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Maybe what glitters really is gold.

When references are made to the world’s “oldest profession,” I sometimes wonder if we’re not exactly referring to market manipulation. In this country alone, market operators have been employing all sorts of market manipulations for more than 100 years. What may surprise you is that most of it isn’t illegal or even ...

In last few weeks, I have looked at dividend stocks (aristocrats and achievers) that have dividend yields of less than 2%. There is a school of thought among dividend crowd that low dividend yields will take more than 10, 12, or even 15 years to match income from high yielding CDs or money market accounts. Furthermore, when low yield dividend stocks are compared to high yield dividend stocks, considering conservative dividend growth rates, low yielding stocks will often lag by significant amount. I agree that, mathematically, there is no argument for low yielding dividend stock providing lower income. Purely based on numbers, it is always good to[More...]

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When it comes to selecting dividend stocks, one of the most important items to look for is consistency in raising dividends. Sure it is easy to increase dividends when the economy is booming and business is good, but to be consistent a company has to per[More...]