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Wed. Dec. 2, 2009

9 Small/Mid-Cap Dividend Stocks Answering The Call

I have set aside 15% in my asset allocation for small and mid-cap equities. Generally, smaller cap securities are more volatile, but often offer a higher rate of return over the long-term. Most of this allocation is covered by small cap mutual funds in my 401(k).


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Mon. Nov. 2, 2009

Courier Corp. (CRRC) Dividend Stock Analysis

This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net October 26, 2009.

Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Courier Corp. (CRRC). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

Company Description: Courier Corporation publishes, prints and sells books. Founded in 1824, Courier has two lines of business: full-service book manufacturing and specialty publishing.

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Fri. Nov. 7, 2008

Vornado Realty (VNO) Raises Qtr. Dividend 5.3% and Others

Sometimes a cash rich company will declare a special one-time dividend to eliminate surplus cash. These special dividends are generally ignored when evaluating a company’s dividend growth performance. An example, of this would be Microsoft’s (MSFT) special $3.00/share dividend in 2005. Most analysts in-the-know exclude the $3.00/share special dividend use the $0.32/share regular dividend when calculating a dividend growth rate for Microsoft.


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Mon. Oct. 1, 2007

Courier Corp. (CRRC)

Description: Courier Corporation publishes, prints and sells books. Founded in 1824, Courier has two lines of business: full-service book manufacturing and specialty publishing.


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