Dividend Stocks
Not All Dividend Stocks Are Worth Investing In
The Weekend Investor section of The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article on dividend stocks. From the article: Mutual funds specializing in dividend stocks have seen inflows of $12.6 billion so far this year, four times as much as in all of 2010—even as stock funds as a whole have posted outflows of nearly [...]
Download: Dividend Achievers Lists 2011
Mergent publishes the Dividend Achievers list of indices which constitute companies that have consistently increased dividend payments. For example, the United Kingdom Dividend Achievers™ Index has the following features: Companies in the index must be incorporated in the UK. Companies must have increased their annual dividend payments for the last five or more consecutive years. [...]
15 NYSE-listed Foreign Stocks Paying More Than 7% Dividends
To identify some of the high yielding large cap foreign stocks, I ran the screener with the following criteria: 1. Stocks must trade on the NYSE 2. Market cap must >= $5B 3. Dividend yield must be at least 7% The above search resulted in the following 15 stocks: 1.Company: Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA [...]
Six Latin American Telecom Stocks To Consider
The telecommunication market Latin America is set for excellent growth. With many countries in the region experiencing strong economic growth the penetration rate of mobile phones is especially set to go higher as the new middle class seek the modern necessities of life. In addition, new technology upgrades and the evolution of smartphones will drive [...]
Asia: An Attractive Destination for Income Investors
Traditionally investors have preferred large cap companies in developed countries when it comes to investing for dividend income. This is because many of the large companies in Western Europe, Canada, the U.S. and other developed markets are established companies with defined dividend payout policies and have history of rewarding shareholders with cash in the form [...]
27 Foreign Stocks Paying Dividends Quarterly
Many investors have the view that foreign stocks pay dividends only annually. However this is not fully true. There are many foreign companies that pay dividends on a quarterly basis just like their U.S. peers. For example, European firms usually pay dividends twice a year – one in the form of interim dividend and the [...]
