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  • 7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead [View article]
    Dividends are income to the stockholder without selling the stock, are they not? Some folks elect to allow dividends to buy more shares... More »
    Comment by Tim Singleton
    Nov 14 20:58 pm |
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  • 7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead [View article]
    I got a small start in 2008. Then the crash happened, and I thought wow! What luck! Spring and summer 2009 was good. AEE closed... More »
    Comment by consumeronstrike
    Nov 13 19:00 pm |
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  • 7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead [View article]
    Buy and hold is fine if you have the right stock and the right price and the patience to reinvest dividends Finanncial independence... More »
    Comment by bobbybutte
    Nov 13 14:49 pm |
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  • 7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead [View article]
    MO fundamentals are not wonderful right now - I am a bottom-fisher and they would not be suitable as a NEW buy for me. However I am a... More »
    Comment by mbkelly75
    Nov 13 11:47 am |
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  • 7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead [View article]
    You assume B&H means Buy & Forget. nonsense. On Nov 12 05:45 PM ozzzy4444 wrote: > "Buy and hold" is a bad idea. > "Buy, hold and... More »
    Comment by La Marque
    Nov 13 11:40 am |
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  • 7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead [View article]
    Altria does have a lot of cash and a good dividend. I sold my shares because the company has no upside in my view. B&H requires that it... More »
    Comment by La Marque
    Nov 13 11:25 am |
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  • 7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead [View article]
    After decades of "Buy and Hold" of high quality, dividend-paying stocks, the past decade has taught me to "Buy, Hold, Sell (high), and... More »
    Comment by prudentinvestor
    Nov 13 08:06 am |
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  • 7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead [View article]
    Add TAXI to the list -- 9% plus dividend, 0.3% default rate on taxi medallion loans, overall loan portfolio default rate of 2.2%, tiny... More »
    Comment by Michael Shulman
    Nov 12 20:42 pm |
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  • Cramer's Mad Money - The Ultimate Stealth Rolling Bull Market (11/10/09) [View article]
    Actually Cramer's advise is sound. JNJ is dead money for the next 3 years as it will struggle to maintain earnings due to patent... More »
    Comment by E Nuff Sed
    Nov 12 20:33 pm |
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  • 7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead [View article]
    Depends on the bond. Many muni bond ETFs are yielding 5% tax-free, many with increasing dividends. That's about 7 - 8% taxable yield. ... More »
    Comment by YoYoMama
    Nov 12 20:25 pm |
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  • 7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead [View article]
    AAII.com has a screener that divides dividend stocks into DRIP and non-DRIPS. The non-DRIPS have a better yearly average return on... More »
    Comment by YoYoMama
    Nov 12 20:20 pm |
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  • 7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead [View article]
    "Buy and hold" is a bad idea. "Buy, hold and watch like a hawk" is better. America is full of sr citizens who "bought and held GM"
    Comment by ozzzy4444
    Nov 12 17:45 pm |
    Rating: +4 -1
  • 7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead [View article]
    I do - I have LO, MO, and PM. If nothing else is accomplished by having them - the dividends more than pay for my wife's cigarettes. KO... More »
    Comment by mbkelly75
    Nov 12 16:18 pm |
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  • 7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead [View article]
    thats the big key-entry price.
    Comment by notsosmart
    Nov 12 15:21 pm |
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  • 7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead [View article]
    I'm wondering why you don't have any tobacco or big pharma stocks.
    Comment by dividend_growth
    Nov 12 15:18 pm |
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