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Fri. Jan. 29, 2010 D4L commentary

10 Dividend Stocks Increasing Yield On Cost

Most casual income investors focus on current yield, which is important. However, if your objective is to build a portfolio of securities with increasing income, then Yield on Cost is an excellent metric to measure your progress. Yield on Cost is simply the annual dividend rate times number of shares owned divided by what you paid for the investment (basis). As companies increase their dividend, your yield on cost goes up.


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Ten Dividend Kings raising dividends for over 50 years (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/17/10)
The ten year dividend growth requirement (Dividend Growth Investor, 3/3/10)
Anticipating Dividend Increases (Buying Value, 3/7/10)
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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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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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