Can someone give me cliffs on these? How do you find stocks based on their dividends? I have a bunch of money sitting in a money market account earning basically nothing. Any recommendations?
Stocks that pay dividends?
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Good dividend research can be found here:
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Here's some dividend ETFs you might be interested in for diversification:
VYM - Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF(0.13% Expenses)(4 star by Morningstar)
VIG - Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (0.18% Expenses)(5 star by Morningstar)
You also might be interested in Bond ETFs due to their diversification and liquidity. But each bond ETF share value is likely to go down as interest rates go back up.. and there's nowhere else to go but up from here. So prob stick with short term bond ETFs if any. Short term will be less effected by interest rate changes.
Dividends | Dividend paying stocks | Best Dividend Paying Stocks | Dividend Stocks | Preferred stock
Here's some dividend ETFs you might be interested in for diversification:
VYM - Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF(0.13% Expenses)(4 star by Morningstar)
VIG - Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (0.18% Expenses)(5 star by Morningstar)
You also might be interested in Bond ETFs due to their diversification and liquidity. But each bond ETF share value is likely to go down as interest rates go back up.. and there's nowhere else to go but up from here. So prob stick with short term bond ETFs if any. Short term will be less effected by interest rate changes.
He's there to sell, but very once a while he comes up with good content. And there's still plenty you can pick up through context.
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This plus you can often find dividend stock offers through press releases before they record you being in on the company.
Utilities usually pay decent dividends, ED, EXC, DUK, AVA, etc... Dividends stocks are not always safer bets though...
But it's interesting to think what the impending dividend tax will do. What is it, from 15% to 45% on dividends?
Can't be good for dividend stocks.
Taxes like that won't increase revenue so much as it will force companies to shift their strategies. It's meddling, I don't like it. Bad.
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Just move the "Div yield (%)" as to what you're looking for.
Corporate debt is also doing well at the moment.
http://www.investment-income.net
Just move the "Div yield (%)" as to what you're looking for.
Corporate debt is also doing well at the moment.
http://www.investment-income.net
I own shares of NLY.
I like the div but you do have to understand that when a company has a large div. After the div date the stock will drop the div amount. Ex. x stock has a div of .50 and stock price is currently $20. The day after the div date the stock will fall .50. So the stock will now be $19.50. Then you will receive the div about a month later. Usually by the time the div is released the stock has crossed or is at $20. So you broke even on the stock price and get to keep the div. Which 2.5% yield isn't that bad for a qtr. But you also have to watch the stock price and events relating to the industry your stock is in.
A stock like AGD pays a monthly div which comes out to a nearly 1% yield for every month. Not bad if you compound it. But then again if the stock falls it doesn't matter what the div pays.
I like the div but you do have to understand that when a company has a large div. After the div date the stock will drop the div amount. Ex. x stock has a div of .50 and stock price is currently $20. The day after the div date the stock will fall .50. So the stock will now be $19.50. Then you will receive the div about a month later. Usually by the time the div is released the stock has crossed or is at $20. So you broke even on the stock price and get to keep the div. Which 2.5% yield isn't that bad for a qtr. But you also have to watch the stock price and events relating to the industry your stock is in.
A stock like AGD pays a monthly div which comes out to a nearly 1% yield for every month. Not bad if you compound it. But then again if the stock falls it doesn't matter what the div pays.
Buying US dollar denominated equities even if they pay decent (although still shitty in comparison) dividends, FML if that's my only choice. Open your mind. Look for solid companies in Asia paying dividend rates above 6% denominated in currencies that have been steadily rising against the dollar for a decade.