The S&P 500 is up 5.05% YTD. But the financial sector component in the index has increased by 10.3%. Many of the beaten down banks have recovered nicely in the past year and continue to gain further traction. Some of the community bank stocks currently offer high dividends. The following is a list of 33 …
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The current yield on the S&P 500 is just over 2%. Last year the yield was 2%. Many foreign markets offer higher dividend yields than the U.S. This is especially true with most developed countries. In 1979, the S&P 500 had a 5.53% yield. But since 1990, it has steadily decreased and reached a low …
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We reviewed the ten German stocks with high dividend yields last December. In this post lets take another look at the top German stocks that pay high dividends. One of the ETFs that is focused on German equities with high dividends is the ETFlab DAXplus® Maximum Dividend ETF. This ETF tracks the DAXplus® Maximum Dividend …
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Many foreign stocks trading as ADRs in the US markets have above average dividend yields. The following 11 stocks pay dividends of over 5% as of the February 26, 2010: 1. YPF SA(YPF) Current Dividend Yield: 7.85% Country: Argentina Sector: Integrated Oil & Gas 2. TOTAL (TOT) Current Dividend Yield: 6.09% Country: France Sector: Integrated …
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When picking dividend stocks, in addition to an attractive dividend yield it is important to select stocks that have high annual dividend growth rate.These two factors will give a better picture about the stocks than going with just the yield alone. The following foreign stocks satisfy the two conditions: Dividend Yield = > 2% Average …
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