Avago Technologies Larger Than S&P 500 Component Whirlpool + MORE

Stock share buybacks or share repurchase plans have become all the rage on Wall Street lately with the stock market’s excellent run so far this year. In fact, in the first quarter of 2013, companies in the United States have bought back over $105 billion worth of their stock. This has edged out the payment of dividends which only accounted for a little over $70 billion in January through March of this year…

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In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Avago Technologies Ltd (NASD: AVGO) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example Whirlpool Corp (NYSE: WHR), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating »

I don’t need to convince you that saying that I like Apple’s stock is not a very popular view these days. It used to be unanimous and for years Apple would still beat expectations quarter after quarter, both on its top and bottom lines. That has obviously changed, and owning or believing in Apple is the type of thing that you almost feel like keeping to yourself…

The rules of dividend investing are changing. This is the first time I can recall, for example, when you can earn more in dividends for holding the entire S&P 500 than you can earn not only on a 10-year note, but also on a long-term 30-year government bond. But with the promise of higher returns comes added risk…

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Pepsico Inc. is a leading international beverage and snack-food company.
-Seven Year Revenue Growth Rate: 10.5%
-Seven Year EPS Growth Rate: 7.3%
-Seven Year Dividend Growth Rate: 11.2%
-Current Dividend Yield: 2.84%
-Balance Sheet: Stable
Overview
Pepsico Inc. (NYSE: PEP) is one of the leading beverage and food companies in the world, and has been a particularly strong dividend payer over the last four decades and counting in terms of the combination of a moderate yield and fairly high dividend growth…