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

Dividend Stocks: A Great Addition To Your Portfolio – dividends4life.com 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… Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » Starwood Hotels & Resorts Takes Over #273 Spot From Northern Trust – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (NYSE:...

Dividend Investing – Telecom, Real Estate and Energy + MORE

Sell in May and Go Away? Worst Investing Advice or Sound Investment Choice? – thedividendguyblog.com     It’s fun to see how a serious field like investing comes with these semi-astrological predictions…   There is an old saying telling investors to sell in May and come back in October. This is the result if you follow the “Sell in May and Go Away” along with “Buy back on Saint Crispin’s Day” which is in late October… Continue Reading On thedividendguyblog.com » STAG Industrial (STAG) Declares $0.30 Quarterly Dividend; 5.4% Yield – streetinsider.com Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/STAG+Industrial+%28STAG%29+Declares+%240.30+Quarterly+Dividend%3B+5.4%25+Yield/8309420.html for the full story....

High-Yield Stocks with Strong Buy Rating + MORE

High-Yield Stocks with Strong Buy Rating – dividends4life.com 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… Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » Dividend Link Time – thedividendguyblog.com 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...

Avoid No-Growth Dividend Stocks + MORE

Avoid No-Growth Dividend Stocks – dividends4life.com When building a dividend growth portfolio many people look at how many consecutive years a company has increased its dividend. A company that has raised its dividend every year for 50 consecutive years, for example, is likely to continue the practice. But this record of consistency alone is not enough to justify a place in my Ultimate Dividend Growth Portfolio, a paper portfolio which you can Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » Seagate Technology (STX) Declares $0.38 Quarterly Dividend; 4.1% Yield – streetinsider.com Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/Seagate+Technology+%28STX%29+Declares+%240.38+Quarterly+Dividend%3B+4.1%25+Yield/8295321.html for the full story. Continue Reading On streetinsider.com...

Escalade, Inc. (ESCA) Declares $0.08 Quarterly Dividend; 5.6% Yield + MORE

Today was the first day of the summer in Montreal – myfirst50000.com I went for shopping pass noon today and it was great to feel the heat of the sun. I was wearing jeans, a sweatshirt and running shoes… and I was very hot. So I went back on, pick on a summer dress and I  went back to my little escapade. Wearing a summer dress on the end of April felt real nice… Continue Reading On myfirst50000.com » Early Retirement Is Impossible Because Of Health Insurance Costs…Not! – dividendmantra.com After some recent mainstream media attention on this blog and...

Weekly Reading Links 4.26.13 + MORE

Dividend Links – thedividendguyblog.com 1. Why I Love Dividend Growth Investing @ Dividend Mantra. 2. Genuine Parts Company (GPC) Dividend Stock Analysis @ DGS. 3. Is Google or Amazon The New 21st Century Conglomerate? @ IS. 4. PepsiCo – Dividend Fact Sheet @ Dividend Engineering. 5. EZCorp As Pie @ Barel Karsan. 6. When to sell my dividend stocks? @ DGI… Continue Reading On thedividendguyblog.com » Dividend Growth: Freedom Through Passive Income Book Review – dividendgrowthinvestor.com Several months ago, Mike from Dividend Guy Blog sent me his book and asked me for a review. I did not receive any compensation for this review, other than a free copy of the US version...

High Yield Dividend Investing Misconceptions + MORE

IBERIABANK Breaks Above 200-Day Moving Average – Bullish for IBKC – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In trading on Tuesday, shares of IBERIABANK Corp (NASD: IBKC) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $48.91, changing hands as high as $48.97 per share. IBERIABANK Corp shares are currently trading up about 1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of IBKC shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Continue Reading On forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel » T Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW) Declares $0.38 Quarterly Dividend; 2% Yield – streetinsider.com Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/T+Rowe+Price+Group%2C+Inc.+%28TROW%29+Declares+%240.38+Quarterly+Dividend%3B+2%25+Yield/8271557.html for the full story. Continue Reading On streetinsider.com »...

NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) Raises Quarterly Dividend 33.3% to $0.12; 1.8% Yield + MORE

Weekend Readings – intelligentspeculator.net I’m very excited about having a first “warm” weekend! It’s about time right? I know that for some of you, it’s never an issue.. but believe me, I’m thrilled. Even better, today, the NFL schedule was released for next year, I’m trying to find games that I could potentially attend… hoping to see at least one this year:) Are any of you planning to go see a game? If so, which one? General Readings -Obama’s chained CPI explained @ DarwinsMoney -Most $100 bills live outside the US @ NPR Dividend/Passive Income Readings -Portfolio update Q1 @...

CVS Caremark Now #40 Largest Company, Surpassing American Express + MORE

Telus Corp (T) is getting ready for its 2 for 1 split. Are you ready? – myfirst50000.com Tomorrow, it will happen. For the first time in its history, Telus is going to split! I am quite exciting by this. I had experiment not split but roll over, like 8 to 1 in the case of DNI Metals (DNI) and also BNT. In both cases, following the roll over, the stock had gained in value. Will Telus split stocks will gain in fabulous value? That’s what we are going to watch out for tomorrow and in the days to come… Continue...

New Trade: Long eBay ($EBAY) & Short Yahoo ($YHOO) + MORE

Energy Transfer (ETE and ETP) MLP Update – dividendmonk.com/ Energy Transfer Equity L.P. (ETE) is at the top of a complex energy partnership structure involving Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), Regency Energy Partners (RGP), Southern Union assets, Sunoco Logistics Partners (SXL) and Sunoco retail assets. -ETE Distribution Yield: 4.28% -ETE Five Year Distribution Growth: 12… Continue Reading On dividendmonk.com/ » New Trade: Long eBay ($EBAY) & Short Yahoo ($YHOO) – intelligentspeculator.net I’ll start off by saying that this morning I will be closing out 2 existing trades. I actually have 2 trades that have returns over 20% and 1 that is...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Posts Q1 EPS of $1.59 + MORE

Capital Allocation – dgmachine.blogspot.com/ In my quarterly review that was published recently on Seeking Alpha, I mentioned that I would be temporarily suspending new capital investment during the second quarter and allocating my savings for the next few months to my emergency cash reserve. I wanted to take a moment to elaborate on the reasons for that decision… Continue Reading On dgmachine.blogspot.com/ » JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Posts Q1 EPS of $1.59 – streetinsider.com Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/JPMorgan+Chase+%26+Co.+%28JPM%29+Posts+Q1+EPS+of+%241.59/8249550.html for the full story. Continue Reading On streetinsider.com » Dividend Link Roundup Time – thedividendguyblog.com 1. Target Corporation (TGT) Dividend Stock Analysis @...

Richardson Electronics Ltd (RELL) Declares $0.06 Quarterly Dividend; 2% Yield + MORE

Dividend Stocks You Should Buy – dividends4life.com According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), global per-barrel oil prices will fall below $100 by the end of 2014. Additionally, the US oil imports will reduce to half of the mid-2000 level. This decline in imports is an indicator to the upsurge in the domestic oil production. The US per-day oil production in 2014, could reach its highest level in the past two-and-a-half decades… Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » Richardson Electronics Ltd (RELL) Declares $0.06 Quarterly Dividend; 2% Yield – streetinsider.com Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/Richardson+Electronics+Ltd+%28RELL%29+Declares+%240.06+Quarterly+Dividend%3B+2%25+Yield/8246354.html for the full story. Continue Reading On...

10 Dividend Stocks With A 10% Yield In 10 Years + MORE

New Trade: Long Microsoft ($MSFT) & Short IAC Interactive ($IACI) – intelligentspeculator.net It feels great to be back in on the action today, opening a 7th long & short tech stock trade. As always, you can see my live tech long & short trades and performance here: -2013 Long & Short Tech Stock Picks Today, I took all stocks that I follow, I then removed stocks that I have live trades on as well as those that I do not have a good enough feeling these days to trade and was left with 12 stocks… Continue Reading On intelligentspeculator.net »...

Dividend Links + MORE

MV Oil Trust (MVO) Declares $0.87 Quarterly Distribution; 12.8% Yield – streetinsider.com Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/MV+Oil+Trust+%28MVO%29+Declares+%240.87+Quarterly+Distribution%3B+12.8%25+Yield/8236495.html for the full story. Continue Reading On streetinsider.com » Walt Disney Now #28 Largest Company, Surpassing Home Depot – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) has taken over the #28 spot from Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating » Continue Reading On forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel » Blackrock Advisors Top Dividend...

McCormick & Co., Inc. (MKC) Declares $0.34 Quarterly Dividend; 1.9% Yield + MORE

Notable Two Hundred Day Moving Average Cross – PDH – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In trading on Wednesday, shares of PetroLogistics LP (NYSE: PDH) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $13.20, changing hands as low as $13.05 per share. PetroLogistics LP shares are currently trading down about 1.9% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of PDH shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Continue Reading On forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel » Thinking About Getting Into Apple (AAPL)? I’d Get In Now – intelligentspeculator.net Apple’s (AAPL) stock has been off to a tough start to the year so far as...

TSX 60 Ex Dividend Date + Best 2013 Dividend Stock Update +16.79% + MORE

Kimberly-Clark Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing Texas Instruments – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) has taken over the #91 spot from Texas Instruments Inc. (NASD: TXN), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating » Continue Reading On forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel » TSX 60 Ex Dividend Date + Best 2013 Dividend Stock Update +16.79% – thedividendguyblog.com     At the beginning of each month, I produce a recap of the dividend...

The Three P’s – Patience, Persistence, Perseverance + MORE

Dividend Growth Investing: A Strategy For Young Investors, Too – dgmachine.blogspot.com/ A new article of mine has been published on the investing website Seeking Alpha. The article is entitled Dividend Growth Investing: A Strategy For Young Investors, Too. It examines possible investing outcomes for young people who start with an aggressive growth investing strategy and then switch to dividend growth investing, compared with a person who follows a dividend growth investing strategy from the start. Continue Reading On dgmachine.blogspot.com/ » Best Dividend Links of The Week – thedividendguyblog.com Let’s jump into the links… 1. Bank of Montreal – Dividend Fact Sheet @...

Are Wearable Devices The Next Big Thing? + MORE

About Just Energy Group Inc. (JE) – myfirst50000.com I have a few days of vacation ahead and its going to be a family camping in my one and a half apartment. So you won’t hear from me for a little while. I haven’t been that much active around here. Its quite busy at work.Yesterday, Just Energy came up with a press release regarding their finances and also regarding their dividend… Continue Reading On myfirst50000.com » Forecasting Future Earnings Is The Key To Successful Stock Investing – thediv-net.com Looking for good dividend paying stocks to add to your retirement portfolio?  You...

You Are Poorer Than You Think + MORE

5 Engineering Companies that Keep Boosting Dividends – dividendmonk.com/ When investors think of dividend payers with the longest streaks of consecutive annual dividend increases, their minds may jump towards the Coca Colas and Procter and Gambles of the world, but some of the slightly more volatile diverse engineering companies have among the most consistent dividend histories… Continue Reading On dividendmonk.com/ » Liberty Global Larger Than S&P 500 Component Boston Scientific – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Liberty Global Inc (NASD: LBTYA) was identified as having a larger market cap than...

Hartford Financial Services Group Now #291 Largest Company, Surpassing AmerisourceBergen + MORE

Stocks with Unbelievably High Dividends and Low P/Es – dividends4life.com Some of my readers often ask themselves what are the highest yielding stocks at the market. When they read articles about the highest dividend paying shares they noticed Pitney Bowes, who is also a S&P 500 member, or Annaly Capital Management. Both have a double-digit yield at a higher market capitalization and investors of the early round have made their first money with these stocks… Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » Unilever (UL) Dividend Stock Analysis – dividendgrowthinvestor.com Unilever PLC (UL) operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in Asia, Africa,...

Technical Analysis – Is it Good or Bad? What’s in it for Me? + MORE

Technical Analysis – Is it Good or Bad? What’s in it for Me? – thedividendguyblog.com     If you have been following me for a while, you know that I’m not too much of a technician. I like the fundamental approach and make good use of timing in sector while investing through asset allocation. When it’s time to talk about technical analysis, I’m not quite sure what to think about it… Continue Reading On thedividendguyblog.com » Thoughts on Dividend Growth Investing – dividends4life.com Dividend growth investing (DGI), if done correctly, is a very wonderful and self-reinforcing strategy. The idea is...

Steel Dynamics Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing Dun & Bradstreet + MORE

Steel Dynamics Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing Dun & Bradstreet – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Steel Dynamics Inc. (NASD: STLD) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE: DNB), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating » Continue Reading On forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel » High-Dividend, Low P/E Value Stocks For Income – thediv-net.com Before the internet and even before computers, critical...