Waste Management (WM) Unappealing for 2013 + MORE

As Wall Street prepares for the Federal Reserve to slow down, or taper, its monetary easing, a shift is taking place as traders move out of dividend-paying stocks. It is easy to understand why this is taking place. With the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates near zero, and aggressively buying mortgage backed bonds, traders have been forced to turn to the stock market for yield, but that may

In trading on Thursday, shares of Comcast Corp (NASD: CMCSA) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $38.80, changing hands as low as $38.75 per share. Comcast Corp shares are currently trading off about 3.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of CMCSA shares, versus its 200 day moving average:

Waste Management Inc. (WM) is the largest collector and disposer of trash in North America.
-Seven Year Annual Revenue Growth Rate: 0.6%
-Seven Year Annual EPS Growth Rate: Negative
-Seven Year Annual Dividend Growth Rate: 8.5%
-Current Dividend Yield: 3.63%
-Balance Sheet Strength: Leveraged, Stable
I view WM to be overpriced currently at around $40…

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Tripadvisor was spun off from Expedia over a year ago and from the start I was very excited. I did get burned initially but I’m starting to consider it for my next long term speculative pick. It would be a bit outside of my ecosystem philosophy but I’m starting to believe that TripAdvisor will end up becoming the top travel website out there, surpassing giant Priceline (PCLN) and others…

Here is a list of the ten best dividend investing books that should be on your nightstand. These are some great dividend investing books that are worth reading. Did I miss any? Which ones are your favorite dividend investing books? Did I miss the mark? Are some of these duds? I’d love to hear what you think…