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Dividend Seekers Dip Into DRIPs
If the global financial crisis has taught investors one thing, it’s thatnow is not the time to gamble with your money or your prosperity.
More companies have been bought, bailed out or bankrupted since this financial crisis began than most of us have seen in our lifetimes. And even as Wall Street’s dominoes keep falling, no one can be sure if the worst is over.
From here on – recession or not – targeting dividend stocks is one of the few strategies that will deliver income safely and efficiently.
In theory, dividends should prop up an investor’s portfolio during uncertain periods,…
13Feb2009 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedBeware The Dividend Trap: Here’s The Most Important Number You Should Consider
On July 7, 2008, the S&P 500 crossed the threshold into bear market territory, having slid 20% from its high on October 9, 2007.
Today the S&P is trading at 935 – a 40% drop from its high of 1,565.15. If you take the 14 bear markets since the Great Depression, the average decline was 38%. At the low on October 28, the decline was 45.5%.
So are we at the bottom? Perhaps. But consider this…
The average duration of these bear markets was 18.4 months. Given that we’re in the 13th month now, that puts us relatively close to the end, right?
Not…
5Nov2008 | Smart Profits Report | Comments Off | ContinuedDividend-Paying Stocks: 5 Pharmaceutical “Cash Machines”
Some investors consider dividend-paying stocks to be the territory of boring, low returns. I strongly disagree. I think they can be pretty exciting.
Yes, dividend-paying stocks are usually more predictable. But after the gut-wrenching 12 months we have been through, “dull” suddenly becomes attractive. And it can be profitable as well. Studies of historic stock returns show that the combination of consistent dividends and an increasing stock price can offer powerful returns that out-strip the market averages.
When I search for stocks, I am always more interested in solid dividend payers that reward owners with cash. One of my favorite mantras is…
8Sep2008 | Investment U | Comments Off | ContinuedThe Five Secrets to Succeed at Bear Market Investing
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is already in the bear’s grasp. And the U.S. economy may well be headed for a recession. But here’s the ultimate irony: Bear-market investing offers a direct pathway to the biggest profit opportunities most investors will ever see.
History shows time and again that the worst returns come to those who buy at – or even near – market peaks, like those of 1928, 1969, 1999 and 2007, when Price/Earnings (P/E) ratios are typically higher than “normal.â€
Conversely, investors who buy when the days are darkest reap the best returns: Think 1932, 1942, 1982, 2003 and –…
3Jul2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | Continued
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