Whether it's through stocks, bonds, ETFs, or other types of securities, all investors love seeing their portfolios score big returns. But when you're an income investor, your primary focus is generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments.While cash flow can come from bond interest or interest from other types of investments, income investors hone in on dividends. A dividend is the distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders; it's often viewed by its dividend yield, a ...

Blue-chip forever stocks should always form the core of your portfolio. People have their tastes, and some like investing in penny stocks, dividend stocks, growth stocks or ETFs. On the other hand, many people these days stick to cryptos only. However, I think having some evergreen stocks form the core of your portfolio is the most reasonable idea.No one has a crystal ball, and even the best investors fail when they go into risky assets. On the other hand, if you play too safe, you’ll risk being left behind ...

Aflac Incorporated (AFL) is set to acquire a 40% stake in a private credit asset management firm, Tree Line Capital Partners, per The Wall Street Journal. With this move, AFL is likely to capitalize on the thriving private credit market.Aflac is set to buy the stake in Tree Line Capital for a price tag of $100 million from Tree Line's private equity investor, Stone Point Capital, and Tree Line's management. Per the deal, Aflac intends to fund Tree Line using a portion of the investible cash generated from i ...

NEW YORK, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Global Investments (AGI), the asset management subsidiary of Aflac Incorporated, announced today that it has agreed to acquire a stake in San Francisco-based lower middle-market direct lender, Tree Line Capital Partners (Tree Line). The structure of the deal provides AGI with a 40% interest in the company upon closing. In addition, Aflac is making a multiyear commitment to allocate a portion of its annual investable cashflow to Tree Line.Tree Line was founded in ...

Forward-Looking Statements and Non-GAAP Financial Measures The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” to encourage companies to provide prospective information, so long as those informational statements are identified as forward-looking and are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements. The company desires to take advantage of these ...

Aflac Incorporated (AFL) reported strong first-quarter 2024 results, supported by lower benefits and claims, operating expenses and higher investment income, signaling its effective investment strategies. Improving profit levels from both the Japan and U.S. operations were major tailwinds. However, premium sales figures decreased in both the segments.It reported first-quarter 2024 adjusted earnings per share of $1.66, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5.1%. Also, the bottom line increased from $1.5 ...

Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call May 2, 2024 7:00 AM ET Company Participants David Young - VP of Investor and Rating Agency Relations Dan Amos - Chairman and CEO and President Max Broden - EVP and CFO Virgil Miller - President, Aflac U.S. Charles Lake - Chairman and Representative Director, President of Aflac International Masatoshi Koide - President and Representative Director, Aflac Life Insurance Japan Koichiro Yoshizumi - EVP, Director of Sales & Marketing Alliance Strategy ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (Mark One) ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024 or ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number: 001-07434 _____________________________________________Aflac Incorporated _________________________________________________________ ...

Aflac (AFL) reported $5.44 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 13.3%. EPS of $1.66 for the same period compares to $1.55 a year ago.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +25.94% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.32 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.58, the EPS surprise was +5.06%.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expect ...

Aflac (AFL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.66 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.58 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.55 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 5.06%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this insurer would post earnings of $1.47 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.25, delivering a surprise of -14.97%.Over the last four quarters, the company has surpass ...