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  • Which Dividend Stocks Are Relatively Safe? [View article]
    DPO is not a stock and does not pay dividends. 80% of its payout is return of capital. Better do more homework:
    www.cefconnect.com:80/...


    On Sep 29 08:43 AM Butch Weber wrote:

    > What about stocks like DPO? The dividends don't rise but they have
    > been a solid performer as a dividend income stock $.167 for years.
    > Is it better to have large amounts of this stock that is currently
    > in a yield of 13.25% or to re-invest into escalating dividends that
    > double approximately every 5-8 years?
    >
    > Regards,
    >
    > Butch
    Sep 30 02:56 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • As Earnings Are Upon Us, Some Goldman Thoughts [View article]
    If you like GS, then you must LOVE the merging of corporate and federal power.

    The US Treasury has increasingly become a subsidiary of GS, using public money to benefit private bankers. When it was just a little back-scratching, nobody cared much. When it came to Hank Paulson seizing the power of life and death over major banking firms, and using it to enrich GS, the protests started. And it's only gotten worse.

    This *baffles* you? Wow... good thing there's no useful information in your article, because it would be really sad if some naive reader were to rely on advice from someone so out-of-touch with the fundamental values of fairness and economic opportunity.
    Jul 14 02:49 am |Rating: +7 -3 |Link to Comment
  • 12 Dividend Stocks to Own in This Market [View article]
    Even better, I found another list from 13 months ago, which can provide an even better test:
    www.dividendgrowthinve...
    Jul 09 20:24 pm |Rating: 0 -3 |Link to Comment
  • China: Latest Hotspot for Western Biotech, Pharma Firms [View article]
    The correct ticker for Bodisen is BBCZ.
    Saying they are a "leading" firm in organic fertilizer is dubious; it has a market cap under $4 M, compared to CGA with $133 M.
    May 18 07:50 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • Dividend Aristocrats Will Continue to Outperform [View article]
    Outperforming the S&P is good.
    However--big problem! Returning -18% is nothing to brag about. In fact, it's a good argument against investing in stocks at all.

    But it gets worse. If you argue that the outperformance is still valid because the S&P will go back up, then you have to believe that cap gain is going to be a big positive--which negates the advantage of a dividend strategy.
    Apr 27 16:16 pm |Rating: 0 -5 |Link to Comment
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