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Five Foreign Stocks Yielding More than 6%

Please see this article: www.upenn.edu/research...

Whether or not this is worth your depends on the yield you are happy with, and whether or not you are holding these in a tax-deferred or taxable account.

I would rather hold a 9.9% ADR with growth potential - and a 20% withholding tax - then a 2% US stock with a depreciating dollar.

On Dec 02 12:36 PM Burton A. Johnson wrote:

> What about the 20% withholding tax levied by most foreign governments?
> That will lower your yield, particularly on tax qualified accounts.
> Good luck in trying to get a refund on those withholdings.
>
> Burton A. Johnson, MD,JD
> President
> Burton A. Johnson Portfolio Management, Inc.

Five Foreign Stocks Yielding More than 6%

NZT is a nice find. It is the only one of the bunch that pays quarterly, instead of 1x or 2x per year. Also offers special dividends. Needs a pullback. Chartwise, keeps hitting multiple top. It's going on my watch list. Good work.

Five Foreign Stocks Yielding More than 6%

TORM should actually be (TRMD), which is a shipping company based in Denmark.

To Manage Risk, Stay Flexible

You've waited quite a while to be decide to be bullish. In fact, you may be too late to the party. Many target estimates for the top of the Dow for 2009 place it at 10,500. We are only 20+ points away.

When the bears finally capitulate, that's the time to sell. Whether you realize it or not, your article is a great contrarian indicator.

Is It Time for High Yield Investments if Market Has Peaked?

There's never a bad time for high yield investments!

5 Good Dividend Plays

I think Mr. Riddix is writing for the new investor who may not be aware of these choices. And, these are perfectly valid and dependable choices for both new and seasoned investors.

Keeping this in mind, I think the more seasoned SA readers should only skewer a contributor if he writes at a basic level, AND recommends bad choices. Which isn't the case with this article.

Why I'm (Cautiously) Optimistic About the Future

We can't even afford the health care system we have now. How are we going to afford a "better" one?

On Nov 29 09:28 AM logicalthought wrote:

> I think that 20 years from now, life will be a lot better in terms
> of what counts the most: health. Medicine marches onwards, and there's
> no question that the type of breakthroughs alluded to by the author
> (stem cell therapies, for instance) will result in healthier and
> longer lives for most of us (as long as healthcare "reform" doesn't
> remove the incentives for drug companies to invest in new products,
> of course).
>
> In terms of (admittedly less important) material things, though,
> I think it will be much more of a mixed bag for Americans, because
> as long as knowledge and labor are fungible, third world living standards
> will continue to improve while first world standards continue to
> stagnate and perhaps backslide a bit, until eventually (on average)
> we all meet somewhere a bit below where we are now. So, the days
> of the average American having a boat or a vacation house or a new
> car every three years may be behind us for a very long time, but
> we'll still have cars that work, roofs over our heads and plenty
> to eat. And meanwhile, on the bright side, electronic gizmos that
> didn't even exist 20 years ago (the Internet, flat screen TVs, 3G
> cell phones, etc.) will continue to get better and cheaper. As someone
> (Buffett?) once said, the average middle class American today has
> a FAR more comfortable life than even the wealthiest people in the
> world did just 100 years ago. And anyone with an entrepreneurial
> bent, a good idea and a strong work ethic will still have a chance
> to build a business and, if it works, buy that boat, second house,
> and as many new car as he wants.

8 HealthCare Stocks with 3%+ Dividends

You left out one of the highest dividends in the health care sector - PDLI at 15% (manages biotech & pharmaceutical assets).

There is also a little known stock I've been watching - HCSG - which provides housekeeping and other services to health care facilities. The dividend for HCSG is over 4%.

Biovail (BVF) used to be a dividend darling, but has cut its dividend. But even at 2.55%, it beats out the bottom half of the selections above.

Petrobras’ Long-Term Prospects Look as Strong as Ever

Wow! Now we know who the wizard is behind the curtain!!


On Nov 29 07:25 AM OAKVILLE GRADE wrote:

> Most of you know what happened in Dubai, but none of you know what
> influence it will have on your account in the short and long term.
>
> You must identify the assets that were trending recently and buy
> or sell against the trend (Dubai was a super trendy place just few
> days ago).
> I know exactly what will happen, I even know how many trillions most
> investors will lose from this one event that will develop into the
> snowball effect.
> The only secret I am ready to share (most people are long stocks,
> they love it), is the fact that Dow Jones will never break 11000
> level.
> Now you decide what you will do with your lovely stocks.
> dubaicrash.notlong.com

Coach: Growth and Growth Yield at a Reasonable Price

Mr. Carnavale highlights quality investments, but consistently, the yield on the dividend is really too low for true tow-the-line dividend investors. I'm somewhat confused as to why these articles are filed as "dividend" articles by SA. A yield of .9% is not at all a good choice for a true dividend portfolio. The minimum yield should be 3%. Some of us are daring "high yield only" folks, and our minimum is 5% or more.

But for capital appreciation portfolios, I think this author nails it consistently with excellent choices. I just think the dividends on these are so low that it should be considered a nice bonus on a capital appreciation stock, and not an option for a true dividend investor.

Newsletter Writers Are Increasingly Bullish

Agreed. When the bears finally capitulate, it's time to sell, the onslaught has begun.


On Nov 25 06:11 PM user396040 wrote:

> This is definitely a contrarian signal that should be watched. I
> have intentionally stayed off the "Do not call" list so that I get
> a stream of cold calls from brokers. While this is very, very unpleasant,
> the advice of cold-calling brokers is a very powerful contrartian
> signal. The only two times I got cold calls advising me to open
> an account with a short position were in the summer of 2002 and in
> February of this year - both turned out to be excellent times to
> buy. Right now, I am getting more and more cold calls from brokers
> wanting to open up long positions and, recently, calls from precious
> metal dealers and brokers.

We Have Nothing to Fear but Uncle Sam Himself

My small business is in Texas, a state which fosters small businesses with a favorable tax environment and relatively little government interference. We cannot help what Uncle Sam does, but it is a comfort to at least not have to deal with state interference as well. This is why so many businesses are relocating to Texas.

Our company used to be one of those that socrateaz talked about. No profit, losing ground by the day. We brought in a consultant, who advised us we did not have a good business model. We then piggybacked our experience into a different kind of business, one that was unique and had little competition. Within 2 years, we were profitable, and are now growing an average rate of 10% per quarter.

When you own your own business, it becomes like your child. You are emotionally invested in it. I understand. This is why it is to your advantage to bring in an outside viewpoint that can assess how you may better profit from the marketplace.

This may mean giving up what you have worked for for almost 10 years, and starting something new. But ultimately, being in business is about making money, not fulfilling a dream. This was a hard lesson for my husband and I to learn, but it has made all the difference in the world financially.

We’ve Survived Worse Markets (and Economies) Before – the 1970s

"Back in those unenlightened days, there were no index funds, no ETFs, and few no-load mutual funds, so it was incumbent on the investor who would be successful to pay very close attention to the three things I still review anew each day:

How should I allocate assets among asset classes, what is the optimal time to rebalance portfolios, and which sectors, industries and companies will do best this week, this month, this year?"

This is the best takeaway I have from this article. Yes, times are bad now. Yes, they were bad in the 70's, I lived through it. Focus on your life and portfolio. Keep positive, stay on course.

Doing the very things the author proposes has me up in my portfolio 30% since November 2008. Great advice in all economic climates.

Is America Ready for Assembly Line Medicine?

It is arrogance, and maybe ignorance, to think we have the best health care system in the world. What we do have is the most expensive system, and hospitals, doctors and insurance companies are complicit.

I had surgery several years ago in Costa Rica. The cost was 1/3 of what I would have paid in the USA. The care was far more superior than anything I received in the USA. The costs were explained upfront, and that is exactly what I paid. In fact, I received a refund on the back end, because my condition was not as critical as first thought!

Here in America, as a standard process, it always goes they way prairiedog says. Every possible means to jack up the costs are employed. And are these costs ever cleared through the paying consumer? No. How else do you explain the fact that I was charged $7.00 for a pitcher of tap water on one hospital stay in the US?

Why do they do it? Because "insurance" will pay. Well, I have news for you...where does the insurance company get it's money? That's right. From the pockets of you and me, one way or another, whether it's from higher insurance premiums, or tax dollars for Medicare / Medicaid.

Every one is getting in a lather about the demise of for profit insurance. The truth of the matter is, having experienced care in a country that actually OUTLAWS insurance, and the care was so much better for it. God willing, I will always have the choice on major care to be able to get out of the USA and have any surgeries performed overseas.

Seven Dividend Stocks to Take the Emotion Out of Investing

Yep. Alternatives may make some headway, but the world will run on oil / gas for many generations. MLPs are the best way to exploit this for your portfolio.

International exchange-traded trust-preferreds, which are only taxed at 15%, are also little known, but appear to be a good source of fixed income. Many are yeilding well over 10%. Less the 15% tax, and you are still coming out over 8%. A great way to take advantage of the trend to all things international.

There is a fabulous website, www.quantumonline.com, that lists every conceivable debt instrument and preferred stock imaginable. I've watched the int'l debt instruments for a while, and technically, they do not seem to trade in tandem with the market. So you just have to watch, find your entry point, and reap the dividends.