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Big Blue's Big Buy IBM bumps its dividend 50% and boosts share buybacks. This move has all the markings of smart capital allocation that's likely to be rewarding for patient investors.   |
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What Does IBM Do With Its Free Cash? Let's find out whether it's a good steward of your capital. |
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November 1, 2004
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Big Buybacks Some big companies are planning big buybacks, benefiting investors. IBM... Pfizer... etc. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2012
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Expect These Aristocrats to Pay You More Soon If you want higher dividends, these Aristocrats are worth keeping an eye on. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2010
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Dividend Report Card: Costco Wholesale Costco could be a strong growth and income play for the longer term, meaning that its dividend growth rate may exceed the market average in coming years. |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2011
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Look Here for Safe High-Yielders Searching for safe in all the right places. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2006
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Buy Tomorrow's Big Yields Today Before it's too late, snap up a future 20% yield. The key is finding companies that have the fiscal strength to raise their dividend year after year. And they're out there. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2009
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4 Dividend Stocks You Can't Depend On They could easily let you down. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2008
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Dividends That Double and Redouble Let's say you want to find dividends that double every six years. For that, you need a compound average annual growth rate of about 12.25%. Believe it or not, that's not a difficult thing to find. Take a look at these seven companies. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2004
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Focus on Future Dividend Yields Dividends have their place in many, if not most, portfolios. But don't just look for companies that are paying hefty dividends today. Here are two reasons why. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2009
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4 Stocks That Hiked Dividends These companies have recently raised their dividends: IBM... Costco... Safeway... ExxonMobil... |
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June 27, 2008 |
What's a Dividend? Some companies repay your investment with cold, hard cash. |
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June 8, 2011
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Profit Payouts: Companies Offering Sustainable Growth While Boosting Dividends These companies are firing on all cylinders: Republic Bancorp... First Commonwealth Financial... Commerce Bancshares... Hormel Foods... |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
These Dividend Stocks Won't Let You Down Don't put your portfolio at risk. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Have You Made The Riskiest Dividend Move? It might leave you with a paltry portfolio. Dividend investing may lack the dangers of penny-stock investing or day trading -- but it's not risk-free. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2011
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What Does the Bank of America Smackdown Mean for Investors? The Fed denied BOA's dividend increase; what does this mean moving forward? |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2007
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Be Smart About High-Dividend Stocks Big dividend yields sometimes carry big risk. Finding high-yielding stocks is just the first step. You also need to figure out how secure that dividend will be if you buy the stock. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2006
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Dueling Fools: Buybacks Rebuttal Investors, even when a company is shackled to a dividend, there's no guarantee that the payouts will continue. Forget instant gratification. Buybacks are worth the wait. |
The Motley Fool
July 10, 2009
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6 Dividend Stocks You Can Depend On Lately, trying to find good dividend stocks has been like walking in a minefield. You never know when the next dividend blowup is going to do some serious damage to your portfolio. These six all have traits you want to look for. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2008
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Frightful Dividend Developments We always need to keep an eye on our dividends, because while we may expect regular dividend hikes, they don't always happen. Sometimes dividends get frozen -- or eliminated entirely. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Will AT&T's Dividends Last? Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2005 |
What's a Dividend? A dividend is a portion of a company's earnings that the firm pays out to its shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Is the Dividend Crisis Finally Over? Not all of the news on the dividend front is bad. There are several reasons why you shouldn't give up on dividend stocks. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2009
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These Stocks Are Growing in All the Right Ways These good dividend stocks have the earnings to back up their payouts: Monsanto... McDonald's... Microsoft... Lockheed Martin... CSX... IBM... |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2011
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1 Retailer That Is Smacking the Recession in the Face Costco looks like a good investment in the long run. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2009
Robert Steyer |
Wynn: The Loosest Dividends in Town Wynn Resorts makes the rare move among gambling companies of offering a quarterly dividend. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2011
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Dividend? Buyback? Here's How to Get Both. But will there be enough to replenish the pipeline? |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2006
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Powerful Penny Profits A penny raise here and a penny raise there may not seem like much on the surface. But if you build your portfolio around financially strong, dividend-producing companies, you'll eventually end up with some serious cash. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Disney's Dividend Beleaguered Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner hinted that shareholders may hear about an increased dividend before the year is out. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2010
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Will Microsoft's Dividends Last? Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2010
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Get Ready for the Dividend Increases Look for dividend increases in one familiar sector and one new sector. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2011
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10 Stocks That Pay You Back Don't forget to include buybacks. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Look Beyond the Headlines For dividend investors, the recent news that Stanley Works hiked its dividend for the 41st straight year sounds downright enticing. But the headlines alone don't tell the whole story. Read on for more. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Which Dividends Can You Count On? Some dividends are safe; while others are at risk. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
General Electric's Dividends May Not Last Forever General Electric currently pays a dividend of 3.12%. That's certainly nothing to sneeze at, but is it sustainable? |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Costco Succeeds Where Rivals Falter The warehouse retailer's sales put it ahead of the pack. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2008
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The Next 2 Dividend Blowups? Nearly 100 companies cut their dividends during the second quarter, the biggest quarterly decline since 1991. Who might be next? |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2010
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6 Stocks Screaming for Your Attention Here's how they signal their confidence and draw your interest. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2005
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Growth Rules A solid investment is a rising and well-funded dividend. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2011
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Gorgeous, Generous General Electric Dividend seekers: Prepare to gorge on this opportunity. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2009
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This Could Be Better Than Earning Dividends With the market down, share buybacks don't look as dumb as they used to. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2009
Adam J. Wiederman |
Can You Count on Your Dividends? Now might be a good time to figure it out. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2011
Todd Wenning |
What Does United Technologies Do With Its Free Cash? United Technologies is a well-entrenched company with solid competitive advantages that generates plenty of free cash flow to fund buybacks and dividends. |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2010
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4 Stocks That Are Leading the Rebound in Dividends With their April dividend raises, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, and ExxonMobil added $1.9 billion to S&P 500 dividends |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious. Here's a closer look at four of the companies that inched their payouts higher this past week: Sherwin-Williams... Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory... etc. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2011
Rex Moore |
Highest-Yielding Stocks Unlikely to Blow Up Searching for safe in all the right places. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
These Stocks Will Keep the Payouts Coming For those investors who seek out stocks that provide healthy dividends the market's rally has been bittersweet. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
How Safe Are UPS' Dividends? United Parcel Service, which operates in the air freight and logistics industry, currently pays a dividend of 2.9%. But what's more important than the dividend itself is United Parcel Service's ability to keep that that cash rolling. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
3 More Companies That Are Shortchanging You These companies need to open the spigots and get larger dividends flowing. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Some Dividends Are Soaring Don't go thinking that dividend investing is a sleepy way to go. |
