How To Earn 13.2% Yields From Stocks Paying 5.4%
The story was picked up by the major news sources a few years ago as a "cute" human interest feature.
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4 Stocks With Dividend Yields Over 5% Ben Graham Would Love
You’ve heard the phrase a million times already, but we’re going to make it a million and one: Ben Graham is the father of value investing.
Finding Income and Catalysts In The Gold Mining Industry
Dividend stocks are typically analyzed by financial bloggers in one of two ways.
A Smart Way to Look at Anti-Terrorism
When attempting to find stocks to play via macro-secular trends, one that may cross you mind is anti-terrorism, sometimes known as counter-terrorism.
1 Giant Risk Facing Anyone Who Owns These Agricultural Giants
According to some readers, the only criticisms of agricultural giants who employ the usage of genetically modified crops come from hipsters or uninformed journalists.
Why Apple’s Dirt-Cheap At $490 A Share
Before the rally, shares of Apple were down due to market concern that demand for the company's flagship product line -- the iPhone -- was dwindling.
11.3% Yields… Hiding In Plain Sight
A few weeks ago, Elliott Gue shared 14 stocks that have raised their dividends for 50 years or more.
5 Stocks Growing Their Dividends by 10% Per Year
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
Investing In Energy: 3 Utility Stocks Approaching Ex-Dividend Dates
A well diversified portfolio often includes some holdings considered to be less risky – such as defensive stocks.
This Stock Has All the Characteristics of a Benjamin Graham Investment
In his book "The Intelligent Investor," Benjamin Graham set out some key rules that should be adhered to when analyzing companies in order to establish whether or not they are...
3 Tech Companies for Dividend Growth Investors
Dividend growth investing is a powerful and time-proven approach to selecting long-term winners for your portfolio.
Double or Even Quadruple Your Income on This High-Yielding Dividend Stock
Value investors are well aware of a problem known as the "value trap." Stocks with low price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios or high dividend yields are attractive to value investors...
Making Sense of mREITs Post-Dividend Cuts
Mortgage REITs soared after Bernanke announced that the Fed wouldn't taper at its September meeting.
Prime Office REIT-AG: September 24th Merger Vote Combined with Shareholder Activism Should Unlock Value
Prime Office REIT-AG (PMO.DE or “Prime”) is an undervalued German REIT with several near-term catalysts that could unlock its true intrinsic value.
11 Great Dividend Growth Stocks With Low Debt
Great dividend paying stocks with low debt ratios originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com.
5 Stocks Growing Their Dividends Well Above Inflation
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
10 Companies With the Heftiest Job Cuts Since the Financial Crisis
It's now been five years since the U.S.
Mortgage REITs: Agency Paper Rejoices in No Taper
It was just about one year ago that QE3 made its debut, and mortgage REITs, particularly agency-only players like Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Apple Inc. (AAPL): Which Tech Giant Makes a Better Dividend Stock?
Once the Street's hottest growth stories, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) are now undeniably dividend stocks.
American Capital Ltd. (ACAS): 1 Company Facing an Uphill Battle
As the manager of American Capital Agency Corp.
Is Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)’s Dividend Raise Reason to Buy?
A great deal of buzz surrounded the technology sector when it was revealed that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) had unleashed a new wave of cash on its shareholders.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): Why The Walt Disney Company (DIS) Buys All the Premium Character Collections It Can Find
Every so often, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) faces an uncomfortable dilemma.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Intel Corporation (INTC): 12 Solid Dividend Stocks Set To Pay Even More
This is truly a golden era for dividend-hungry investors.
Kimberly Clark Corp (KMB): The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) Is Betting On Pampers To Pump Up Profits
Innovation doesn't only happen in the tech world; just ask The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), the "stodgy" consumer products giant that has been around for over a hundred...
Target Corporation (TGT), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT): Will This Dividend Stock Have a Happier Holiday?
Lim's line seems likely to join Missoni's 2011 debut in the category of rousing success.
The Coca-Cola Company (KO), Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (DPS), PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP): Why Strategy Matters
The long-waged soda wars between The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) and PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) have taken an interesting turn that investors should carefully consider.
American States Water Co (AWR), Aqua America Inc (WTR), California Water Service Group (CWT): The Power of Dividends in Two Charts
Investing in dividend-paying stocks might not be as endorphin-pumping as hunting for the Next Big Thing while it's still flying under the radar.
The Western Union Company (WU), Intel Corporation (INTC): Two Great Dividend Stocks That Should Raise Payouts Soon
For a long-term investor, dividends are critically important. Even during periods when the market is flat, receiving dividends and reinvesting them can lead to solid results.
American Capital Ltd. (ACAS), American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC): Meet The Cash Cows
American Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACAS) is a business development company with a less-than-stellar track record.
Baxter International Inc. (BAX), W&T Offshore, Inc. (WTI), Ashland Inc. (ASH): 5 Stocks Growing Their Dividends by 30% Per Year
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
Suburban Propane Partners LP (SPH), Inergy, L.P. (NRGY), Targa Resources Partners LP (NGLS): There Are Huge Dividends in These Master Limited Partnerships
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (ARR), American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC), United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS): Monday’s Top Upgrades (and Downgrades)
This series , brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
The Boeing Company (BA), The Walt Disney Company (DIS), General Motors Company (GM): Dow Rises on High Hopes for More Easy Money
Former Treasury Secretary and White House economic advisor Larry Summers will no longer be in the running to replace Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve chairman.
Enerplus Corp (USA) (ERF), Total SA (ADR) (TOT): Two ‘Syria-Proof’ Oil Stocks With Yields Up To 6.4%
When Syria uses chemical warfare or Iran threatens to launch missiles, it puts the collective world on edge, pushes stock markets over the edge and launches oil prices off the...
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Philip Morris International Inc. (PM), AT&T Inc. (T): Sometimes It’s Better for Stocks to Go Down
When Warren Buffett bought up 5% of International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM)'s stock for Berkshire Hathaway during 2011, he made a strange statement.
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (ARR), American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC): Summers’ Exit Will Give Mortgage REITs Some Breathing Room
The Federal Reserve was poised to be front and center this week, as it prepares for its Federal Open Market Committee meeting Tuesday and Wednesday.
Strategic Hotels and Resorts Inc (BEE), LaSalle Hotel Properties (LHO), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB): A Way To Own Luxury Hotels… With 60% Upside
It's not often that a company's management tells you the company is grossly undervalued and it's looking to sell itself, effectively giving investors a chance to jump into the...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) iWatch: Laying The Foundation
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has a team of about 100 engineers working on an iWatch, according to a report earlier this year from Bloomberg.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Apple Inc. (AAPL): We Pay You
This week, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced that it will give users a minimum $200 Microsoft Store gift card for a used iPad 2, 3 and 4.
WellPoint, Inc. (WLP), CME Group Inc (CME), Mattel, Inc. (MAT): Stocks Growing Their Dividends by 20% Per Year
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
Belden Inc. (BDC), Pacific Coast Oil Trust (ROYT), Texas Roadhouse Inc (TXRH): 3 Upcoming Dividends — Which Should You Pick?
For many companies, it's that time of the quarter (or month) again -- time to release a dividend payout.
Kraft Foods Group Inc (KRFT), Mondelez International Inc (MDLZ), Citigroup Inc. (C): Where Are These Former Dow Stocks Now?
Investors value the Dow Jones Industrials for the quality of its selection process and its relative stability.
The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), United Technologies Corporation (UTX): The Top Dow Stocks Last Week
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP): Investments for the Rest of Your Life
Investing certainly means different things to different people.
Becton, Dickinson and Co. (BDX), Diageo plc (ADR) (DEO), Spectra Energy Corp. (SE): Rock-Solid Stocks Growing Their Dividends Well Above Inflation
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS), Novo Nordisk A/S (ADR) (NVO), Seaspan Corporation (SSW): Five Stocks Growing Their Dividends by 25% Per Year
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
Douglas Dynamics Inc (PLOW): One Great Dividend You Can Buy Right Now
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.
Halliburton Company (HAL), V.F. Corporation (VFC), Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (MMP): Stocks Growing Their Dividends by 15% Per Year
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), Dominion Resources, Inc. (D): Friday’s Top Upgrades (and Downgrades)
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Intel Corporation (INTC), Visa Inc (V): Is a Scary Deja-Vu Moment Coming for the Dow?
The committee in charge of the Dow Jones Industrials doesn't make changes very often, but when it does, those changes usually reflect the changing fortunes of the companies involved...
