Four Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Mid-March

If you want to try the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' which is the technique of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend, there are many stocks to choose from. This technique generally works only in bull markets.

When you buy dividends, there are many stocks in many different sectors to choose from. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks.

• BCE Inc. (BCE) Ex-dividend date: 3/12/09 Yield: 7.7%
• Regions Financial Corporation (RF) Ex-dividend date: 3/16/09 Yield: 12.1%
• Terra Industries Inc. (TRA) Ex-dividend date: 3/16/09 Yield: 1.6%
• Ventas, Inc. (VTR) Ex-dividend date: 3/16/09 Yield: 9.5%

If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the the high yield utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. For more details on dividend definitions, check out definitions of dividend dates. Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author does not own any of the above at the time this article is written.

Comments

[Jack Walker:]

Stockerblog,

Nice article - thanks.

Since there are always questions, can you clarify exactly how many days before the ex-dividend day does the stock need to be purchased in order to receive the dividend on the distribution date?

Jack

Mar 06 01:41 PM

[BigOlDave:]

This tactic is a fool's game.

Mar 06 03:11 PM

[Eric Rasbold:]

At least three business days for the settlement of ownership BEFORE the ex-date. I got boned on this earlier, felt quite stupid, so make sure to get it in.


On Mar 06 01:41 PM Jack Walker wrote:

> Stockerblog,
>
> Nice article - thanks.
>
> Since there are always questions, can you clarify exactly how many
> days before the ex-dividend day does the stock need to be purchased
> in order to receive the dividend on the distribution date?
>
> Jack

Mar 07 01:38 PM