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Julia Santos

Julia Santos is an accountant and the founding editor of Dividends Times, with a specialization in cryptocurrency taxation from Faculdade Trevisan (Brazil). She covers dividend safety, income ETFs and income investing, and every yield comes with its risk, plainly stated.

German 10-year Bund yield hits 15-year high as U.S.-Iran tensions push oil prices and Treasury yields higher

October 13, 2026August 31, 2026 by Julia Santos

German 10-year Bund yield hits a 15-year high while long-dated U.S. Treasury yields edge up as U.S.-Iran military escalation lifts oil prices.

Categories News Tags geopolitics, German Bund yield, income investing, oil prices, treasury yields, U.S.-Iran tensions Leave a comment

3 sectors pay most of America’s dividends, and the reasons are baked into their business models

August 31, 2026 by Julia Santos

Utilities, consumer staples and telecom dominate dividend investing. Learn the business-model reasons behind their reliable payouts and sector-specific risks.

Categories Guides Tags consumer staples, dividend sectors, dividend stocks, income investing, telecom dividends, utilities dividends Leave a comment

Your foreign dividend can shrink 20% before you even get paid: how currency risk works in ADRs

August 30, 2026 by Julia Santos

Learn how currency risk affects ADR dividends, what depositary bank fees cost you, and how to evaluate foreign dividend stocks traded in the US.

Categories Guides Tags ADRs, currency risk, depositary receipts, foreign dividends, income investing, international stocks Leave a comment

What the size of a dividend increase really tells you about a company

August 30, 2026 by Julia Santos

Learn how dividend increases get announced, what the size of a hike signals about future cash flow, and how to separate confident raises from token bumps.

Categories Guides Tags cash flow, dividend announcements, dividend growth, dividend increases, income investing, shareholder returns Leave a comment

6 checks that separate reliable dividend stocks from yield traps

August 29, 2026 by Julia Santos

Use this 6-step checklist to evaluate any dividend stock before you buy. Covers yield, payout ratio, growth streak, debt, sector risk, and safety score.

Categories Guides Tags dividend investing, dividend safety, dividend stock checklist, payout ratio, yield trap Leave a comment

Most S&P 500 dividends survived 2008 and 2020, but the cuts that did happen clustered in a few predictable places

August 29, 2026 by Julia Santos

How do dividend stocks perform during a recession? We break down the 2008 and 2020 dividend cut waves by sector and show which payers held firm.

Categories Guides Tags defensive dividends, dividend cuts, dividend safety, dividend stocks recession, income investing, recession investing Leave a comment

Why a 2% yield can beat a 5% yield: dividend yield by sector, explained

August 29, 2026August 28, 2026 by Julia Santos

Learn typical dividend yield by sector for REITs, utilities, tech and consumer staples, and why comparing raw yields across sectors is misleading.

Categories Guides Tags dividend investing, dividend yield, income investing, REITs, sector analysis, yield comparison Leave a comment

Your dividend just disappeared: what happens to payouts when a company is acquired

August 29, 2026August 28, 2026 by Julia Santos

Learn what happens to your dividends when a company is acquired, including cash vs. stock deals, final payouts, tax treatment, and how to protect your income.

Categories Guides Tags dividend investing, dividend stocks, income investing, mergers and acquisitions, stock buyouts, tax on acquisitions Leave a comment

5 Dividend Aristocrats that thrive when inflation refuses to cool, according to analysts

August 29, 2026August 27, 2026 by Julia Santos

Sticky inflation is steering income investors toward Dividend Aristocrats with pricing power. Here are 5 names analysts say belong in portfolios for the long

Categories Dividend Aristocrats Tags defensive stocks, Dividend Aristocrats, income investing, inflation, pricing power, S&P 500 Leave a comment

7 high-yield dividend stocks that could beat Treasuries for the rest of 2026

August 29, 2026August 27, 2026 by Julia Santos

Seven high-yield dividend stocks may outperform Treasury bonds through year-end 2026. Here’s what income investors should weigh.

Categories Dividend Stocks Tags 2026 outlook, dividend yield, high-yield dividend stocks, income investing, interest rates, Treasury bonds Leave a comment
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