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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 November 25, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Buffett the Dividend Investor Dividends aren't new to the Oracle of Omaha.  |
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 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 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 January 24, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Which Dividends Can You Count On? Some dividends are safe; while others are at risk.  |
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 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 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 13, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
When Dividend Cuts Are Good News They could signal your next value investing opportunity.  |
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 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.  |
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 August 26, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
How Safe Are Procter & Gamble's Dividends? Procter & Gamble has been able to boost its earnings at an adequate pace and keep its dividends in check at the same time.  |
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 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 September 21, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
5 Stocks That Made This Super-Smart Move Paying dividends for the first time is a great move in this environment.  |
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 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 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 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 July 30, 2010 |
Dividend Report Card: 3 A+ Stocks How can you tell a good dividend stock from a bad dividend stock?  |
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 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 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 August 18, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
How Dividend Stocks Will Make You Rich Yields and compounding returns over time add up to amazing wealth.  |
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 July 26, 2005 Steven Mallas |
Kellogg Sweetens Dividends The company recently raised its quarterly dividend 10%, from $0.2525 to $0.2775. But this was the first change in value in many years.  |
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 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 July 20, 2010 Todd Wenning |
Dividend Report Card: Procter & Gamble Does this stock's dividend pass the grade?  |
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 12, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
6 Dividend Winners for Patient Investors You can get better performance if you're willing to wait.  |
The Motley Fool September 25, 2009 Todd Wenning |
5 Strong Stocks for Your IRA These are the right stocks for your retirement accounts.  |
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 August 13, 2010 Ilan Moscovitz |
Procter & Gamble: Dividend Dynamo or Disaster? Just how safe is this dividend?  |
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 February 5, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Be Smart About Dividends Dividends can really help you, but only if they're sustainable.  |
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 May 19, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Frightening News About Dividend Stocks For dividend lovers, the past year has been brutal. Dividend cuts have come at the fastest pace in 50 or more years. Check out some of these not-so-obscure companies that have cut their dividend in the past 12 months.  |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Money for Nothing -- and Lots of It These investments just keep on giving.  |
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 September 23, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
Growth Rules A solid investment is a rising and well-funded dividend.  |