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Two Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Last Week of July

REITs offer a decent vehicle for "buying dividends" REITMedia.com offers a good representation of dividends sorted by Payable date and Record Date. Since it takes a couple of days to settle, I buy 3 market days prior to record date. I've done this a couple of times and made a few bucks.

Strategic Hotels & Resorts: A Five Star Hotel REIT on the Cheap

Thanks for the positive coverage. I agree with your comments. Great properties and 2011 will be a much better time to refi that debt that matures then. This is a buy.

Palm's Pre: Salvation in Sunnyvale?

It does require a data plan, but sprint offers unlimited data at half the price of att.


On Feb 24 04:46 AM bryanz wrote:

> How do you expect the Pre to work without a data connection? You're
> harping on the iPhone and Blackberry as being expensive because they
> require a data connection but every smartphone requires a data package.
> If the Pre is a "smartphone" it will be no different.
>
> And like other people have said: it's on Sprint.

Palm's Pre: Salvation in Sunnyvale?

I'm really excited about the PRE. Palm is going back to basics with a simple device that will inspire. Facebook will drive more and more people to smart phones - like the PRE. Unlike the iPhone which is on the most expensive network and unlike the Blackberry which always require an expensive Blackberry data plan, the PRE is designed to be open to other networks and for many developers.

I was more hopeful about the Google Android phone, but Sprint will get the Pre in way more hands than T-mobile could ever provide Google.

PALM will have a great 2009.

Time to Invest in REITs?

Not only are REITs oversold, but many are getting much more creative with incremental revenue which means even more revenue on the flip-side of this current downturn.

Here are two examples, that I've covered recently...

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Investing in REITs: Boring Is Best

Great analysis. I've been a fan of MAA for almost a year. I love their "blue collar" strategy.