In this series, we screened for 6 parameters:
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 payout ratio is approximately 59 %).
3. Less Than 40 % above 52-Week Low
4. Options Available
5. Current [...]
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 [...]
With the recent rash of dividend cuts by historically dependable dividend-paying companies, income investors are finding it increasingly challenging to find safe high dividend yields. Indeed, Standard & Poor’s expects 2009 to have the biggest drop in dividend payouts since 1942. The market decline has created many accidentally high dividend stocks, as companies who’ve maintained [...]
In the first two parts of this series, we identified 2009’s top 5 dividend stocks, based on total cash payouts to investors. We also identified a conservative strategy that will protect your dividend yields against a market pullback.
In this article, we’ll discuss a strategy through which you can buy a stock at a discount [...]
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 [...]