Starwood Hotels & Resorts Takes Over #273 Spot From Northern Trust + MORE

Dividend stocks can be a great addition to your portfolio, especially pharmaceutical dividend stocks that offer a bit of stability in rocky times. People still get sick during recessions. And the dividend allows investors to be patient, collecting the dividend while they wait for drugs to be developed…

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Takes Over #273 Spot From Northern TrustIn the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (NYSE: HOT) has taken over the #273 spot from Northern Trust Corp. (NASD: NTRS), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating »

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This is what is going on. For the past couple years, I always had great promotional interest rates on credit card balance transfer with TD Visa. I had 4.9%, 1.9%, 2.9%….Recently, I completed a credit card balance at TD Visa at 2.9% for 6 months. The amount carried over was something like 11k. Cool great awesome! That was completed at the end of April…

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The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) provides consumer packaged goods in the United States and internationally. This dividend aristocrat has paid uninterrupted dividends on its common stock since 1891 and increased payments to common shareholders every for 57 consecutive years. There are only fifteen companies in the world which have managed to boost distributions over half a…

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Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/Equity+One%2C+Inc.+%28EQY%29+Declares+%240.22+Quarterly+Dividend%3B+3.4%25+Yield/8328001.html for the full story.

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Today I learned that Scottrade (the discount brokerage I use) will soon be introducing a unique dividend reinvestment program. Many other brokerages already provide the option for automatic and commission-free reinvestment of dividends back into the stocks that paid them. Scottrade will provide more flexibility by allowing automatic but selective dividend reinvestment: dividends can be reinvested into stocks other than the stocks that paid them…

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Weekly Reading Links 5.10.13

– thedividendpig.com

Weekly Reading Links 5.10.13This April and May, the TSX and DOW have hit their 2013 highs. For those of us who are long-term investors it’s really a moot point – it’s simply part of the business cycle. But for many investors the investing question comes to mind, Sell in May and Go Away?
A phenomenal article by Louis Basenese, chief investment strategist at Wall Street Daily, tells you exactly why you should not implement the strategy…

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Weekend Readings – Survivor Fans Out There?

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Weekend Readings – Survivor Fans Out There?Good morning and happy Friday:) I’m not sure if I’m the only Survivor fan among the thousand or so daily visitors here but I’m hooked and have been since he very start. The last few episodes have been epic:) Anyway, all for me for today, enjoy these readings:)
General Readings
-So you want to trade for a living… @ Bclund
-What if markets are undervalued? @ HowardLindzon
-Wall St is back @ The Economist
Dividend and Passive Income Readings
-Tomorrow’s dividend stars? @ StreetAuthority
-Sell in May and go away? Stupid or smart? @ TheDividendGuyBlog
Tech Stock Readings
-Instagram, the story @ VanityFair
-Groupon reports earnings @ TechCrunch

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I Just Bought A Time Machine

– dividendmantra.com

I Just Bought A Time Machine

Not this time machine!

I just purchased a time machine. It’s not my first, but is my nicest. Hopefully I’ll keep this one for a while!

According to this source, the average driver here in the U.S. spends $9,641 (and that’s using $2.25 per gallon fuel figures) per year for the privilege of driving a vehicle…

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Procter & Gamble Stock Analysis
The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) provides consumer packaged goods in the United States and internationally. This dividend aristocrat has paid uninterrupted dividends on its common stock since 1891 and increased payments to common shareholders every for 57 consecutive years. There are only fifteen companies in the world which have managed to boost distributions over half a century…

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Dividend Links

– thedividendguyblog.com

What did you miss from the past week?
1. Updating My Dividend Watchlist @ MJTM.
2. Have You Put Your Chips On The Web Ecosystems Yet? @ IS.
3. Asset Allocation – Retirement Ready Part 2 @ The Passive Income Earner.
4. Portfolio in Action: Purchased Lorillard Shares @ DGSI.
5. Dividend Income Update – April 2013 @ Dividend Mantra…

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