Wednesday, May 22, 2013

7 Banking Stocks To Buy For Current Yield And Future Dividend Growth

In 2007 the financial sector was responsible for $51 billion in dividend payments to shareholders. By 2010, that amount had decreased to just $19 billion. The mortgage crisis forced many banks to cut or even suspend dividend payments. Returning the clock to present day, it is hard not to get excited about the potential for bank stocks in the current market. The Financial Sector ETF (XLF) has gained nearly 20% since the beginning of the year. The majority of banks are passing the government mandated "stress tests" and dividend payments are increasing on a regular basis once again. READ MORE



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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

A Reminder Of Why You Stick With Dividend Stocks


Sorry for the long delay since my last post. I've been very busy and I've had little time to dedicate to original posts of my own. I'm slowly working on analyzing additional banking stocks to consider for my dividend growth portfolio and hope to have that completed soon. In the meantime, here is a Seeking Alpha article from an author I've enjoyed reading.

One of the unfortunate side effects of buying an overvalued stock is that, almost by definition, there will be a period of time in which the total return rate that the investor enjoys will likely trail the growth rate of the firm (provided prices are rational and do not transition from "overvalued" to "more overvalued"). This fact can make it worthwhile to pose the following question: If I currently own a stock that is trading above a price that I would be willing to pay to purchase additional shares, what is the point of continuing to hold it? READ MORE

Disclosure: I have no position in the stocks mentioned in this article

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