A recent post at ModernGraham - a site devoted to the study of the security analysis methods of value investing pioneer Benjamin Graham - highlights “10 Dividend Companies for the Enterprising Investor”. These are the top 10 dividend stocks in the site’s database with the highest dividend yield that are considered suitable for “enterprising” [...]
Top yielding electric utility stocks are the subject of a post today at Stockerblog. Three utility stocks in particular are mentioned - none of which, unfortunately, are going to make it on to my active watchlist.
Here’s my quick take on the three utility stocks mentioned (the stars represent Dividendinvestor.com’s star ranking system - three stars [...]
If you’re searching for yield, preferred stocks of real estate investment trusts (REITs) are worth a look here says Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in its April issue. According to the article on REIT preferreds, the 9%-12% yields on the preferred stock of some of the sector’s stronger players are too tempting to ignore.
Preferred shares of REITs [...]
When it comes to dependable dividends, utility stocks are often the first investments that come to mind - but even those haven’t been a safe haven lately. But a just-posted article by Bullish Bankers sifts through the sector to find five utility stocks with dividends you can count on.
Here’s my quick take on the five [...]
Zacks recently suggested that it might be time to start looking at REITs. While cautioning that negatives remain - such as a lack of access to credit and rising delinquencies - the investment firm points out that most REITs are trading at a discount to net asset value (NAV) and sporting an average yield [...]
Recently, MagicDiligence - a site dedicated to finding investment opportunities using Joel Greenblatt’s Magic Formula investing stock strategy - compiled a list of the top ten Magic Formula dividend stocks, sorted by dividend yield.
The strategy, as detailed in Greenblatt’s “The Little Book That Beats the Market” tries to identify good businesses selling at bargain prices [...]
Looking for signs of a bottom? How about when the author of a book championing buy-and-hold dividend investing throws in the towel and sells everything he has in his retirement income portfolio?
Derek Foster - who retired several years ago at age 34 to live off his investments - has done just that. The author [...]
In an interview in Barron’s this week, Judith Saryan, a co-manager of the Eaton Vance Dividend Income Fund (EDIAX: 7.45 0.00%, yld: N/A%) offered a half dozen of her favorite dividend stocks (see below), based on the cash on their balance sheets, cash flow, and the amount and maturity of debt they had coming due.
Here’s [...]
Despite all the recent dividend cuts, it’s easy to find plenty of high-yielding dividend stocks in the current market environment. And Investopedia does just that with its list of five dividend stocks yielding 5% or greater.
Here’s my quick take on the five dividend stocks mentioned (the stars represent Dividendinvestor.com’s star ranking system - three [...]
Well, okay, it’s impossible to say for sure which dividends are safe and which aren’t in this “take no prisoners” bear market. But one sure sign of an unsafe dividend is a double-digit yield. Or is it?
According to Investopedia, not all double-digit yields are created equal. After screening all the stocks in the S&P [...]
