A Virtual Dividend Portfolio That Makes 10% a Year

Today, I want to take a look at real life examples that will show you how to make $1,000 a year in dividend income off of $10,000. It just requires finding the right mixture of income yielding securities. Here is a portfolio of REIT’s, utilities, energy, and financial stocks that could generate a 10% annual return. Dividend Income Portfolio 57 shares of VerizonComm. (VZ) @ $35.11 = $2,001.27... more

Two Dividend Stocks Under $5 a Share

Low priced stocks that pay dividends have a few advantages. The lower share price allows for greater diversification. The dividends provide the investor with quicker return or capital and can reduce volatility. You may not be aware of them, but there are actually more than half a dozen stocks, including closed end funds, that sell for less than $5 a share and pay a dividend with yields greater than 6%. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com just updated its list of high yield stocks selling for $5 or less, with yields ranging from 0.4% to 16.5%. Just remember that the yields are based on historical payments, and the dividends can be adjusted, reduced, or terminated at any time. I also believe that extremely high yields may not be sustainable.... more

4 Dividend Stocks Showing You the Money

Dividend checks continue to get fatter in corporate America, as more companies jack up their distribution rates. Readers of the Income Investor newsletter can certainly appreciate that kind of thinking. Let's take a closer look at some of the companies that inched their payouts higher this past week.... more

The Most Promising Dividends in Railroads

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 see which companies in the railroad industry offer the most promising dividends. Yields and growth rates and payout ratios, oh my!Before we get to those companies, though, you should understand just why you'd want to own dividend payers. These stocks can contribute a huge chunk of growth to your portfolio in good times, and bolster it during market downturns.... more

6 Financials Stocks With a Track Record of Raising Dividends

When the U.S. economy plunged into full-on crisis mode back in 2008, big banks were among the first to take the hit. Those that survived the initial impact responded by slashing dividends to mere pennies a share as they struggled to realign their balance sheets. But in the years since, the financial sector has staged a swift recovery, affirmed by the robust bank earnings that have begun to file in. JP Morgan got things off to a strong start, reporting a 47% rise in profits for the last quarter of 2010. And those numbers have firm CEO Jamie Dimon feeling optimistic about 2011. He expects the bank to be able to raise dividends to as much as $1 per share by Q2, provided they pass the Fed's mandatory stress test.... more

Webster Financial (WBS) Declares $0.01 Quarterly Dividend; 0.2% Yield

Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per common share, $0.04 annualized. The dividend is payable on February 22, 2011, to shareholders of record on February 7, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 3, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 0.2%.... more

Citizens South Banking Corp. (CSBC) Declares $0.01 Quarterly Dividend; 0.9% Yield

Citizens South Banking Corporation (Nasdaq: CSBC) has declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per common share, $0.04 annualized. The dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of February 1, 2011, and will be distributed on February 15, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 1, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 0.9%.... more

First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA) Declares $0.30 Quarterly Dividend; 0.6% Yield

First Citizens BancShares Inc. (Nasdaq: FCNCA) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per common share, $1.20 annualized. The dividend is payable April 4, 2011, to shareholders of record March 21, 2011. The ex-dividend date is March 17, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 0.6%.... more

Bladex (BLX) Increases Quarterly Dividend 17.7% to $0.20; Yields 4.6%

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE: BLX) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per common share, $0.80 annualized. The dividend is a 17.7% increase from the current rate of $0.17 per share. The dividend is payable on February 11, 2011 to stockholders registered as of February 3, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 1, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 4.6%.... more

Schnitzer Steel (SCHN) Declares $0.017 Quarterly Dividend; 0.1% Yield

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCHN) declared a cash dividend of $0.017 per common share, $0.068 annualized. The dividend is payable on February 17, 2011, to shareholders of record on February 3, 2011. The ex-dividend date is February 1, 2011. Yield on the dividend is 0.1%.... more