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Rates Are Really Going Nowhere Now: 4 Merrill Lynch Top Dividend Stock Buys
These four Merrill Lynch stock picks run the gamut of risk, but they all have one thing in common, solid payouts with decent growth potential.
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Merrill Lynch Has 4 Stocks to Buy With Dividend Yields of 7% to 9%
So what are investors who are looking for dividends to do in low-yield environment that could remain this way for some time?
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3 Stocks Rated Buy at Merrill Lynch That Pay at or Above 8% Dividends
It is hard to reach for yield and not have an increase in risk, so investors have to ask themselves how much risk they can afford.
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4 Merrill Lynch Stock Picks Yielding 7% or More
One good thing to do now is buy solid companies that pay good dividends, because even when the Fed does start to raise rates, it will be with very small increases and…
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Why Mortgage REITs May Be Safe Again
Credit Suisse now sees mortgage-based REITs as an attractive investment opportunity, based on stabilized book values and earnings outlooks.
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3 Key Stock Buybacks From Monday
Investors love stock buyback plans. Still, not all share repurchases are created equal. 24/7 Wall St. tracked three standout buyback announcements from Monday.
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These Stocks Will See Heavy Buying as the Russell Rebalances
In a new research note, the Quantitative Strategies Team at Jefferies offers a look behind the curtain at some of the stocks that could see heavy buying as the month winds down.
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Weyerhaeuser, TRI Pointe Pull the Trigger on Merger
ThinkstockAfter several months of trying to find a buyer for its home building business, a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) has signed a definitive agreement to combine with TRI Pointe Homes…
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Companies Raising Over $3 Billion in New Stock Sales
The stock market is looking healthier and healthier again, and it is not just because the S&P 500 is within striking distance of 1,700 and because the DJIA has crossed back over…
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Homebuilder IPO Prices Above Estimated Range (TPH)
ThinkstockThe first homebuilder initial public offering (IPO) since 2004 can only be described as a huge success. Tri Pointe Homes Inc. (NYSE: TPH) upped its planned offering of 11.7 million shares in…
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Starwood Acquires Distressed Real Estate Firm
ThinkstockCommercial real-estate firm Starwood Property Trust Inc. (NYSE: STWD) and private equity firm Starwood Capital Group, which are both controlled by Barry Sternlicht, have agreed to pay $1.05 billion for privately held…
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QE3 May Pose At Least Some Dividend Risks To High-Yield Mortgage REITS (NLY, AGNC, CIM, MFA, STWD, IVR, HTS, CYS, ANH, MORT)
Ben Bernanke and the FOMC delivered today on the promise of quantitative easing to start buying mortgage-backed securities to the tune of $40 billion per month. The measure would allow for $23 billion…
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Are High-Yield Mortgage Dividend REITs Doomed? (NLY, AGNC, HTS, CIM, IVR, RWT, PMT, DX, ARI, STWD, CLNY, CXS, MORT)
There was a development this week in the land of the high-yielding mortgage REITs. Wealthy and income oriented investors have been flocking to these for years because of their high dividends which…
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IPO PRICING: Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (STWD)
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: STWD) has priced its initial public offering of 40,500,000 shares of common stock at a price of $20.00 per share. This is an externally managed company and…
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