In the first three parts of this series, we used these screens to find high dividend stocks with strong balance sheets:
1. High Dividend Yield – Above 5 %
2. Moderate Dividend Payout Ratio – Below 50 %
3. Less Than 40 % Above 52-Week Low *
4. Options Available
5. Current Ratio: Over 1.5 [...]
In part 1 of this series, we used the following 6 screens to identify an undervalued, high dividend stock, Cal-Maine Foods, (CALM), with a strong balance sheet:
1. High Dividend Yield – Above 5 % (The S&P 500 average dividend yield is approximately 3.42%).
2. Moderate Dividend Payout Ratio – Below 50 % (The S&P’s [...]
Trading options and investing in dividend stocks are two subjects that aren’t normally linked, but, by using a conservative option trading approach, selling covered calls, you can actually often double and sometimes even triple your yield on dividend paying stocks. Selling covered calls is sometimes compared to taking out a limited insurance policy on your [...]