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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 January 25, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Optimizing Dividends Look for solid and growing yields -- especially when stock prices fall.  |
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 February 5, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Be Smart About Dividends Dividends can really help you, but only if they're sustainable.  |
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 February 16, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Don't Leave These Big Bucks on the Table! This secret weapon could turbocharge your portfolio. Over the past eight decades, reinvestment of dividends has contributed more than 40% of the S&P 500's return.  |
The Motley Fool July 10, 2006 Robert Brokamp |
The Right Stocks for Retirement The question you've always asked is finally answered. But there's a lot more to retirement than simply picking up shares of high-yielding stocks.  |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Reinvest Those Dividends -- Differently Reinvesting dividends is often a smart and effective thing to do -- but you might have smarter and more effective options.  |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
The Best ETF for 2007: iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Wondering what exactly is in the iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index? Wonder no more. It invests in the 100 (or so) highest-yielding companies in the Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Index.  |
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 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 February 23, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Dividends Are Hot Is it time to add some dividends to your portfolio? Consider dividend yield whenever you're evaluating a company as a possible investment. Consider mutual funds, too, which sometimes focus on dividend payers.  |
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 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 June 5, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
ETFs for Dividend Hunters Exchange-traded funds offer one more way to invest in stocks that pay you back.  |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Chris Mallon |
How Safe Are Your Dividends? Does a dividend yield look too good to be true? Here are some ways to tell.  |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Double Your Dividends in Six Years Here's how you can collect thousands of dollars annually (and easily).  |
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 13, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Big Dividend Payers Big dividend payers can reward you well, but select carefully.  |
The Motley Fool April 2, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Why You Can't Afford to Miss These Stocks Now is the time for dividends.  |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
My Dividends Are Bigger Than Yours Your yield may be 2% when mine is a whopping 13%. Here's the secret.  |
The Motley Fool November 10, 2006 Chuck Saletta |
Simply Make Money The K.I.S.S. principle works for investing, too. 1. Buy great companies at good prices. 2. Reinvest your dividends until you need them. 3. When you need money, live off your dividend streams.  |
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 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 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 September 19, 2005 Nathan Slaughter |
Better Total Returns There's an easy way to do better, and it doesn't involve taking on more risk. Understanding that yield is a major component of total return is easy enough; putting that knowledge to work in your portfolio is the real test.  |
The Motley Fool February 16, 2007 Chuck Saletta |
Let the Cash Roll In You know those dividend payments that show up in your brokerage account? Believe it or not, those pesky little payments can become the most powerful force for building wealth in your portfolio.  |
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 7, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These Dividend Stocks Won't Let You Down Don't put your portfolio at risk.  |
The Motley Fool April 26, 2004 Mathew Emmert |
Powerful Payouts Stock yields are still better than some might suggest. Have a look at why current dividend yields are anything but puny and what they can add to your bottom line.  |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2006 Tim Hanson |
Good Stocks to Buy Now Put the market to work for you -- today: Altria... Abbot Labs... Bristol-Myers... Tootsie Roll... Pfizer... Coca-Cola... Merck...  |
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 April 17, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
A 20% Dividend Yield? Think Twice Don't jump at steep dividend yields -- they can be complicated.  |
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 June 13, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Psst -- Here's My Secret Formula Why reinvesting your dividends matters.  |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2010 John Rosevear |
Need a Raise? Buy These 3 Stocks What's even better than steady dividends? Rising dividends.  |
The Motley Fool March 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
7 Terrible Stocks That Paid Off Big Time Dividends mean more than you realize.  |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
New Taxes Can't Stop These Dividends Even if the IRS raises rates, dividends remain potent portfolio powerhouses.  |
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 November 25, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger |
7 Dividend Divas Check out these income stocks for steady dividend returns: Alliance Resource Partners... Altria Group... AT&T... Bristol-Myers Squibb... Southern Company... Eli Lilly... Verizon...  |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2008 |
What's a Dividend? Some companies repay your investment with cold, hard cash.  |
The Motley Fool January 30, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
These Are Perfect Dividends If yields are too low, you won't accumulate much in payouts. If yields are too high, they're probably not sustainable.  |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2004 |
Dividend Growth Packs a Punch Dividend investing isn't necessarily slow-paced and boring.  |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Is the Secret of the Market's Best Stocks Don't discount dividends.  |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
The Power of Assists Dividends aren't flashy and quite often they're ignored altogether. However, over years, dividends allow investors to rack up larger gains.  |
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 January 24, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Which Dividends Can You Count On? Some dividends are safe; while others are at risk.  |
The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Robert Brokamp |
The Right Stocks for Retirement For a secure retirement, it is important to invest in stocks that regularly pay dividends. Here's why.  |
The Motley Fool October 6, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
A Dividend-Heavy ETF ETFs can be a simple way to invest in a lot of hefty dividend payers.  |
The Motley Fool February 29, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
S&P 500 Dividend News The dividend world is getting richer -- are you taking advantage of it?  |