Comments on: Stock Dividends: The Difference Between Success and Failure

By: Dividend Growth Investor

Dividend Growth Investor — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:33:21 +0000

Investing for the yield is rarely a good strategy. Unless you go through the hassle of evaluating the safety of a company’s dividend as well as its overall financial stability, you could get surprised very badly ( and lose a large portion of your principal in the process)

By: Income Investments

Income Investments — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:40:17 +0000

[...] are the four main reasons I believe this dividend is [...]

By: Lorillard Inc. (NYSE: LO)

Lorillard Inc. (NYSE: LO) — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:14:23 +0000

[...] 5.4% dividend yield doesn’t hurt either. (If you buy Lorillard shares today, you will be entitled to the next [...]

By: Bear Markets

Bear Markets — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:26:37 +0000

[...] finished one of those odd 10-year periods when stocks have actually done considerably worse. With stock dividends reinvested, the S&P 500 has compounded at a scant .65% over the past decade. History shows that [...]

By: Financial Analysts

Financial Analysts — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:25:07 +0000

[...] Earnings-per-share (EPS) grew at 3.3% and price-to-earnings (PE) ratios grew at 0.7%. Reinvested stock dividends contributed 4.8% – more than half of the total return. Favor a stock with dividends for this very [...]

By: Dividend Paying Stocks

Dividend Paying Stocks — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:27:55 +0000

[...] are several Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) that specialize in rising stock dividends. My favorite is the Morningstar Dividend Leaders Fund (FDL), with a yield of 3.6%. I also like the [...]

By: Trader mentality run amok?

Trader mentality run amok? — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:32:29 +0000

[...] Still, critics point out that anyone who bought at the 1929 market peak didn’t break even until 1955 – a long time even for the most patient buy-and-holder. This criticism ignores the power of dividends: [...]

By: Jutia Group - Market Jitters & Political Critters

Jutia Group - Market Jitters & Political Critters — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:03:36 +0000

[...] investments all pay handsome stock dividends like clockwork. And they avoid the volatility swings that now define the stock market, too. What an [...]

By: Investment U Archives | Investment Advice and Investment Research with a Contrarian Point of View

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:07:43 +0000

[...] – Stock Dividends: The Difference Between Success and Failure: Issue [...]

By: Investing In Dividend-Paying Stocks: A “Strong Buy” Since 1935 | Jutia Group

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:55:59 +0000

[...] course, there are pitfalls when it comes to investing in dividend-paying stocks too. Here are three things to look out [...]