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The Motley Fool December 20, 2005 |
Dividend Yield Physics Why do dividend yields rise when stock prices fall? It's because of a little simple math.  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Optimizing Dividends Look for solid and growing yields -- especially when stock prices fall.  |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2008 |
What's a Dividend? Some companies repay your investment with cold, hard cash.  |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
What Dividends Tell You Dividends can tell you a lot about a company -- perhaps more than you think.  |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Which Dividends Can You Count On? Some dividends are safe; while others are at risk.  |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2004 |
"Payout Ratios" Explained The formula puts your company's dividend in context -- it's good to know.  |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
Dividends: Back to Basics Investors, it's back to school time. Here's your guide on the basics of dividends.  |
The Motley Fool November 23, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Are These Dividends Too Good to Be True? Lots of high-yielding stocks won't last. Look for history and earnings.  |
The Motley Fool April 2, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Lock In These High Yields Today If you invest in healthy, dividend-paying companies, you can rely on regular payments no matter what the overall market does.  |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 |
Why Reinvesting Dividends Rocks Many people might shrug their shoulders at the thought of reinvesting dividends, thinking they might as well just take those few dollars as cash and enjoy them. Wrong!  |
The Motley Fool February 17, 2005 |
What's a Dividend? A dividend is a portion of a company's earnings that the firm pays out to its shareholders.  |
The Motley Fool February 5, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Be Smart About Dividends Dividends can really help you, but only if they're sustainable.  |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2009 John Rosevear |
These Stocks Are Giving You a Raise Dividends are good. Rising dividends are even better.  |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Don't Be a Simple-Minded Investor One mistake that many beginning investors (and some seasoned investors, as well) make is to put too much stock in one or a few measures as they evaluate companies as possible investments.  |
The Motley Fool December 20, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Buy Tomorrow's Big Yields Today Before it's too late, snap up a future 20% yield. The key is finding companies that have the fiscal strength to raise their dividend year after year. And they're out there.  |
The Motley Fool September 24, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Beware of Rapidly Growing Dividends Look closely before you jump into some dividend-paying stocks. They're not always a good thing.  |
The Motley Fool June 13, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Psst -- Here's My Secret Formula Why reinvesting your dividends matters.  |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
How You Can Enjoy a 25% Dividend Yield Pay attention to the dividend growth rates of your investments, because a rapidly growing dividend can give you a steep yield on cost in a number of years.  |
The Motley Fool March 11, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
These Stocks Will Keep the Payouts Coming For those investors who seek out stocks that provide healthy dividends the market's rally has been bittersweet.  |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
5 Stocks That Will Fatten Your Wallet Dividends are on the rise.  |
The Motley Fool September 23, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
Growth Rules A solid investment is a rising and well-funded dividend.  |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
How I'm Grabbing 20% Dividend Yields While the current yield on a stock might be only 2 or 3%, for those who bought it long ago at a lower price, and who are getting that same current dividend, their effective yield is higher. And over time, it can grow very high indeed.  |
The Motley Fool February 20, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
My Big Fat Dividends Stocks like these can plump up your portfolio. Stocks like Pfizer, Nokia, and Bristol-Myers Squibb can offer good yields.  |
The Motley Fool May 3, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
When Dividends Are Dicey A hefty dividend yield isn't always something investors can count on.  |
The Motley Fool December 13, 2011 Rich Smith |
GE: Getting More Gorgeous by the Day Last week's dividend hike wasn't the first, and won't be the last.  |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
3 Signs of a Strong Dividend Not all dividends are created equal. Here's how to find the best candidates for your portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool April 8, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Dividends That Double and Redouble Let's say you want to find dividends that double every six years. For that, you need a compound average annual growth rate of about 12.25%. Believe it or not, that's not a difficult thing to find. Take a look at these seven companies.  |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
"Payout Ratios" Explained Learn to determine what percentage of earnings a company is paying out.  |
The Motley Fool May 28, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
Why Your Stock Is Probably Swindling You Stocks that don't pay dividends may be cheating you out of value  |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Focus on Future Dividend Yields Dividends have their place in many, if not most, portfolios. But don't just look for companies that are paying hefty dividends today. Here are two reasons why.  |
The Motley Fool August 20, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
General Electric's Dividends May Not Last Forever General Electric currently pays a dividend of 3.12%. That's certainly nothing to sneeze at, but is it sustainable?  |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
The Riskiest Dividend Stocks The sad truth is that you can go wrong with dividend-paying stocks. They aren't all created equal, and some are riskier than others.  |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2007 John A. Howard |
I Don't Love This New York Don't let New York Community Bancorp's stock's high dividend yield lull you into complacency.  |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These Dividend Stocks Won't Let You Down Don't put your portfolio at risk.  |
The Motley Fool March 16, 2011 Morgan Housel |
How Microsoft Could Double Good news for Microsoft shareholders. Your stock could double.  |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2010 Chuck Saletta |
One Way to Double Your Returns Reinvesting your dividends is a simple way to juice your returns.  |
The Motley Fool November 18, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
Dividend Growth All-Stars Tomorrow's payouts are just as important as today's yields. When searching for dividend-paying stocks, look beyond the current yield.  |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
A Market-Beating Safety Net for Your Stocks Dividends can protect your stock's downside.  |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Great Jobs: High Pay, Low Work Sit back and get paid for doing next to nothing -- it's a cushy job. Invest in a healthy, growing company that pays a significant dividend, and it will pay you cash every year.  |
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Where'd All the Dividends Go? For those looking for ways to generate income from their stock portfolios, rising share prices have had a downside as well. Yields are dropping. What should you do?  |
The Motley Fool July 21, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Dividend Stock You Can Buy Don't let dividends confuse you. Once you understand why stocks pay dividends, you'll be able to separate the best from the rest and buy stocks that work for your needs.  |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2012 Dan Caplinger |
Expect These Aristocrats to Pay You More Soon If you want higher dividends, these Aristocrats are worth keeping an eye on.  |
The Motley Fool March 15, 2004 Bill Mann |
Don't Be a "Yield Pig" Is an 8% dividend yield better than a 4% yield? "Not necessarily," says Bill Mann. After the change in the tax treatment of dividends last year, investors suddenly started valuing dividend-paying companies slightly higher.  |
The Motley Fool April 7, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
6 Companies Paying You More Standard & Poor's unsurprising news bodes well for our portfolios. Here are some of the companies that hiked their dividends in recent months.  |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
Will Microsoft's Dividends Last? Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments.  |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These Stocks Are Growing in All the Right Ways These good dividend stocks have the earnings to back up their payouts: Monsanto... McDonald's... Microsoft... Lockheed Martin... CSX... IBM...  |
The Motley Fool September 1, 2006 Philip Durell |
Dividend Basics Understanding how and why dividends are paid out by companies is an essential part of being a great investor. Not only do they give you extra purchasing power, they can also reveal a great deal about a company's financial health and its attitude toward shareholders.  |
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Should You Dump These Dividend Stocks? After the market's big rally, many stocks have seen their dividend yields drop sharply. Do those falling yields mean that you should get out of these dividend stocks now before it's too late?  |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
Coca-Cola's Dividends May Not Last Forever Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments.  |
The Motley Fool August 4, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
Some Things Never Go Out of Style Dividend investing is in vogue again, but the truth is, it always works.  |