High-Tech and Dividends: A Tasty Combination

We tend to assume that we have to make a choice in investing: Either opt for a powerful grower, perhaps one in the dynamic technology-heavy realm, or choose a steady, dependable dividend payer. There's some truth to that, but less than you think. Better still, many technology companies are poised to be strong dividend payers. Yes, many big names currently offer no dividend at all, such as Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and Yahoo!. But some tech-focused outfits do offer significant dividends. Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), for example, offers not only the chance to profit from its dominant chip business and its expansion into the wireless industry via its Infineon acquisition, but also a dividend yield of 3.3%. (It has increased that dividend by an annual average of more than 15% over the past five years, too!)... Read more