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Wed. Mar. 3, 2010 Dividends4Life classics, commentary

Increasing Dividend Yield Part I: Utilities

This is the first installment in a multi-part series that looks at various options used by income investors to boost their yield while waiting for dividend growth to lift their portfolio’s overall yield-on-cost. This week we are looking at Utilities – those investments long considered as a safe harbor for “orphans and widows.”

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Utilities Poised to Become Market Leaders (AB Analytical Services, 3/5/10)

Utility dividends for current income (Dividend Growth Investor, 9/30/09)

The Strongest in The Union to Date (Green Chip Stocks, 3/10/10)

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Wed. Feb. 17, 2010 Dividends4Life commentary

38 Dividend Securities For A Well-Rounded Asset Allocation

I am a firm believer that asset allocation plays a significant part in a portfolio’s long-term results. Recently, I received a question asking if you could have a diversified portfolio of dividend stocks. It is an interesting question that deserves further examination.

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What’s your after-tax asset allocation? (Canadian Business Blog, 1/21/10)

Hedge Fund Panel: Is There Alpha In Asset Allocation? (Och, Mindich, Singh & More) (market folly, 2/4/10)

Portfolio Re-Balancing – Do It Proactively (Dividend Tree, 12/21/09)

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Fri. Aug. 28, 2009 Dividends4Life commentary

10 Stocks Raising Their Dividends

Are you confident and secure in your investing process? It appears many people were not. From the famed Canadian dividend investor Derek Foster who sold all his dividend investments in February to co-workers who have moved to the sidelines waiting on the bottom. Many investors who lost confidence and exited the market missed the significant rally over the last couple of months.

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Ten Dividend Kings raising dividends for over 50 years (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/17/10)

Twelve Dividend Stocks Increasing Dividends (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/1/10)

The Dividend Stock Recovery: Get Ready for a High-Yield Bonanza (Investment U, 2/22/10)

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