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Warren Buffett’s Most Wanted Dividend Stocks

2012-05-22T15:00:00.000-05:00

Warren Buffett is an American investor, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)(BRK.B). He is the third-richest man in the world according to Forbes and one of the most influential people in the world. The investor generates nearly USD1 billion in free cash flow per month and has additional USD37.8 billion in cash for takeover projects. As of the fourth quarter 2011, Buffett's latest

High Yield Dividend Stocks Undervalued

2012-05-22T10:30:00.000-05:00

Do you consider yourself a value investor? For value ideas, we ran a screen that you may be interested in. We began by screening for high-yield dividend stocks, with yields between 2%-7%, for those that also appear undervalued to earnings growth, with PEG below 1. We then screened these names to find those that appear undervalued to the Graham Number. The Graham Number was created by the “

Should You Worry About CenturyLink's Dividend?

2012-05-22T05:30:00.000-05:00

CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL ) totally waxed Wall Street's earnings estimates in the first quarter. Adjusted earnings rang in at $0.68 per share, well beyond the average analyst target at $0.58. Revenue of $4.6 billion was right in line with the Street view. Just to rub it in, management raised earnings and cash-flow guidance for the second quarter just north of current analyst targets. One thing the

Dividend Stocks That Are Rising In This Market

2012-05-21T15:00:00.000-05:00

When stocks go south, it's useful to see what's going north. An investor can get an idea of what's working under tough circumstances and perhaps get a few names worth further research. IBD did a screen of S&P 100 stocks that rose since the May 2 close. The general market came under pressure May 3 and shifted to correction the day after. The S&P 100 index is comprised of established companies,

How To Increase Retirement Income

2012-05-21T10:30:00.000-05:00

Traditional investments for retirement accounts have emphasized investment grade bonds with a high degree of safety. But low interest rates from the Federal Reserve have forced investment thinking to change for retirement accounts. Treasury rates are at or near record lows, not far above zero. Investment grade bond yields are 2-5%. Today, IBM (IBM) announced that it expects to borrow $1.5 billion

Treasury Bonds or Dividend Stocks? (Video)

2012-05-21T05:30:00.000-05:00

PNC Wealth Management Senior V.P. Bill Stone on the benefits of dividend stocks. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Source: Fox News Related Articles: - 10 Stocks That Have Paid Dividends Since The 1800s - 7 Exceptional Dividend Growth Stocks With Quality Financials - Are You Patient Enough To Be Wealthy? These 12 Dividend Stocks Will Help You Wait - 10 Dividend Stocks For Healthy

Gold Standard For Dividend Investing

2012-05-20T15:00:00.000-05:00

Gold stocks have dropped, while the price of gold per ounce has traded between $1700 and $1600 in recent months, well above the cash costs of gold production. As a result, many gold stocks are trading at very low price-to-book multiples. Several gold miners are attractive value plays which pay reliable dividends and can be used to construct limited-risk income positions. KGC, AUY, and ABX

Which Dividend Stock Would You Choose?

2012-05-20T05:30:00.000-05:00

In looking at two companies in the same sector, would you prefer to have a stock that pays a 2.7% dividend or one that pays a 3.1% dividend? The answer might seem obvious at first; all else equal, who wouldn’t take the higher cash payout? “Company A,” has done a much better job than the other of raising its dividend over the past decade and particularly in the last few years. Company A is the

the Risk of Chasing High Dividend Yields

2012-05-19T15:00:00.000-05:00

What’s the easiest way to find a stock with a 10% dividend yield? Find a stock yielding 5% and watch its price get cut in half. I say this mostly in jest, but this is precisely what happened to investors in RadioShack (RSH), the iconic electronics and gadgets chain still found in most American shopping malls. At time of writing, RadioShack yields 9.8%, and this is after the company already

Simon Property Up 72% In Two Years

2012-05-19T05:30:00.000-05:00

Simon Property Group (SPG) continues to deliver better-than-expected results on solid rent growth and improving occupancy rates. Management recently raised its guidance for 2012, prompting analysts to revise their estimates higher. Simon Property Group is the largest real estate company in the world. It owns or has an interest in 337 retail real estate properties in North America and Asia

Stocks With Earnings to Keep Paying Dividends

2012-05-18T15:00:00.000-05:00

Buying dividend-paying stocks has many advantages. Historically, dividendpaying stocks outperform non dividend paying stocks. Each time a dividend is paid, the total capital at risk decreases. If a stock dividend is 3% and the company never adjusts their payment up or down in real dollars (not likely, but we will assume so for illustration purposes) the company will pay you back in full for your

McKinney Likes Batting Average of Dividend Stocks

2012-05-18T10:30:00.000-05:00

Burns McKinney is a Dallas-based portfolio manager at Allianz Global Investors, where his purview includes the Allianz NFJ Dividend Value Fund (PNEAX), the Allianz NFJ Global Dividend Value Fund (ANUAX) and the Allianz NFJ International Value Fund (AFJAX). He sees these funds as residing at the intersection of high dividend yields and value investing. A Texas Rangers fan, he compares

Dow Dogs Doggy For Picking High-Yield Stocks

2012-05-18T05:30:00.000-05:00

Picking high-dividend stocks is not as simple or straightforward as it initially appears. You might think that you should just pick the stocks with the highest yields. Surprisingly, that turns out to be an inferior approach. Take the so-called Dogs of the Dow strategy, which is perhaps the best-known approach among the retail investment public for picking high-yield stocks. The strategy took the

Liquid Undervalued Dividend Stocks

2012-05-17T15:00:00.000-05:00

Dividend stocks can be a great way to supplement your income, but what if the company goes bankrupt? One way to to ensure a company can sustain payouts is to check their current ratio. The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company’s ability to pay short-term debts (or dividends). If the ratio is high, then they can easily pay their liabilities. If the ratio is low (under 1) they

11.44% Average Portfolio Yield

2012-05-17T10:30:00.000-05:00

The market's turbulent market has created opportunities for retirees to acquire 5 stocks that average an 11.44% annual yield. Opportunities have offered terrific yields for high income yields. One can add to their high income arsenal to increase their annual retiree income. An 11.44% yield is significantly higher than Certificate of Deposit yields and Treasury Bond yields. I own Dynex Capital,

Dividend Growth Investors View Stocks Differently

2012-05-17T05:30:00.000-05:00

Dividend growth investors come in all shapes and sizes. Some invest for total return, others are interested exclusively in the dividends, and many have their eyes on both. Some have a relatively short time frame (say 10-20 years), while others are looking for success over much longer time spans. An investor beginning in her 20s may think of her time frame as 70 years or more. Some want "high

The Market Is Punishing Dividend Stocks

2012-05-16T15:30:00.000-05:00

For top earners, the tax rate on dividends is going to hit 43.4% if there are no changes in the current law. There are many layers to this whole "fiscal cliff" drama. The spending cuts are just one, but the potential hits to the economy are numerous, and this is just one example. Goldman's Alec Phillips says: The most likely scenario in our view is an extension of these investment-related tax

Higher-Yielding Consumer Stocks To Build Your Yield

2012-05-16T10:30:00.000-05:00

An investment strategy based on Dividend Growth Stocks focuses on companies that produce predictable results and thus are able to consistently raise their dividends. Demand for household and personal care products is generally stable and not affected by changes in the economy or other factors. If you lose your job, you probably won’t stop bathing, washing your clothes, brushing your teeth or stop

Warren Buffet Talks Dividend & USB Wants To Sell Debt

2012-05-16T05:30:00.000-05:00

Warren Buffet, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKB), now says that holding large reserves of cash for a long time is not sensible. He also told CNBC that a “logical dividend policy” will be discussed in next year’s annual report. UBS (NYSE:UBS) wants to sell its collateralized debt obligations assembled in 2007, during the current week. The instruments carry a face value of $1.5 billion, and

Attractive 12% Plus Yielding Dividend Stocks

2012-05-15T15:00:00.000-05:00

Investors can obtain 15% yields via mortgage real estate investment trusts (mREITs). The key is to focus on the management, review past performances, and identify which mREITs are likely to outperform the sector. I recommend focusing upon book value per share. Secondly, I have an extreme bias to investing with the best mREIT fund managers. Gary Kain is clearly that individual. I find his mREITs

Dividend Floodgates Open Wider

2012-05-15T10:30:00.000-05:00

The problem with bond payments (coupons), in most cases, is that they are static. I have never heard of a bond issuer sending a notice to a bond holder stating they wanted to increase the size of interest payments to their investors. On the flip side, stocks can and do increase payments to investors all the time. The nervous mood of investors is not much different from the temperament of uneasy

The Best Investment That One Can Make TODAY

2012-05-15T05:30:00.000-05:00

I was talking with a friend the other day and he asked me a very interesting question: what is the best investment that I can make TODAY? I’m not going to explain the whole context around this discussion but I wanted to mention these thoughts on this blog. Let’s say you have a specific amount (for this article, let’s put it at $10,000) that you can use to make more money. You don’t need this

Dividend Stocks You Can't Ignore

2012-05-14T15:00:00.000-05:00

If you're looking for a clean corporate bill of health, dividend payouts might be the best clue you can find. According to research from Corporate Executive Board, dividend payers in the S&P 500 rallied an average of 8% higher last year than their nonpaying peers. That's some healthy outperformance. Yes, I'm talking about 2011, a year when the broad market effectively closed flat on the year.

Dividend Stocks Can't Take The Place Of Bonds

2012-05-14T10:30:00.000-05:00

We are all very well aware that the new normal of increased volatility and low interest rates forces us to reconsider our investment strategies. I have been reducing my bond holdings and boosting my dividend stock holdings. However, I was reviewing what is possible with bonds and it slowed my migration away from Bonds, so I thought I would look at another view of Bonds. My basic thought was: Buy

Great Dividend You Can Buy Right Now

2012-05-14T05:30:00.000-05:00

Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable. In others, the dividend is so low it's not even worth the paper your dividend check is printed on. A solid dividend strikes the right balance of growth, value, and sustainability. Today, and one day each week for the rest of the year,