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ADP: Dividend Stock Analysis

At 3.44% increased by 10% per still under performs many utilities with current yields between 5 - 6% increasing a a lower but also growing rate. Plot a 2 year (most dramatic in recent history) chart of the S&P 500, ADP, XEL, and DUK. Earning here are very predictable albeit regulated. I agree, however, anything yielding much higher comes at considerable risk.

Disclosure: XEL and DUK largest holdings

Not All Dividend Stocks Are Overvalued

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On Sep 10 10:16 AM jarco wrote:

> They must be robbing banks or investing in very risky drivatives
> to guarantee those kinds of returns. Think about it. All thats after
> paying very high sales commissions, management fees, adminstrative
> fees, and insurance premiums.

Not All Dividend Stocks Are Overvalued

They must be robbing banks or investing in very risky drivatives to guarantee those kinds of returns. Think about it. All thats after paying very high sales commissions, management fees, adminstrative fees, and insurance premiums.


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.