From the category archives:
Nobody has to convince me that dividends can create some of the world’s most tremendous investment returns. But I love seeing new proof come out.
Enter a new study that was conducted by Ned Davis Research.
The firm found that, since 1972, S&P 500 index members that consistently increased their dividends — or initiated payouts — handed shareholders an [...]
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I suppose we all saw this coming: Fannie Mae just posted a rather large $2.2 Billion loss for the first quarter, and also announced a dividend cut that will take effect in the third quarter. I can’t say I blame FNM for trying to stem the bleeding, but it is never encouraging when a [...]
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Just wanted to point out that one of my favorite Asian dividend stocks has been catching fire lately. Huaneng Power is up another 5% today, after posting a 14% one-day gain last Wednesday.
It looks to me like the shares have bottomed out and could easily return to the $40 level, especially on positive [...]
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Well, now that you’ve probably filed your 2007 taxes, I want to make absolutely certain that you start planning to reduce how much you pay Uncle Sam in 2008.
One way to do that is by taking advantage of tax-sheltered investment accounts. I profiled four in my recent Money & Markets column. In case [...]
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Look, I don’t want to downplay what’s happening right now. I’m as mad about the way the government is handling this credit mess as anyone. I hate the fact that savers and investors are seeing lower and lower returns on their investments while greedy real estate speculators and financial bigwigs are getting bailed out [...]
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I’ve been obsessed with dividend-paying stocks since the sixth grade. I’m not sure exactly what inspired me — it could have been the movie “Wall Street” or the popular T.V. show character Alex P. Keaton (played by Michael J. Fox) — but one day I came home from school and said I wanted to buy [...]
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