The Most Promising Dividends in Pharmaceuticals

Dividend payers deserve a berth in any long-term stock portfolio, but seemingly attractive dividend yields are not always as fetching as they may appear. Let's take a look at the pharmaceutical industry, in order to find its most promising dividends. First, though, understand just why you should want to own dividend payers. It's because they can contribute a huge chunk of growth to your portfolio, and they can bolster it during market downturns. My colleague Matt Koppenheffer has noted, "Between 2000 and 2009, the average dividend-adjusted return on stocks with market caps above $5 billion and a trailing yield of 2.5% or better was a whopping 114%. Compare that to a 19% drop for the S&P 500."... Read more