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Top Dividend Plays for 2010

Why is this called for 2010???

More Heads on the CNBC Chopping Block as Financial Media Landscape Shifts

For me one reason I listen less is the many times they have people yelling over each other, and the relentless advertising.
I would like some more in depth interviews.
And tired of the sarcasm and cutesy women who somehow all look alike.
And so much data constantly on the screen is a bother.
My watching is down more than 50% and very often with sound off.

Outlandish CEO Pay: How to Fix the Problem

Something, somehow needs to be done. The article is very good.

Not All Dividend Stocks Are Overvalued

Seems you are ignoring buying at a good price and capital gain.
And yes, I do plan to get a variable index annuity soon.

mariposa


On Sep 10 09:42 AM axelrod608 wrote:

> You can get "returns" like this from a CD without the risk of share
> price dropping.
>
> Unless you're buying them in a tax advantaged account like a Roth
> IRA, the dividends are taxable. These sub-4% returns are less than
> inflation and taxes. Plus they have risk.
>
> Last week I put a small chunk into a fixed Allianz annuity with a
> 10% bonus, guaranteed 7.5% annual interest PLUS it has an opportunity
> for market gains, should there be any. The interest accumulates
> tax free. It is GUARANTEED to at least double in less than 10 years.
> And it is written by a RESERVE insurance company. Not one person
> has ever lost a penny with a reserve product. No risk. It is semi-liquid,
> you lose the bonus and pay a penalty to close it. If I die, it goes
> tax free to my kids.
>
> I don't have enough money to buy risky low-return dividends that
> don't keep up with inflation and taxes. So I don;t "get" these piddling
> dividend stocks.
>
> Yes, there are many kinds of annuities, most of which are risky and
> written by non-reserve companies. Yes, you have to know what you're
> buying. But in this market and what I see on the horizon, I see
> no future for sub-4% dividends to keep up with inflation and taxes.
>
>
> I have no interest in Allianz.

Tracking Healthcare Trends and More

Sounds interesting, but I wouldn't buy anything that does not easily disclose what it would cost. I spent 20 minutes looking for that info at the website.

Should GE Shareholders Sell to Protest MSNBC's Left Leaning News Bias?

Left leaning??? Doesn't seem so to me.
I want more facts and truth and less political slants, anyway.
I am super-tired of so many things being two or more yelling over each other and nothing really said.

And I value GE for other reasons, especially technology for changes in energy, etc.

Baltic Dry Index Signals Commodity Inflation

How do the recent Olympics factor in to this?

Railroad Companies: Good, Better, Best

Good article. Have CNI and NSC. Thinking of looking into BNI.

How long before we have significant increase in passenger trains?

Parsing Select Annual Reports: Part 2

Interesting to read the sprinkling of different tidbits.
I want to heartily encourage recording numbers from gift cards.
I sell them as a fund raiser for our church, and have come to realize that people are far more careless with a $100 gift card than then are with a $100 bill. They are good about replacing if the missing card is not used (these are grocery stores). I keep track of the numbers on the cards we sell.

Holder of PEP and HTE.

Mairon

Note to NBC Universal: Tone Down the Over-the-Top Ad Pitches

Yes, yes, yes. Not only absurd and misleading, but promoting violence.
Best invention of 20th century. Mute button.

American Capital Strategies: Management Credibility in Question

If a law firm gets involved we would probably get about $.15 a share!
And the attorneys much more than that.

CNBC's Gasparino Problem

I am generally tired of CNBC because there is so much screaming, interrupting, glib sarcasm. This is independent of politics. When they have someone with something thoughtful to say, whether I agree with it or not, I want to hear it. But they argue and cut off.
Bloomberg is becoming more attractive, but their 3 line ticker is very hard to read.
Interesting the volume of comments on this article, with fewer on more substantive issues. Easier to yell and to blame, than to think. Me included I guess.

25 Cash Cows to Ride Out the Storm- Barron's

Re SYK - they are down less than most other stocks in past months.
I wonder if there is pressure that they will have to lower prices because of health care expense concerns, no matter who wins the election.

A First Look At How the SEC's Rules Are Working

I agree not naked short, but regular short important part of market. Also seems good for a cooling off period.
I watched one company I knew a lot about a couple years ago almost go out of business because of greatly exaggerated rumors by shorts. I was in shock they could do it, and being small didn't take that much. It had very little to do with the balance sheet.

Down the Stretch They Come

We pay too much attention to the small group of stocks called the "Dow."