanced Energy Industries | $285.83 | $0.10
quarterly | 0.12% | $0.10 | 7.5% | 9/4/26
| | ATO Atmos Energy | $167.16 | $1.00
quarterly | 2.32% | $1.00 | 47.6% | 9/8/26
| | FSCO FS Credit Opportunities | $5.19 | $0.06
monthly | 14.13% | $0.06 | - | 8/31/26
| | GGAL Grupo Financiero Galicia | $41.45 | $0.05
monthly | 1.16% | - | 26.0% | 8/31/26
| | GLNG Golar LNG | $52.00 | $0.25
quarterly | 1.95% | $0.25 | 62.5% | 9/2/26
| | HQH abrdn Healthcare Investors | $24.35 | $0.66
quarterly | 11.26% | $0.61 | - | 8/31/26
| | HQH abrdn Healthcare Investors | $24.35 | $0.66
quarterly | 11.26% | $0.66 | - | 9/30/26
| | JCAP Jernigan Capital | $22.29 | $0.24
quarterly | 4.10% | $0.24 | 39.2% | 9/3/26
| | LYB LyondellBasell Industries | $67.70 | $0.69
quarterly | 4.33% | $0.69 | -244.2% | 8/31/26
| | MAS Masco | $73.39 | $0.32
quarterly | 1.72% | $0.32 | 29.4% | 8/28/26
| | MCHP Microchip Technology | $76.08 | $0.46
quarterly | 2.45% | $0.46 | 271.6% | 9/9/26
| | MMM 3M | $178.93 | $0.78
quarterly | 1.71% | $0.78 | 55.4% | 9/11/26
| | MRX Marex Group plc Ordinary Shares | $72.99 | $0.16
quarterly | 0.90% | $0.16 | 11.5% | 9/9/26
| | MUSA Murphy USA | $567.65 | $0.65
quarterly | 0.46% | $0.64 | 7.8% | 9/3/26
| | PAAS Pan American Silver | $53.11 | $0.18
quarterly | 1.01% | $0.18 | 21.8% | 9/4/26
| | PATK Patrick Industries | $83.41 | $0.47
quarterly | 2.19% | $0.47 | 44.5% | 9/8/26
| | PAYC Paycom Software | $229.37 | $0.38
quarterly | 0.89% | $0.38 | 15.9% | 9/8/26
| | PRMB Primo Brands | $23.15 | $0.12
quarterly | 2.09% | $0.12 | 184.6% | 9/8/26
| | R Ryder System | $249.44 | $1.01
quarterly | 1.50% | $0.91 | 29.6% | 9/18/26
| | RDN Radian Group | $36.61 | $0.26
quarterly | 2.81% | $0.26 | 26.2% | 9/9/26
| | TECH Bio-Techne | $72.32 | $0.65
quarterly | 3.60% | $0.08 | 27.8% | 9/4/26
| | TSCO Tractor Supply | $34.98 | $0.24
quarterly | 2.82% | $0.24 | 50.0% | 9/8/26
| | TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure | $44.74 | $0.48
monthly | 12.36% | $0.48 | - | 8/31/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close today to receive the next dividend payment. |
SpaceX has filed for its IPO - but there are 7 publicly traded space stocks that may be better plays right now.
The list includes the only public company competing on orbital launches, a stock up 786% this year that just turned profitable, and a $1 billion micro-cap launching military spy satellites most traders have never heard of.  |
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Ex-Dividend Stocks for Tuesday, August 25th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | CDW CDW | $137.25 | $0.63
quarterly | 1.80% | $0.63 | 30.3% | 9/10/26
| | CRAI Charles River Associates | $176.90 | $0.57
quarterly | 1.29% | $0.57 | 30.4% | 9/14/26
| | CRS Carpenter Technology | $494.98 | $0.20
quarterly | 0.15% | $0.20 | 7.6% | 9/3/26
| | JNJ Johnson & Johnson | $270.69 | $1.34
quarterly | 2.17% | $1.34 | 62.1% | 9/8/26
| | MKSI MKS | $279.11 | $0.25
quarterly | 0.31% | $0.25 | 15.9% | 9/3/26
| | PBR Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras | $19.13 | $0.19
special | - | - | 8.6% | 12/29/26
| | PBR Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras | $19.13 | $0.26
special | - | - | 8.6% | 12/1/26
| | PLUS ePlus | $86.85 | $0.27
quarterly | 1.11% | $0.27 | 23.6% | 9/16/26
| | PRU Prudential Financial | $121.21 | $1.40
quarterly | 4.58% | $1.40 | 50.7% | 9/10/26
| | RBA RB Global | $86.97 | $0.33
quarterly | 1.18% | $0.31 | 53.2% | 9/17/26
| | RHI Robert Half | $44.87 | $0.59
quarterly | 6.10% | $0.59 | 205.2% | 9/15/26
| | SPB Spectrum Brands | $86.93 | $0.47
quarterly | 2.08% | $0.47 | 57.3% | 9/22/26
| | WLK Westlake | $78.96 | $0.53
quarterly | 2.68% | $0.53 | -22.1% | 9/10/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close tomorrow to receive the next dividend payment. |
With OpenAI and Anthropic moving closer to the IPO spotlight, AI excitement could spill into several public-market sectors this summer - and most investors may chase the obvious names too late.
A free report identifies 7 stocks positioned around themes that could matter most this summer: AI infrastructure, energy demand, travel, entertainment, home improvement, and more. Built for a market where leadership may rotate quickly.  |
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Ex-Dividend Stocks for Wednesday, August 26th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | CCS Century Communities | $69.94 | $0.32
quarterly | 1.82% | $0.32 | 28.1% | 9/9/26
| | CNK Cinemark | $36.63 | $0.09
quarterly | 0.96% | $0.09 | 21.3% | 9/9/26
| | HL Hecla Mining | $20.78 | $0.00
quarterly | 0.10% | $0.00 | 2.0% | 9/10/26
| | SLF Sun Life Financial | $79.07 | $0.96
quarterly | 3.37% | $0.96 | 66.1% | 9/29/26
| | SPGI S&P Global | $431.10 | $0.97
quarterly | 0.95% | $0.97 | 23.7% | 9/10/26
| | UGP Ultrapar Participacoes | $6.73 | $0.19 | 6.34% | - | 34.4% | 9/14/26
| | VOYA Voya Financial | $97.74 | $0.47
quarterly | 1.87% | $0.47 | 31.7% | 9/28/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close tomorrow to receive the next dividend payment. |
| Dividend Stock IdeasThis is a list of companies that meet common criteria that investors use to evaluate dividend stocks. This list contains companies that have dividend yields greater than 3%, payout ratios of less than 75% (or less than 100% for REITs), five-year average annual dividend growth of at least 1.5% and a minimum market cap of $1 billion. |
| | Company | Dividend Yield | Annual Payout | Payout Ratio | Annual Dividend Growth | P/E Ratio | Market Cap | | TBCG TBC Bank Group PLC | 4.15% | GBX 1,067.01 | 41.39% | 5.29% | 1.85 | £2.57K | | FSK FS KKR Capital Corp. | 14.11% | $1.68 | N/A | 1.81% | 6.17 | $3.29K | | CIG Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS | 11.53% | $0.22 | 47.83% | 29.20% | 10.13 | $5.49K | | EFC Ellington Financial Inc. | 11.44% | $1.56 | 95.12% | 4.36% | 8.33 | $1.76K | | CYRBY Cyrela Brazil Realty SA | 9.68% | $0.44 | 46.81% | 11.38% | 4.88 | $1.76K |
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