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It has been a rough week for both investors and traders after the surprising UK vote over a week ago. In the June 18th column "The Week Ahead: Is The Fear Trade Your Best Bet Now?" I made the case that investing based on a potential vote in favor of leaving the European Union was not a good idea. My market analysis at the time indicated that the "market clearly seems positioned for a No vote on June 23rd". It has been my experience that market shocks and Black Swan events must be viewed in the context of the market's long-term trend. When such events take place in bear market investors should have very light long positions in stocks so any damage should have a limited impact. The fact that the monthly NYSE Advance/Decline line made a new high in May and was acting stronger than prices provided strong evidence that the stock market's major trend was positive. So what can an investor do?

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We've hit the midpoint of 2016, which makes it a great time to review your portfolio and shop for some top-notch dividend-growth stocks as we head into the back half of 2016.

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After two weeks of intense volatility in the markets and in volatility itself we are left with some very interesting statistics:

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Dividend growth investors today are lucky to get 3% from their large cap stocks while tech investors endure painful volatility without any short-term reward. But I know how to get the best of both worlds with a 4-fund tech portfolio that generates 8.5% income. Best of all, you can collect these yields while you wait for these companies’ massive growth to drop through to their bottom line into shareholders’ pockets.

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The couple that controls Chinese express delivery firm Yunda Express would be worth $1.9 billion under a backdoor listing plan announced on Saturday.

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It was always looking as if it might take a lawyer to clear a way forward in the shambles following the U.K. referendum on membership of the European Union, which resulted in a 'Leave' vote.

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A former Wall Street stock analyst spills the beans on how the business of investing really works.

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/7/16, Hatteras Financial Corp (NYSE: HTS), Lincoln National Corp. (NYSE: LNC), and AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Hatteras Financial Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.0880 on 7/14/16, Lincoln National Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.25 on 8/1/16, and AT&T Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.48 on 8/1/16.

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At mid-year, there's only one winner from Barron's Top 10 listing for 2016.

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Proctor & Gamble is the weakest performing among the eight Dogs of the Dow. Here's how they all fared.

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