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Wed. Mar. 3, 2010 D4L 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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Tue. Oct. 13, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

High-Yield Dividend Stocks: A Safer Approach

When people learn that I am an income investor, the reaction is often a desire to discuss high-yield investments. The uninitiated commonly confuse income investing with high-yield investing. The two are not the same.


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Wed. Jul. 29, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

Are REITs and Utilities Good Dividend Investments?

Dividend stocks. When you hear those two words what do you think of? Many people think of widows and orphans, along with their stereotypical investment in utility stocks. While others may think of maximizing income by finding the highest yielding stocks available like Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). But are utilities and REITs really good dividend investments?


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More on this topic (What's this?)
Utilities Poised to Become Market Leaders (AB Analytical Services, 3/5/10)
Utility dividends for current income (Dividend Growth Investor, 9/30/09)
Is Now the Time for US REITS (Buying Value, 3/14/10)
Read more on Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), Diversified Utilities at Wikinvest
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Mon. Apr. 13, 2009 D4L analysis

Progress Energy, Inc. (PGN) Stock Analysis

This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net April 6, 2009.

Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Progress Energy, Inc. (PGN). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

Company Description: Progress Energy, Inc. is a diversified energy company that owns two electric utilities serving approximately 3.1 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida.

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Stock Analysis: Progress Energy, Inc. (PGN) (The DIV-Net, 4/6/09)
Comverge (COMV) Announces 5-Year Deal With Progress Energy (Green Stocks Central, 1/27/09)
(PGN) Progress Energy – Bear of the Day (Stock Blog Hub, 2/2/10)
Read more on Progress Energy at Wikinvest
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Fri. Feb. 13, 2009 D4L commentary

3M (MMM) and Manulife (MFC) Answer The Leadership Call

When the world appears to be collapsing in around you and things look their darkest, it is then when character is determined and leaders rise to the top. On Tuesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner called for a new program that combines public and private capital to be used in a fund that will buy troubled assets of up to $1 trillion, aimed at unfreezing credit markets. The the markets were underwhelmed. Many companies, such as Harley-Davidson (HOG) and Dow Chemical (DOW), used this smoke screen to slash dividends, but in the midst of the turmoil, an American Aristrocrat and a Canadian Achievier stood tall.


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Fri. Dec. 12, 2008 D4L commentary

10 Companies Increasing Dividends and Long-Term Returns

It is well-documented that a significant portion of the historical equity returns are a result of reinvested dividends. In Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returns (2002), the authors looked at equity returns from capital gains and dividends from 1900 to 2000. They determined that performance in any given year was driven by capital appreciation, but long-term returns were largely the result of reinvested dividends.

Here are 10 companies looking to increase their long-term returns by raising their cash dividends:
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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)
Anticipating Dividend Increases (Buying Value, 3/7/10)
Read more on Dividends at Wikinvest
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Thu. Dec. 4, 2008 D4L commentary

Five Dividend Stocks To Watch

Blue chip dividend stocks usually carry a premium. Often this premium is in excess of what I am willing to pay. With Monday’s market slide followed by Tuesday and Wednesday’s subsequent recovery, it appears that good stocks can fall into an after-Thanksgiving mark-down sale at anytime. Here are five stocks that I am watching closely, with their Risk Quality (RQ) rating and other information as of 12/1/2008:


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Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock Dividend Analysis (Dividend Growth Investor, 3/12/10)
Ten Dividend Kings raising dividends for over 50 years (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/17/10)
Anticipating Dividend Increases (Buying Value, 3/7/10)
Read more on Procter & Gamble Company, Progress Energy, Dividends at Wikinvest
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Mon. Oct. 1, 2007 D4L data

Progress Energy, Inc. (PGN)

Description: Progress Energy, Inc. (PGN) is a member of the S&P 500 and a member of the Broad Dividend Achievers™ Index. The company is is a diversified energy company that owns two electric utilities serving approximately 3.1 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida.


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More on this topic (What's this?)
(PGN) Progress Energy – Bear of the Day (Stock Blog Hub, 2/2/10)
Stock Analysis: Progress Energy, Inc. (PGN) (The DIV-Net, 4/6/09)
Comverge (COMV) Announces 5-Year Deal With Progress Energy (Green Stocks Central, 1/27/09)
Read more on Progress Energy at Wikinvest
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