According to a research note by Goldman Sachs, the S&P 500 gained 255% in price appreciation in the last 20 years. When dividend reinvestment is considered, the S&P 500’s total return jumps to 439.3%. That amounts to a difference of an astonishing 184.3% in returns. Goldman noted: “Amid the slowing economic environment and historically high …
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I ran the stock screener with the following conditions: Stocks must trade on the NYSE Market cap. >= $2.0B Must have dividend yields must be at least 7% This search resulted in the six stocks noted below: 1.Company: France Telecom SA (FTE) Current Dividend Yield: 7.16% Sector: Telecom Country: France 2.Company:Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA …
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Recently fellow blogger Random Roger wrote a post an on how to construct a portfolio with one high yielding stock and one ETF for each sector. In the post Roger listed a few of the high yielding stocks current available in the market. Dividends are an important component of total returns especially in the long-run. …
A recent “Heard on the Street” column in The Wall Street Journal discussed about the juicy dividends offered by European stocks. From the article: “Average dividend yields on European stocks are now higher than those on government bonds for only the third time in 30 years. On the past two occasions, in early 2003 and …
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