dividends Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/dividends/ North Devon's Leading Wealth Managers Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:56:52 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.miltonpj.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PJMCO-Site-Image-4-100x100.png dividends Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/dividends/ 32 32 Welcome to our new clients https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/11/24/clients-new-and-old-very-welcome/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:56:46 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12078 Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to welcome a number of new clients bringing funds to our fold – thank you very much indeed for the confidence expressed and looking forward to having you in our Elite Club! We don’t take ‘just anybody’, either! We guarantee one thing – that we shall try our best […]

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]]> Record global dividends but is UK honeymoon over? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/12/04/global-dividend-record-high/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:18:05 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11513 Good news that global dividends paid to investors hit a new record in the third quarter. This was $431billion according to Janus Henderson’s latest research, with 88% of companies increasing or holding their payout rates (84% in the UK, though the overall rate dropped in fact, as miners cut their special dividends from before). Dividends […]

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]]> Fortune’s coin has flipped https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/05/14/coin-has-flipped-for-uk-markets/ Tue, 14 May 2024 13:24:38 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11176 Hasn’t it been lovely to actually have some real spring weather for a change! The Garden is looking lovely, with clematis, azaleas and wisteria either in bloom or soon, complemented by apple blossom, early bedding plants and the grass in otherwise muddy areas finally showing signs of recovery, from such a wet start to the […]

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]]> Markets, investments and taxes https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/05/03/uk-markets-holding-against-us/ Fri, 03 May 2024 12:09:16 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11155 Good afternoon. Well, the UK market is progressing comfortably whilst the US has slipped-back. Our clients’ 5 April reports will be landing on door mats imminently and it is pleasing to note that generally gentle progress has continued since then. BHP makes an audacious bid for UK-quoted Anglo American, owner of DeBeers amongst other mining […]

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]]> The new tax year – what are the market movers and shakers? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/04/12/new-tax-year-2024-market-movers-and-shakers/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11131 I hope that you have had a good Easter. Welcome to the new tax year, a time for opportunity to maximise your ISA and Pension allowances for example – better earlier than later! Watch-out too as the Taxman cometh if you have too much in dividends, interest or investment gains as the tax-free allowances are […]

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]]> Happy Easter musings and the financial markets https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/03/28/easter-wishes-and-the-financial-markets/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:29:50 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11115 My apologies for another eshot so soon but I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy Easter. The time has crept-up upon us quickly this year, to a special time when too many parts of the world are quite broken and without easy resolution. Let us reflect upon those whilst at […]

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]]> Are you confident about your retirement plan? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/02/07/are-you-confident-about-your-retirement-finances/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:42:15 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11064 A recent study by Standard Life has shown that less than one in 10 of those aged over 65 feel confident about managing their retirement finances. Retirement is of course an uncertain time for many people, whether financially or simply the trepidation of entering the unknown and perhaps not knowing how you might spend your […]

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]]> UK stock market is one of the best for dividends https://www.miltonpj.net/2023/04/19/uk-stock-market-best-for-dividends/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:07:03 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10526 Despite the cost of living crisis, high interest rates and ongoing uncertainty, 2023 looks set to be the ‘year of the dividends’ for investors and in that regard the UK remains one of the best-valued markets around. A recent study of markets by Evelyn Partners said the firm was expecting investors to seek securities yielding […]

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