Dividends4Life

Stocks With Very Risky Dividends

2012-01-28T05:30:00.000-06:00

Dividend stocks live and die by their ability to keep their dividend payments flowing and increasing. Companies that strain to pay their dividend can quickly run into problems. I analyzed a group of six stocks with some precarious situations to see how vulnerable the dividends of each of these stocks and explore how likely each could get cut in 2012. One of the key elements to look at is the

Are Dividend Stocks Still Worth Buying?

2012-01-28T03:00:00.000-06:00

Long favored by risk-averse retirees, dividend-paying stocks have been attracting investors of all stripes lately for their high yields and market-trumping returns. But as their popularity grows, even some advisers are starting to ask: Are dividend payers getting too pricey? Investors poured $31.3 billion into mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that invest in dividend payers last year, nearly

Keys to Investing in Dividend Stocks

2012-01-27T10:30:00.000-06:00

Dividends are considered the ones that enable investors perform well in both good and bad markets. Indeed, during hard times, such as the 1929 crash and the crisis of the 40s, 50s, and 60s, investors turned to dividend stocks due to the return dividends provided. The interest for dividend stocks is a result of a change in the investing environment. Conventional passive growth stock has betrayed

Dividend Investing Strategy Generated 45%

2012-01-27T05:30:00.000-06:00

Investors sometimes talk about going defensive only to protect themselves from sharp downside movements. All too often they associate defensive stocks with hedging tools that provide little upside potential. What if you could pick a defensive investment risk management strategy that also provided market-beating gains over the past 10 years? Read on to find out how defensive can also be offensive

Bank of the West Wealth Favors Large-Cap Dividend Stocks

2012-01-27T03:00:00.000-06:00

-Bank of the West’s Wealth Management Group today released its 2012 investment outlook, recommending portfolio overweighting in U.S. large capitalization dividend paying equities and emerging and frontier markets. “We are cautiously optimistic on the U.S. economy for 2012 and believe market fears of a double-dip recession have faded. Our expectation is for relatively slow growth in the first half

Look for Dividend Stocks

2012-01-26T15:00:00.001-06:00

Dividend stocks have been hanging out with the popular kids in the fixed income class lately, so much so that some investors worry that their egos – and prices – are a bit too inflated. Not necessarily so, says DWS Investments, the retail asset management arm of Deutsche Bank: “While high-dividend-yielding stocks may not maintain their popularity, we do not expect a quick reversal of those

Top Dividend Stocks For 2012

2012-01-26T15:00:00.000-06:00

Just because the economy is growing does not mean investors should abandon high-paying dividend stocks in favor of growth names, says Oliver Pursche, co-portfolio manager of GMG Defensive Beta Fund (MPDAX). "No one is saying you shouldn't own growth stocks. The point is that dividends are a key component of total return, so investing in high-quality, high dividend paying stocks that also have

Dividend Stocks Will Save Your Portfolio

2012-01-26T05:30:00.000-06:00

Think dividends are for lazy, below-average investors who are content with simply tracking the market? Think again. Dividend investing could be the only way to preserve your wealth right now. But more important, dividend stocks don’t just preserve wealth — they can constantly build your retirement funds through a steady stream of income. Don’t underestimate the power of a regular payday —

Big-Cap Dividend Stocks

2012-01-25T15:00:00.000-06:00

In 2011, large and very large companies that showed steady profits and returned a nice wad of cash to shareholders fared well amid a choppy market. Many stocks with such traits rallied in big volume Tuesday. So, how big is a big-cap stock? Ask that question to several mutual fund managers, and you might get slightly different answers. So a look at the S&P 500 benchmark of large-cap names may be

Top Dividend Stocks to Own Until Retirement

2012-01-25T10:30:00.000-06:00

If the past is indeed prologue, now is the time to get conservative and consider these less-than-barn-burning stocks, which have outperformed lots of high-fliers. This is an especially important consideration if you're looking at your retirement years, and you can't stomach another decade of volatile and negligible returns as we've seen over the past decade. In the 20-20 hindsight we all crave,

The Safest Dow Dividends

2012-01-25T05:30:00.000-06:00

Dividend stocks have realized a resurgence of investor interest the past few years, and with good reason. With the markets continuing their unpredictable and volatile swings, who wouldn't want a little extra guaranteed return? Evidence continues to show that dividend-paying equities are among the best wealth-building vehicles out there. To test each company's dividend safety and quality, I

I Will Never Stop Learning

2012-01-24T15:00:00.000-06:00

Constantly learning will benefit you in many areas of your life. You’ll uncover new investment opportunities, such as dividend stocks that are attractive for new money. Or, you can acquire new skills that open the door to bigger promotions in the workplace. You could even pick up enough expertise that you can then venture out on your own as an entrepreneur. As you continue to learn, you can

Hollywood Dividend Stocks

2012-01-24T10:30:00.000-06:00

Whether its theme parks, movies, or TV – we all love to be entertained, and modern society rewards greatly those who entertain us. This week we’ve found 3 dividend stocks which profit handsomely from the endless demand for entertainment. These may be some of the best stocks to buy in 2012 for undervalued growth and income within the Entertainment Industry: Compiling meaningful Industry Avgs. is

Best Dividend Challengers to Buy

2012-01-24T05:30:00.000-06:00

We have long believed that investing in dividend-paying stocks, especially blue chips with a legacy of increasing their dividend consistently year after year, has always been an attractive and sound idea. Common sense would dictate that if the company is able to increase their dividend every year, then it would logically follow that their earnings must also be increasing every year. Dividends are

Dividend Stocks With High Cash Flow

2012-01-23T15:00:00.000-06:00

When looking for a stock that provides dividend income, be sure to check a company’s free cash flow to gauge whether it can continue to fund its dividend payment. When looking for “dividend stocks,” we look for high-dividend growth and talk about things like cash flow and payout ratios. Don’t fully understand these terms? Have no fear! Let’s take a look at what each of these metrics mean and why

It's all about the dividends

2012-01-23T10:30:00.000-06:00

Dividends have gone from being an afterthought to one of the top things on many investors' minds. These periodic payments by companies to their investors are taking an oversized role in the markets. Given the stock market's disappointing performance last year and lackluster targets for 2012, investors are happy taking what they see as a safer bet. That craving for dependable, albeit not

Dividend Stocks to Put Money in Your Pocket

2012-01-22T15:00:00.000-06:00

Anxiety over the European debt crisis and distrust in the markets drove volatility in global stock markets to dizzying heights in 2011. The intense level of chaos, and record low bond yields, sent investors scrambling for stocks that deliver steady returns in the form of dividends. Dividend stocks have long been regarded as "widow-and-orphan" stocks because they provide steady payouts and tend to

Dividends Defy Fickle Market

2012-01-22T05:30:00.000-06:00

It was a great year for Morningstar DividendInvestor, which ended up the third-best performer of the 180-plus letters monitored by the Hulbert Financial Digest. In fact, DividendInvestor has quietly had several great years. Over the past 12 months through December, DividendInvestor was up 14.4% by Hulbert Financial Digest count vs. just 0.98% for the dividend-reinvested Wilshire 5000 Total Stock

How Long Will The Dividend Stock Craze Last?

2012-01-21T15:00:00.000-06:00

There's no free lunch, as they say, and that holds true in investing. At least most of the time. If there is anything close to a free lunch in investing, it might be the dividend. In 2011, investors embraced the dividend en masse. Stocks that were once unheralded, like Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), were acting like some of the most exciting names. Hold on, Eli Lilly? If you're a student of the stock

Morningstar's Favorite Dividend ETFs

2012-01-21T05:30:00.000-06:00

With bond coupon rates at historic lows, investment categories that offer alternative sources of yield have been among the most popular over the past couple of years. We see this trend continuing into 2012 and feel that investors should take comfort in the academic evidence supporting dividend investing and the total return approach. Within stocks, we prefer large-cap and low-risk stocks to

Dividend Stocks Rise In Consumer Area

2012-01-20T15:00:00.000-06:00

Several leading dividend-paying stocks in the consumer products and services sector rallied with the broad market Tuesday. Their positive action seems to confirm recent U.S. economic data. The Federal Reserve reported that consumer credit leapt by $20.4 billion in November to $2.48 trillion. That's equivalent to a 9.9% annual rise. Both increases were the biggest in 10 years. Polaris (PII),

Are Dividend Stocks The Best Investment?

2012-01-20T10:30:00.000-06:00

As stock market uncertainty heightens, it makes perfect sense for the risk-averse to shift to safer assets. But, for those investors, who want to buy distressed shares at cheaper prices and also make some returns from them, companies that dole out high dividends are good options. Several retail brokers are publishing their lists of the best dividend-yielding shares, but investors need to look at

A Diversified Dividend Portfolio For The New Year

2012-01-20T05:30:00.000-06:00

What better goal to have for 2012 than to start a diversified portfolio of dividend growth stocks that will reward you for being a loyal shareholder by distributing quarterly, semi-annual or annual dividends? Building a sustainable passive income stream by investing in quality businesses that have an economic moat, a lengthy history of rising earnings and dividends, solid balance sheets and are

High Dividend Stocks With Sustainable Payments

2012-01-19T15:00:00.000-06:00

High-yielding stocks are investors’ best friends. The extra payout helps increase a stock’s returns or offsets losses. As such, they make great defensive stocks. We expect that they will outperform 10-year Treasuries over the next 10 years. And, that’d be great if dividends were the only important criteria – but, it’s a little more complicated than that. After all, if you choose a

Safe, High-Dividend-Yielding Stocks

2012-01-19T10:30:00.000-06:00

You've likely relied on this measure of dividend safety countless times: the earnings payout ratio. The ratio shows the portion of earnings paid out in dividends. If a company earns $1 per share during the year and pays out 50 cents per share, the payout ratio is 50%. This is considered a sustainable payout ratio because it leaves a cushion if earnings fall, and room to grow the dividend if