Several times in this blog I have stressed how important it is to focus on how you, as a minority passive investor, get your cash back. You should think......
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February 27 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Everyone is looking for yield. The reduced yield of safe investments such as treasuries and saving accounts can’t even compensate for the current......
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February 27 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
A SWOT analysis is a look at a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and is a tremendous way to gain a detailed and thorough......
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February 25 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won’t just fall......
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February 24 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)‘s dividend yield is 4.2%. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)‘s is only 3.5%. Merck’s is higher so it must be a......
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February 19 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Investors are hanging up on CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) . Shares of the regional provider of telecom services opened 19% lower this morning. Intellectual......
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February 14 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Only 47 stocks in the S&P 500 currently pay a dividend yield in excess of four percentage points, and of this top decile, a little over half sport......
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February 14 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy or the dividend itself isn’......
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February 12 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
When the Dow Jones Industrial Index was created it contained only 12 companies. One of these original companies was General Electric Company (NYSE:GE),......
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February 11 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Big pharma’s a good place to start if you’re looking for dividend stocks. Many of the largest players in the industry sport top dividends,......
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February 11 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
I’ve been analyzing and writing about dividend companies for over six months, looking to build what I believe is the best Dividend Portfolio. I developed......
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February 5 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
In late January, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) announced it had doubled its shareholder payout, from a previous nickel per share to its current level of......
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February 4 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
For most investors, the prospect of buying telecommunications stocks usually involves the familiar U.S.-based giants. While domestic stocks are certainly......
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February 4 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) reported earnings Wednesday, leaving investors with a mixed bag of lackluster sales but positive earnings. The world of......
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February 3 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE:D) reported earnings Thursday, meeting the mark on earnings but underwhelming sales estimates. This utility is changing......
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February 2 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
In June 2011 I invested my money equally in a selection of 10 high-yield dividend stocks. With a year of success behind me, in July 2012, I added even......
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February 2 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Technology stocks used to be known for two things: extremely high growth and no dividends to shareholders. Neither is entirely true anymore —......
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January 29 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
This is part seven of a ten-part series, which I will be publishing every week until the entire portfolio has been introduced. You can see Part One here......
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January 28 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
I often meet investors who do not understand the reasoning behind re-investing dividends, and I can see their point. I would rather have cash in the......
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January 25 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
In the quest for income, dividend-paying stocks have become one of the only viable alternatives for investors. Among dividend stocks, the Dividend Aristocrats......
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January 24 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
When it comes to dividend stocks, reliability is one of the key factors. And few companies are more reliable than the large, integrated oil companies......
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January 18 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
The financial uncertainty in our debt markets has increased the attractiveness of high dividend stocks. Moreover, international markets are showing no......
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January 17 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Now that the fiscal cliff has been averted, pretty much, and the tax rate on dividends has escaped being raised to the level of regular income taxes,......
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January 17 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
With its huge dividend yield, Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FTR) has inspired income investors to take a closer look at the rural telecom company. But......
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January 15 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Investing in dividend stocks is a great way to build long-term wealth. When most investors think of dividend stocks, they usually look to large-cap......
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January 15 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
