The U.S. recovery has stalled and economic indicators are pointing downwards, but investors selling out of the market now are doing so at a low. Investors that are adverse to risk and looking for relatively safe bets that pay a healthy dividend may want to check out these three defensive dividend stocks…
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Investors may be surprised at this list of 7 Dow laggards with compelling dividend yields.
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With all the focus that has been given to Europe, China and even the Gulf of Mexico in recent months, it seems that many investors have ignored Latin America. However, Latin America stocks can offer investors both tremendous yield opportunities as well as attractive valuations.
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I called it the Perfect 10 Portfolio. Today I would like to revive that tradition.
Why do I put such stress on this particular measure? In practice, I use at least a dozen criteria in picking stocks, yet the price-earnings ratio -- which is a stock’s price divided by the past four quarters’ per-share earnings -- remains my single most important tool. Read More...
Why do I put such stress on this particular measure? In practice, I use at least a dozen criteria in picking stocks, yet the price-earnings ratio -- which is a stock’s price divided by the past four quarters’ per-share earnings -- remains my single most important tool. Read More...
In Friday's paper, we highlighted the real estate investment trusts that popped up in a restrictive screen for top dividend stocks. The other group that made up a large chunk of the results was Oil & Gas- Transportation and Pipeline. Here are the 10 that made the grade.
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The recent, widespread resumption of dividend payments across many industries can be viewed as a sign of improved financial strength and confidence.
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Many dividend investors pick stocks simply for their yield. This could be detrimental to investment returns, since most high yielding stocks are concentrated in few sectors and distribute almost all of their earnings.
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When you purchase individual stocks, risk is inherit. Sometimes bad things sometimes happen to good stocks such as the Chicago Tylenol murders of 1982. This shook Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) , but eventually it prevailed. Sometimes it is difficult when a strong leader leaves a company and creates a void that just can’t be filled.
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