| Every year, the world's top security and economic minds gather in Munich, and their 2026 report just described the current global order in two words: "Under Destruction." Trade fragmentation, rising power conflicts, weakened institutions, and growing instability mean the system that supported markets for decades is shifting. Now add $38 trillion in U.S. debt with foreign buyers pulling back, central banks buying record amounts of gold quietly and consistently, and liquidity tightening as confidence in the old system weakens—if your IRA or 401(k) is heavily tied to stocks, you may be more exposed than you realize.  |
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| | Gold didn't creep higher—it broke $5,000, a level many analysts thought would hold. Now JPMorgan, the biggest bank on earth, just raised its 2026 gold forecast to $6,300 and laid out a credible path to $8,000 if everyday investors increase their gold allocations even slightly. Most Americans hold less than 1% in gold, and if that number moves even slightly higher, demand collides with limited supply, and prices reprice fast.  |
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| Ex-Dividend Stocks for Tuesday, July 28th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | ASML ASML | $1,699.16 | $2.15
quarterly | 0.47% | $3.18 | 33.5% | 8/5/26
| | CE Celanese | $45.30 | $0.03
quarterly | 0.25% | $0.03 | -1.2% | 8/10/26
| | FAST Fastenal | $47.20 | $0.26
quarterly | 2.24% | $0.24 | 81.4% | 8/25/26
| | NEXA Nexa Resources | $12.91 | $0.13
special | - | - | 6.3% | 8/11/26
| | NOK Nokia | $9.25 | $0.05
quarterly | 1.87% | $0.05 | 92.9% | 8/11/26
| | PAYX Paychex | $115.28 | $1.19
quarterly | 4.15% | $1.19 | 97.3% | 8/28/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close today to receive the next dividend payment. |
Gold broke through $5,000 in 2026 and outperformed the S&P 500, a move JPMorgan now expects to extend toward $6,300, with a path to $8,000.
Most Western portfolios still hold less than 1% in gold, even as major banks now call it a core holding rather than a crisis hedge.
A free Info Guide shows how to add gold to an existing IRA or 401(k) without penalties or taxes.  |
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Ex-Dividend Stocks for Wednesday, July 29th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | AM Antero Midstream | $22.45 | $0.23
quarterly | 4.02% | $0.23 | 104.7% | 8/12/26
| | ENTG Entegris | $129.48 | $0.10
quarterly | 0.29% | $0.10 | 23.1% | 8/19/26
| | PSEC Prospect Capital | $2.20 | $0.04
monthly | 15.27% | $0.04 | -113.5% | 8/20/26
| | PXED Phoenix Education Partners | $29.28 | $0.21
quarterly | 2.44% | $0.21 | 39.1% | 8/14/26
| | WST West Pharmaceutical Services | $333.00 | $0.22
quarterly | 0.24% | $0.22 | 11.3% | 8/5/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close tomorrow to receive the next dividend payment. |
U.S. debt is closing in on 38 trillion as foreign buyers pull back, tightening liquidity across markets.
The 2026 Munich Security Report just called the global order Under Destruction, citing trade fragmentation and weakened institutions.
Meanwhile, central banks are buying gold at record levels without explanation, and gold has outpaced the S&P 500 in 2026.  |
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Ex-Dividend Stocks for Thursday, July 30th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | ATR AptarGroup | $133.06 | $0.48
quarterly | 1.42% | $0.48 | 32.9% | 8/20/26
| | BMO Bank Of Montreal | $179.03 | $1.71
quarterly | 3.04% | $1.67 | 51.0% | 8/26/26
| | BSBR Banco Santander Brasil | $5.40 | $0.10
quarterly | 7.74% | - | - | 8/17/26
| | CAG Conagra Brands | $14.98 | $0.18
quarterly | 4.95% | $0.35 | -35.0% | 9/2/26
| | CFG Citizens Financial Group | $72.28 | $0.46
quarterly | 2.48% | $0.46 | 39.9% | 8/13/26
| | FUL H. B. Fuller | $56.31 | $0.25
quarterly | 1.68% | $0.25 | 30.1% | 8/13/26
| | STZ Constellation Brands | $129.02 | $1.03
quarterly | 2.96% | $1.03 | 39.3% | 8/13/26
| | 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 | 5.30% | GBX 1,067.01 | 41.39% | 5.29% | 1.87 | £2.66K | | FSK FS KKR Capital Corp. | 28.22% | $1.68 | N/A | 1.81% | N/A | $3.04K | | BGEO Lion Finance Group PLC | 4.45% | GEL 1,622.58 | 31.57% | 4.90% | 2.30 | GEL509.96K | | EFC Ellington Financial Inc. | 11.67% | $1.56 | 93.98% | 4.36% | 8.12 | $1.69K | | PRGO Perrigo Company plc | 11.50% | $1.16 | N/A | 5.21% | N/A | $1.44K | | WPP WPP plc | 5.46% | GBX 31.90 | N/A | 4.75% | N/A | £3.11K |
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