Investing in Dividends

Sure, there’s probably plenty of time to take advantage of these prices. They may even get more attractive before all is said and done. But you can’t let fear freeze you in your tracks. You’ve got to keep looking ahead and planning for better days.
Never forget these two basic facts:
First, many of the market’s major [...]

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McDonald’s is a perfect example of a company boosting its dividend in the face of economic weakness.
In 2007, it decided to boost its annual payment by a whopping 50%. Then, just last month, it decided to increase its dividend another 33%!
That means investors holding these shares keep getting higher and higher effective yields on their [...]

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Out of the 500 companies in Standard & Poor’s flagship U.S. stock market index, 30 companies have cut their dividends so far this year.
Another 11 have completely suspended payments (or the companies themselves have ceased to exist).
Total damage to investors: $31.74 billion in missed dividends. As you’d guess, most of the pain has come from [...]

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