Shares in focus: Can the good times last for Verizon?

The American telecoms giants is making healthy profits, says Phil Oakley. But buying the shares isn't without risk.

Profits are healthy and the dividend is safe, so snap up a few shares, says Phil Oakley.

Buying shares that pay out regular chunky dividends is a popular investing strategy. Not only are these shares a good source of income, but they also tend to be a lot less volatile and risky than companies with lower yields. Investors often buy shares in telecoms for this reason. That said, blindly buying shares on the basis of yield alone can be a dangerous road to go down.

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Phil spent 13 years as an investment analyst for both stockbroking and fund management companies.

 

After graduating with a MSc in International Banking, Economics & Finance from Liverpool Business School in 1996, Phil went to work for BWD Rensburg, a Liverpool based investment manager. In 2001, he joined ABN AMRO as a transport analyst. After a brief spell as a food retail analyst, he spent five years with ABN's very successful UK Smaller Companies team where he covered engineering, transport and support services stocks.

 

In 2007, Phil joined Halbis Capital Management as a European equities analyst. He began writing for MoneyWeek in 2010.