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Dividends Galore, Credit Suisse Lifts Electric Utilities, Sort Of

Posted: April 8, 2013 at 8:10 am

Credit Suisse has changed its targets and estimates for the electric utility sector. The move will have dividend watchers on the lookout, but the firm effectively is asking if a ...
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The Top Dividend Stocks from Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway

Posted: February 21, 2013 at 8:10 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has been actively watched in the news of late. After its participation in the $28 billion acquisition of H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ), this does change the ...
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Short Sellers Maintain Assault Against High-Yield Dividend Stocks (MO, AEP, NLY, T, DUK, KMB, KMP, MRK, PG, RAI, VZ)

Posted: February 12, 2013 at 1:36 pm

Short sellers have had their challenges due to rising share prices since the start of 2013. They have gone on to make some serious changes in the high dividend stocks ...
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Dividends Galore: UBS Upgrades Multifamily REITs to Buy (AVB, BRE, EQR, UDR)

Posted: February 8, 2013 at 9:10 am

When the subprime crisis caused a complete meltdown in the housing market, many homeowners in properties they simply could not afford were forced to move into apartments. This provided a ...
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The Top Dividend Yields from the BofA/Merrill Lynch Model Portfolio Changes

Posted: February 6, 2013 at 1:31 pm

Bank of America/Merrill Lynch has made some key changes to its various US research portfolios over the last 30 days. In a research change summary the bulge-bracket firm summarized its ...
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Tobacco Dividends and Price Wars

Posted: January 24, 2013 at 1:13 pm

If you have been a dividend investor for long, chances are high that you have had to do some serious homework on the tobacco sector. After all, this sector is ...
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2012 Election Winners and Losers: Coal, Dividends, Health Care, Utilities, Oil and More

Posted: November 7, 2012 at 8:10 am

Election Day has come and gone. President Obama won a second term. The current electoral vote was by a margin of about 3 to 2 (unofficial), but the percentage last ...
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Investors Move into Dividend Stocks

Posted: July 23, 2012 at 6:31 am

The increase in the stock prices of companies that have strong cash flow and high dividends almost certainly will continue as investors look for safe havens that pay investors an ...
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Dividend Hikes To Continue in 2012 (T, XOM, GE, PFE, CVX, JNJ, MSFT, PG, CSCO, JPM, WMT, KO, MMM)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 12:05 pm

Dividends have continued to rise.  Better yet, they are expected to keep rising for the rest of the year.  A study from Dow Jones Indexes showed a rise of almost ...
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The Daily Dividend: High Yields in Defensive Stocks (MO, AWK, KO, KMB, KFT)

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 11:01 am

Defensive stocks are supposed to offer you some safety in times of uncertainty.  High-yield stock dividends are also supposed to offer you a safer harbor in choppy markets as well.  ...
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