Author: GregP123

It is easy to just run a stock screen looking for good dividend stocks and find a few worth evaluating for addition to your portfolio. Many investors have had success by buying dividend stocks and compounding their returns over...

As the market uncertainty continues throughout 2012, investors are still seeking safety from income investments. While a significant amount of money has moved into bonds, dividend stocks are still a great place to find income...

Car audio equipment maker Harman International Industries Inc (HAR) announced it would double its annual cash dividend to 60 cents per share. The company will pay a dividend of 15 cents per share quarterly, effective July 1. The...

S&P recommends overweighting the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary sector. Year to date through May 25, the sector index, which represented 11.2% of the S&P 500 Index, was up 10.62%, compared with a 4.5% rise for the...

Choice Hotels (CHH) whose midpriced and budget hotel brands include Comfort Inn, Quality Inn and Econo Lodge, announced it intended to offer $400 million of 10-year, asset-backed senior notes to help fund a $600 million special...

For investors wanting to have their cake and eat it too, we have some great stocks to consider. All of these stocks carry the S&P Quality Rating of A, A+ or A-. Then, they all pay dividends and have a projected EPS growth of...

There are several dividend growers that recently increased their dividends by double-digits. In general, a dividend increase indicates financial strength and management’s positive earnings outlook to commit to an increased...

As the markets continue to show uncertainty and a lack of capitulation, investors are looking for a place to hunker down. The best place at this time is in low beta stocks with dividend yields (defensive stocks) to support the...

It’s the newest market riddle: where do you go for safety when the traditional option could be in a bubble? With fiscal problems in Europe once again leading to sharp drops in global stock markets, many investors are...