High-Yield Stocks with Strong Buy Rating + MORE

I’m often asked if I would recommend to buy high-yielding stocks. I answer them that it makes sense to buy stocks with a yield over five percent but don’t expect that they will pay the dividend to the end of your lifetime and don’t expect that they will hike their payments each year or with a higher growth rate…

Let’s jump right into the links:
1. Spotting the Red Flags of Investment @ The Passive Income Earner.
2. Will You Sell And Go Away? @ Dividend Ladder.
3. Notable Dividend Increases: April 2013 @ DGSI.
4. PepsiCo, IBM and 7 Other Dividend Stocks Raising Their Payouts @ DGS.
5. Freedom Fund Update – May 2013 @ Dividend Mantra…

Investors always look for the perfect formula that would enable them to purchase the best stocks at bargain prices, which would provide large capital gains over time and an increasing stream of dividend gains. One could line up one or several indicators in order to reach a buy decision. Selling a stock however, is what could ultimately determine whether you succeed or fail in the long run…

At the beginning of April I visited the city where I will be moving this summer so that I could find a place to live. I managed to find a great apartment with a reasonable rent and a lot of amenities. The rent is slightly higher than where I currently live, but my new place will provide a higher-quality living experience, which is something I have desired…

Investors always look for the perfect formula that would enable them to purchase the best stocks at bargain prices, which would provide large capital gains over time and an increasing stream of dividend gains. One could line up one or several indicators in order to reach a buy decision. Selling a stock however, is what could ultimately determine whether you succeed or fail in the long run…

In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) has taken over the #161 spot from WellPoint Inc (NYSE: WLP), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating »

Well with @BillClinton and @WarrenBuffett now among the newest Twitter members, I hope all of you are increasingly active and if you are, be sure to follow my account as well @IntelligentSpec In the meantime, here are some good readings for the coming weekend!
General Readings
-HFT firms exploiting CME issue? @ WSJ
-Is peak oil a myth? @ The Daily Beast
-Bitcoins: New gold or fool’s gold? CFA
-The real problem with the Twitter hackcrash @ BlogMaverick
Dividend/Passive Income Readings
-Top Canadian dividend stocks @ TheDividendGuyBlog
Tech Stock Readings
-Android’s leaky bucket gives Apple an edge @ AllThingsD
-Facebook not ready to insert ads on Instagram @ TechCrunch

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