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The Motley Fool June 19, 2006 Chuck Saletta |
Unstoppable Gains Your investments can earn money no matter what the stock market does.  |
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 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 September 22, 2006 Chuck Saletta |
Powerful Penny Profits A penny raise here and a penny raise there may not seem like much on the surface. But if you build your portfolio around financially strong, dividend-producing companies, you'll eventually end up with some serious cash.  |
The Motley Fool December 19, 2005 Mathew Emmert |
The Lifetime Investment Strategy Let the power of dividends build you a portfolio that will stand the tests of time.  |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2004 |
Dividend Growth Packs a Punch Dividend investing isn't necessarily slow-paced and boring.  |
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 May 19, 2005 Tim Hanson |
The Power of Free Money Hear that Drip? It's your portfolio growing. The best candidates for Drips (dividend reinvestment plans) are stocks that increase dividends regularly and appreciate in the market.  |
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 April 4, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
Not All Dividends Are Created Equal Where do dividends come from, and which kind is best for your portfolio? Not all dividends are the same, and some are better off left alone.  |
The Motley Fool September 24, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Turning a Drip Into a Gush Increasingly, you can have your dividends reinvested without having to set up Drip accounts, because many brokerages are now offering dividend reinvestment.  |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Mistake Could Cost You $3.8 Million You can't afford not to reinvest dividends.  |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Chuck Saletta |
Get Raises for Doing Nothing There is a way to get paid increasing amounts of money for doing absolutely nothing. By buying shares of stock and becoming a partial owner of companies that pay and have regularly raised their dividends and look likely to continue that trend, you can be in just that enviable position.  |
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 September 20, 2004 Mathew Emmert |
Dripping With Dividends Even if you're not looking for that quarterly paycheck, don't underestimate the power of dividend reinvestment. Harness this key growth enhancer for your portfolio, and start compounding your compound returns!  |
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 27, 2008 |
What's a Dividend? Some companies repay your investment with cold, hard cash.  |
The Motley Fool June 7, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
Dividend Traps The allure of a large dividend isn't always what it's cracked up to be. Here is a look at companies with large dividends and the traps that await investors if they ignore how a company funds its dividend.  |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Demand Dedicated Dividends Let's sing the praises of dividend growth investing, and look at the smart way to seek out growing dividends.  |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2004 |
Investing One Share at a Time Buy your favorite company in small amounts -- and keep down commissions -- with dividend reinvestment plans, commonly known as "Drips."  |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2006 Chuck Saletta |
Build Real Wealth It's a pity that dividends get so little respect. Those lowly payments, if used to their full potential, can help you build serious wealth. Here's how.  |
The Motley Fool July 2, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Why Big Dividends Are Bad News By paying a dividend, growth companies are admitting that they no longer believe reinvesting profits in their own businesses is a worthwhile endeavor. They see no alternative but to return that money to shareholders.  |
The Motley Fool February 13, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Simple Step You Can't Afford to Skip Stocks that pay healthy dividends have helped investors create fortunes over the years. But if you forget one simple step along the way, you'll end up with only a fraction of the nest egg you could have had.  |
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 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 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 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 March 24, 2009 John Rosevear |
These Stocks Are Giving You a Raise Dividends are good. Rising dividends are even better.  |
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 9, 2006 Jim Mueller |
Dividend Myths Foolishly Debunked, Part 2 Is a dividend really a dividend? Do stock splits fit in here somehow? What happens to my tax situation if I sell on the ex-dividend date?  |
The Motley Fool September 25, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Don't Miss That Dividend! Timing matters when you buy dividend-paying stocks.  |
The Motley Fool January 3, 2008 Chuck Saletta |
The Signal of Strong Management A company's dividend policy will tell you whether your investment dollars are in good hands.  |
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 3, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
4 Dividend Stocks You Can't Depend On They could easily let you down.  |
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 October 28, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
Beware Fee Increases Dividend reinvesting plans have earned the reputation for being an affordable way to easily beat the market. However, the recent upswing in fees in many dividend reinvestment plans prices them out of the market that they typically served best: small and beginner investors.  |
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 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 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 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.  |
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 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 January 25, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Optimizing Dividends Look for solid and growing yields -- especially when stock prices fall.  |
The Motley Fool June 21, 2010 |
Why You Should Consider Dividends Investors often ask: "What are the advantages of a dividend stock?"  |
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 August 15, 2007 Chuck Saletta |
Stocks for the Rest of Your Life Can you really buy and hold, forever? If you are thinking to do so, look at dividend paying companies. Most importantly, a company's dividend payment comes from its operational success, gives you a way to make money even when your stocks move down.  |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
Will Microsoft's Dividends Last? Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments.  |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
Cash Machines Over time keeping transaction costs and taxes to a minimum, buying beaten up stocks without worrying about getting heckled, and allowing dividend reinvestment to power returns will give you an advantage over the market.  |
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 February 20, 2008 Chuck Saletta |
How to Survive This Crazy Market In markets like today's, investing in top-flight stocks with strong dividend histories -- and the real potential to keep those payments flowing -- is a sound strategy for making it through to brighter days.  |