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5 Good Dividend Plays

VZ is hands down better than T except debt levels remains high for both!

CTL is the place to be for divy's in telecom.

BP gives you the advantage of appreciation through the falling dollar. Stock buybacks with large floats like XOM or CVX may not be as advantageous in this economy as in the past. I'll take the "bird in hand"!

Global Warming Models: 'Out of Order'?

Our politicians are bankrupting us!

Our infrastructure is falling apart!

We are fighting wars we can't afford for no reason!

And you are worried about global warming?

Anyone remember reading about the fall of Rome?

25 Reasons We Will Not Have a Depression

All that is being done by the gov't is called a liquidity trap!


On Nov 21 06:46 AM Swashbuckler wrote:

> Maya---That debt clock is a pail of cold water in the face of even
> the most hardcore optimist. But the author does lay out some pretty
> convincing points. There are several bright areas. While it is a
> worn out cliche to say to proceed with caution, it is still probably
> advisable nonetheless. The reality remains that the markets are still
> in a massive move since March. And there is much to be said for "seizing
> the day", as you and many others have done since March and April.
> Freya lays out a very convincing case that the bubbles that are now
> perceived by so many, don't actually exist. And I believe she is
> light years ahead of 99% of the posters on SA, when it comes to market
> and/or investing IQ and ability . Although I believe she indicated
> that further out, a year or two, there may be trouble. And that in
> any event, if her charts turn, she turns. I am personally expecting
> a helluva a bear to return, but I don't know the timing. You already
> know my thoughts on asset protection.
>
> On Nov 20 11:53 PM Mayascribe wrote:

25 Reasons We Will Not Have a Depression

My problem is one cannot make an informed opinion when one cannot believe the economic numbers published by all the gov't agencies.

I do know that the consumer is not the answer to the recovery.

Does anyone but me notice that economists are ignoring the velocity of money? Flat BECAUSE THE BANKS ARE SITTING ON THE MONEY and each time the money does go around the "circle" more and more taxing authorities take a bigger piece through hidden fee's (LEARNED FROM THE AIRLINES?)

Optimism is nice but facts are real! Be afraid be very afraid!!!!!!

Universal Insurance: Filling a Need in Florida

YoYo
You called it!
Time to reload!!!

On Nov 05 10:41 AM YoYoMama wrote:

> I bought UVE at about the $4.00, and have been extremely pleased
> with the performance. The dividend was recently declared, there was
> a substantial increase, and now the yield is over 13%. It's WAY overbought
> right now, and probably will stay that way until the ex-date of November
> 12th. After that, it will likely decline to a buyable range.

Friday Roundup: Commodities, Emerging Markets

The end will come when Chucky is exhausted and goes to sleep like Rip Van Winkle!

Investing in High-Yield Dividend Stocks

Percentage of earnings as dividends depends on what type of company.
REIT's payout 90% to keep their tax exempt status.
MLP's payout high dividends as well.
Owning growth companies is for the young (and foolish?)
As we get older and looking for an income stream we want money not hopes and promises. Too often the large corporations pay their exec's excessive salaries plus bonuses and damned be the shareholders. Think AIG, Citi GM and all the others that we had to bail out.
Established high dividend aristocrats pay from 20-40% of earnings.
If you are a dividend oriented investor you should try Dividend Detective for a few months. ($15/mo. And you can quit anytime.) It is very easy to read and packed with most listed dividend stocks.
I also subscribe to High Yield Investing = Carla Pasternak has some good ideas but as always you have to do your own due diligence.
I sell covered calls on some of my stocks to enhance the income. With any luck you can get 12% - 14% / yr. on a stock like Verizon.
For a fun site go to Stockgumshoe.com

The Unsustainable Lie of Inflation

I have some swampland for you!!!!!!
You have no idea how high your taxes are including all upfront fed,state, local plus misc.fee's attached to utilities, gas etc.
When the gov't can't tax you upfront they devalue the dollar - which is the same as an ILLEGAL TAX.

On Nov 11 02:23 PM systemBuilder wrote:

> The most Hilter-esque lie today is, "Your Taxes are Too High, Vote
> Any Politician Out of Office if he raises your taxes!" This lie is
> keeping us from balancing the budget, keeping us from balancing our
> world trade, and is eating our freedom alive.
>
> We will lose our superpower status because of this Republican lie.
> Our taxes are the lowest in the free world.

Don't Believe Long-Term Oil Forecasts

Wake up y'all!

The politicians have ignored our energy problem for decades since the first "oil shortage".

The car companies already make nat. gas vehicles in other countries.

No amount of "technology" is going to help in the near term except nat. gas!

We are being dismantled systematically - remember Rome?

A real insult is that China just mandated lng/nat. gas stations And what their gov't wants they get quickly!!!!

Sure wish we could prosecute some congressmen?

Today's Best Risk / Reward Income Investments, Part I: Canadian Power Stocks

Can you spell Enron? Run don't walk!!!!!


On Sep 21 11:30 AM User 444874 wrote:

> they are one and the same in case you have not heard. it is run by
> an investment bank in the "the land down under. it is a canadian
> company trading in us market listed on yahoo as mcqpf.pk. hold stock
> and have for extended period.

Agrium's Bid for CF Industries Just Keeps Dragging On

Is the TRA special dividend a poison pill?

Yellow Pages Cuts Distribution - Market Conditions to Blame

Picky, picky - Even if it is a solid 12%? Give me a better option?

Paulson and Faber: Similar Macro Outlooks

Devaluation of te dollar is "illegal taxation" WAKEUP!!!!!!!!

Are High Dividends Sustainable?

Since I am older than dirt I have changed my investment attitude immensely. The preached wisdom is that seniors need to be very conservative and invest in "safe" low dividend stocks? Hogwash!!
Seniors need to have short term goals and change quickly with the market.

When I buy any stock I am investing (loaning) my money to the company. Am I to trust them to grow the company so I can get a return? In good economic times maybe! Of course that is after they give top managent their cut and squander what they can!

In these uncertain times show me the money. Cliff Watchel has it right and even Peter Schiff.
Pick 12 high dividend stocks with a good smattering of foreign dividend payers like from Canada to protect against the falling dollar and watch your basket of eggs like they were gold!

If 1 out of 12 has a problem you have 8.33% at risk easily covered by the other 11 divy stocks.

Give me a better idea in these uncertain times for oldsters?

Are High Dividends Sustainable?

Please don't lump REIT's (Uncle Sam) into your catch all methodology. As long (forseeable future) as the fed has to keep interest rates at near zero I will sock away the dividends. Go NLY, HTS, AGNC Go!!!!!!!!