1. Analyzing Long Term Bonds In A Retirement Portfolio; 10-Year Treasurys Versus Dividend Stocks
(Matching tags: retirement planning,dividends,interest rates,bonds)

Oh, how advisors and their clients long for the days when it was easy to earn 6% on a U.S. Treasury bond. The income alone was enough to see many people through their retirement years.   It used ...

2. Small-Cap Dividend-Paying Stocks Can Round Out Income Portfolios
(Matching tags: investment strategies,investing for income,S&P,dividends)

  On March 19, Apple announced its first dividend payout since 1995. Instead of raising futures for stocks as usually happens, the announcement raised futures for third quarter dividends. This illustrates ...

3. Retirement Planning Rules & The Alternatives
(Matching tags: investing for income,retirement planning,dividends)

With more powerful financial planning applications available today, a lot of the retirement “rules” that have been historically used are being thrown into the dustbin of history. One of ...

4. Dividend Tax Hikes May Threaten More Than Just The Economic Recovery
(Matching tags: dividends,Taxes,economy)

As if increasing income tax rates wasn’t enough, Congress is now contemplating tripling tax rates on stock dividends. It seems the wealthy are becoming attacked from multiple sides. And as many ...

5. Valuations Rising On High-Dividend Stocks Compared With Rest Of Equity Market
(Matching tags: dividends,stocks,valuation)

As investors have piled into high dividend paying stocks, they are beginning to pay higher prices, according to a Russell Investments study.

6. Showing Clients How Dividend Paying Stocks Can Help Offset Low Interest Rates
(Matching tags: investing for income,retirement planning,dividends)

... to get all clients to jump back into the stock market with both feet.  But there is a place in many retirement portfolios for mature companies that have shown that they will increase their dividends ...

7. Blue Chip Firms Plan To Increase Dividend Payouts By Double Digits In 2012
(Matching tags: dividends,stocks,Economic Outlook)

The 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average are expected to increase their annual dividend payout by 12.34% this year.

8. Not All Dividend ETFs Aim For High Dividend Yields, As Investment Objectives Vary
(Matching tags: ETFs,dividends,volatility)

Increased interest in dividend-paying stock is sending more investors into dividend-focused ETFs.

9. 5 Dividend-Paying ETFs That Show Promise For 2012: Morningstar
(Matching tags: dividends,stocks)

Dividend investing and the total return approach show promise in the economic environment of the new year.

10. Dividend Payments May Set A New Record In 2012 As Corporations Disperse More Cash
(Matching tags: dividends,stocks)

Dividends are on track to set a record of more than $252 billion in 2012, according to data released by Standard & Poor’s.  ...

11. 6 Mutual Funds Focused On Dividend-Paying Stocks That Show Promise For 2012
(Matching tags: mutual funds,dividends,inflation)

Dividend-paying stocks are appealing to more aggressive investors who are looking for steady returns in a volatile environment.

12. Investing In 2012: Proceed With Caution Among Dividend Stocks, Emerging Markets And Bonds
(Matching tags: dividends,bonds,emerging markets,Economic Outlook)

Many investors are looking eagerly to dividend-paying stocks and emerging-market funds to produce yield in 2012.

13. U.S. Stocks And Bonds Outperformed Other World Markets By Large Margins In 2011
(Matching tags: stocks,bonds,world economy,U.S. economy,dividends,Treasury bonds)

The S&P 500 Index is finishing the year flat, but it is outpacing other world stock markets by 15 percentage points or more.

14. Dividend-Paying Companies Had The Best Stock Gains This Year, But Will The Trend Continue?
(Matching tags: dividends,stocks,earnings,U.S. economy)

The 100 S&P 500 Index stocks with the highest dividend yields have risen an average 3.7% this year before dividend payouts, while the 100 lowest yielders are down an average 10%, according to Birinyi ...

15. Iconic Brands Offer The Best Protection In An Unpredictable Market, Birinyi Advises
(Matching tags: world economy,volatility,stocks,dividends)

The world economy and global markets are highly volatile, and investment managers should resist trying to predict market movements, according to Laszlo Birinyi, president Birinyi Associates Inc.

16. Some Overseas ETFs Offer Hefty Returns Fueled By Dividend-Paying Stocks
(Matching tags: ETFs,dividends,emerging markets)

Many investors have turned to dividend-paying stocks and dividend-focused ETFs in the search for yield.

17. Global Markets Offer More Promise Than U.S. Firms In Crafting A Dividend Strategy
(Matching tags: dividends,stocks,world economy,emerging markets)

Investing in dividend-paying stocks is a good strategy during economic downturns, and more international firms pay dividends than U.S. firms.  ...

18. Investing In Dividend-Paying Stocks Remains A Good Strategy Despite Market Worries
(Matching tags: stocks,dividends,diversification)

While alternative investments have become more important for diversification, equities continue to offer the best opportunities to generate income.

19. Floating-Rate Funds Have Been Popular But May Cool Off After Fed’s Interest Rate Pledge
(Matching tags: mutual funds,interest rates,dividends,FINRA)

Floating-rate funds have been the hottest-selling funds on the market this year because they promise higher yields than many other fund categories.

20. Unit Investment Trust With Dividend Strategy Draws Strong Interest From Investors
(Matching tags: dividends,stocks)

The High 50 Dividend Strategy Portfolio has seen its assets jump from $276 million to more than $700 million over the past 10 months.