Brad Ferris

3 Must-Know Options Strategies for Dividend Investors

Good introductory content on options. I agree with DGI though on reading Taleb for insights into how options work and how to make them profitable in your investing activities.

A Buy & Hold Forever Dividend Stock Portfolio

The only other stock I would suggest looking at (for Utilities) would be EXC. But a good diversified portfolio of high quality stocks otherwise!

Dow 'Dirty Dozen' Offers High Yields and Good Value

PFE & GE would be my top picks from that group. I would not count on GM being a "yield" investment for quite some time due in part to the risks they face on many fronts. Chronic mismanagement vs. yield? I'll avoid that stocks as a value trap despite the upside many analysts and investors continue to see in that company