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One Proposal To Fix Social Security [View instapost]
My thoughts on the Social Security fix would be to remove the cap on income subject to social security tax. That would take care of the shortfall in revenues.
Dividend Contenders: 13 Increases Expected By The End Of July [View article]
4 Poor Communication Services Dogs Beg 7% To 27% Gains In April [View article]
I hold CTL as only .7% of portfolio. Like you say about these rural telecomms, it has been a dog. I got it when the converted my Qwest shares--at least it paid a dividend, while Qwest had not paid one in several years. I think the management is working at cross purposes to the shareholders, with their dividend cut and borrowing to buy back shares. I liked it when they were a dividend champion with regular dividend increases. I figure with the 3.25% loss so far this year in principal (including partial mitigation by dividend reinvestment) the current dividend is safe at 5.71% yield. I see it holding around 5% yield into the future. They are too large to buyout and seem to desire to compete with the big boys--VZ and T. Until they start raising the dividend again, they will remain a hold for me. It's hard to come by 5% yield these days. FTR on the other hand is 1.4% of portfolio and likely to hold between $4 and $5 per share. I like the growth of shares with the 9.17% yield and the 4.48% growth in principal this year, due mostly to dividend reinvestment.
4 Poor Communication Services Dogs Beg 7% To 27% Gains In April [View article]
Are You Holding Overvalued Stocks And Wondering If It's Time To Sell? [View article]
10 Top Real Estate Dogs Run Down 14.3% To 24.4% Gains In April [View article]
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Key Signals To Watch For A Major Stock Market Top [View article]
Dividend Champions Smackdown XXXVIII [View article]
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9 Top Industrial Goods Dogs Fetch 3.6% To 19.5% Gains In April [View article]
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Dividend Contenders Smackdown XXXVIII [View article]
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J. M. Smucker (SJM) is up 19.9% so far this year and appears to be heading for more. They haven't announced their dividend increase yet this year either.
Condition Of The Market - April 2013 [View instapost]
Is It Worth Holding Cash And Being Patient? [View article]
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Once the mREITs paid their dividends, the money burned a hole in my pocket and I purchased LNCO @ $42 within the week, only a few days before LNCO went ex-dividend yesterday. Over the weekend Barrons wrote a scathing article on LNCO once again and when it opened yesterday it was down 7% from it's Friday close. It is recovering slowly. When you are dealing with high yield stocks, such as these it is prudent to wait until the ex-dividend date to see what the market will provide. I drip my dividend growth stocks and only know when they purchased their shares after the fact. Stocks like PG don't grow at a rapid rate and it is safe, usually to buy them when you have the funds. Once you have a full position, move on to another sector.
7 Top Technology Dogs Trail 9.8% To 228% Gains In April [View article]
7 Top Technology Dogs Trail 9.8% To 228% Gains In April [View article]
New S&P 500 Price Target: 2001 [View article]