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The Motley Fool July 10, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
6 Dividend Stocks You Can Depend On Lately, trying to find good dividend stocks has been like walking in a minefield. You never know when the next dividend blowup is going to do some serious damage to your portfolio. These six all have traits you want to look for.  |
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 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 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 3, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
4 Dividend Stocks You Can't Depend On They could easily let you down.  |
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 January 22, 2009 Todd Wenning |
10 Dividend Stocks for the Next Decade and Beyond Following the worst stock market year since the Great Depression, it's natural for investors to seek more stable and less stressful stock strategies. Dividend-paying stocks provide you with an opportunity to achieve both.  |
The Motley Fool April 13, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
When Dividend Cuts Are Good News They could signal your next value investing opportunity.  |
The Motley Fool November 13, 2008 Todd Wenning |
Now's the Time to Double Down on Dividends There are some great income opportunities out there. Here's how to find them.  |
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 July 22, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Is the Dividend Crisis Finally Over? Not all of the news on the dividend front is bad. There are several reasons why you shouldn't give up on dividend stocks.  |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2009 Adam J. Wiederman |
Can You Count on Your Dividends? Now might be a good time to figure it out.  |
The Motley Fool November 11, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Find Dividend Stocks You Can Trust With so many different stocks to choose from, how can you find the best dividend payers out there -- without risking a big dent in your portfolio? By looking at successful mutual funds that focus on generating dividend income.  |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
7 Stocks With Dividends That Should Survive Don't get caught by a dividend cut.  |
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 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 June 3, 2009 Adam J. Wiederman |
Dividends You Can Believe In A company with a stable revenue stream, a modest payout ratio, and that employs a manageable amount of leverage should be able to withstand difficult economic situations and continue rewarding dividend investors with sure gains.  |
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 May 26, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
A Market-Beating Safety Net for Your Stocks Dividends can protect your stock's downside.  |
The Motley Fool July 9, 2009 Todd Wenning |
5 Signs of a Strong Dividend Stock When researching strong and sustainable dividend-paying stocks for your portfolio, you'll want to focus on those that meet these five criteria.  |
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 April 27, 2009 Ilan Moscovitz |
The Next 3 Dividend Burnouts? Crises like the present one are leaving many companies with little choice but to reduce or omit payments. How can you tell if a company may cut dividends soon?  |
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 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 12, 2009 Adam J. Wiederman |
Buy These Stocks Before the Trend Reverses It's important for investors to invest in only the strongest dividend-paying companies -- in other words, companies with realistic payout ratios.  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Optimizing Dividends Look for solid and growing yields -- especially when stock prices fall.  |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Money for Nothing -- and Lots of It These investments just keep on giving.  |
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 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 October 6, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
4 Dividend Survivors You Should Buy Today As appealing as it might look to hope that past dividend payers will boost their payouts, you'll probably do better investing in companies that never made dividend cuts in the first place.  |
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 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 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 15, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Is the Secret of the Market's Best Stocks Don't discount dividends.  |
The Motley Fool June 21, 2010 |
The One Thing Beginning Dividend Investors Overlook Asked for the biggest mistake beginning dividend investors make, Motley Fool advisor James Early pointed to ignoring the quality of the dividend.  |
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 August 25, 2008 Ilan Moscovitz |
The Next 2 Dividend Blowups? Nearly 100 companies cut their dividends during the second quarter, the biggest quarterly decline since 1991. Who might be next?  |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
2 Ways Dividend Stocks Can Make You Rich Before you simply pick a few for your portfolio, you need to get a grasp on one of the major differences among the thousands of stocks that pay dividends.  |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2009 Ilan Moscovitz |
The Next 3 Dividend Burnouts? Paying close attention to how your company funds its dividend will help you achieve the golden returns that dividends offer.  |
The Motley Fool August 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These 6 Stocks Are Safer Than You Think While metrics like the payout ratio can be quite helpful in analyzing dividend stocks, bear in mind that they don't always work perfectly under extreme conditions.  |
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 January 30, 2008 James Early |
Don't Cut This Dividend! If you have a diversified dividend portfolio with quality companies that tend to hike their payouts, you needn't fear dividend cuts.  |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
5 Stocks That Will Fatten Your Wallet Dividends are on the rise.  |
The Motley Fool July 20, 2010 Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: Procter & Gamble Does this stock's dividend pass the grade?  |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
You Can Have Tech and Dividends Many investors believe that they have to choose between slow-growing, dividend-paying blue chips, or rapidly expanding, payout-free tech companies. That used to be the case -- but not anymore.  |
The Motley Fool April 9, 2009 Anand Chokkavelu |
These Dividends Are Safe It's beginning to feel like there are two kinds of dividend stocks out there: those that have cut their dividends and those that are about to. But companies that actually sustain their dividends do exist.  |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2009 Adam J. Wiederman |
The Easiest Way to Become a Millionaire This strategy is simple, but it takes discipline to adhere to the rules. But if you follow this advice, you'll be well on your way to a million-dollar portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool June 13, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Psst -- Here's My Secret Formula Why reinvesting your dividends matters.  |
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 August 19, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
7 Top Stocks for Dividend Growth What you'll get later can be more important than what you get now.  |