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Dividend Stocks You Can Bank On

2012-05-27T05:30:00.000-05:00

While regional banks used to be our best bet when it came to dividends, the housing bust changed the entire landscape, with U.S. banks generally paying out nominal dividends as they struggle to achieve a certain degree of stability. In spite of their recent slide, financial stocks have performed well this year, with financials in the S&P 500 Index (INDEX: ^GSPC) up 11%. Keeping this overall

Dividend Stock Bubble?

2012-05-26T15:00:00.000-05:00

n the past 15 years we have witnessed the euphoric inflation and violent bursting of two asset bubbles in the U.S.: the new-economy tech stocks in 2000 and the structured financial instruments that fueled the U.S. housing boom in the late 2000s. The aftermath of these bubbles destroyed an enormous amount of wealth at the precise moment the baby boomer generation began to prepare for retirement

Stocks Are Like Savings

2012-05-26T05:30:00.000-05:00

It's amazing how contradictory individuals can be when it comes to matters of money. Ask someone why they have a savings account and the likely answer is to have that money earn interest over the long term. Ask someone why they invest in stocks and the likely answer is something similar. So why don't people treat these two types of investment in a similar way? In fact, if you invest prudently,

How Safe Are Dividend Stocks?

2012-05-25T15:00:00.000-05:00

We were sitting around the clubhouse after golf, drinking tea (it used to be beer but everything changes as you get older). The topic of conversation was Europe. The election of a Socialist president in France and the collapse of the Greek coalition had once again roiled world stock markets and everyone was worried. "I don't have a clue where to put my money," one of my friends said, to nods of

Top Dow Dividend Stocks

2012-05-25T10:30:00.000-05:00

Many conservative, long-term investors know the most stable stocks on Wall Street tend to be big blue chips with massive brand recognition and a hefty dividend yield. While there are a lot of sexy names getting press right now — like Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and its massive IPO on May 18 — there is nothing wrong with a slow trickle of income and a stable blue-chip company that will ride out any rough

A Great Dividend Stock You Can Buy Right Now

2012-05-25T05:30:00.000-05:00

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,

High Dividend Stocks Bucking The Spring Pullback

2012-05-24T15:00:00.000-05:00

The S&P 500 has pulled back approx. 4% since its early April highs, which begs the question, are there any dividend paying stocks that have beaten the market since then? We took 3 dividend stocks from our High Dividend Stocks By Sector tables, and researched how they’ve done in all of the various rallies and pullbacks since last summer. These 3 stocks have all held up better than the market in

Green Dividend Stocks Yielding Over 4%

2012-05-24T10:30:00.000-05:00

Renewable energy is energy from sources which never run out. But there is something greener than renewable energy: using less energy. Investors who apply “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” to their portfolios are not only less likely to see those portfolios reduced, they could be recycling dividends for a long time to come. Recent economic turbulence has brought down stock prices of several “Reduce,

Big-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy for Under $10

2012-05-24T05:30:00.000-05:00

I recently compiled a list of big-yield dividend stocks under $10, and it drew a lot of reader interest. The picks were hardly sure-things, since the nature of cheap investments with big dividends typically means these are companies that have been beaten down from previous highs or have questions about the sustainability of their payouts. But folks seemed to really like the general idea. So I’ve

Best Yielding Services Stocks

2012-05-23T15:00:00.000-05:00

Large Capitalized Services Dividend Stocks With Highest Yield Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. It’s very important to know what yields are traded within a sector or industry in order to compare risks and premiums. I made a screen of the best yielding large capitalized services stocks. 71 companies from the sector have a market capitalization over USD 10 billion and 56 of

Warning Signs of an Imminent Dividend Cut

2012-05-23T10:30:00.000-05:00

One important lesson we learned from the 2008-2009 financial crisis was that it didn't matter how long a company had increased its dividend, tough economic times could push it to cut its dividend. In most cases the companies' investors were not surprised because they saw the early warning signs that indicated a dividend cut was imminent. Here are three signs that a company is heading toward a

Morgan Stanley's Favorite Dividend Stocks

2012-05-23T05:30:00.000-05:00

Morgan Stanley's equity strategy team led by Adam Parker just published their list of their five favorite sustainable dividend yield stocks based on their "quantamental" model. This model blends both quantitative and fundamental analysis. Parker's team screened 1,500 U.S. stocks to come up with this list. Here they are. Chevron Corp. (CVX), Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC), Republic Services

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