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Dividend Aristocrats - A Few Truly Great Stocks

buyupside — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:11:00 GMT

The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats are large cap, well known S&P 500 companies that have consistently increased dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. Many of the companies have above average dividend yields, price appreciation and dividend growth...(read more)

Making Money On the Downside Is Possible

buyupside — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:28:00 GMT

Making money on the price downside is difficult because most buy and sell combinations are unprofitable. But as prices decline, savvy traders can spot buying opportunities. For instance, the price downside of Hovnanian ( HOV ), one of many struggling homebuilders, has presented traders with four entry points that yielded significant gains...(read more)

Get Set for a Rocky Stock Market in 2008

buyupside — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:20:00 GMT

The S&P 500 is on the downside after making a multi-year double top (chart 1) and a short-term double top (chart 2). This broad market index has support between 1,200 and 1,400 (green area on charts). Currently, the SP 500 is within its multi-year upside price channel, but its support region extends well below the lower boundary of the channel...(read more)

When Will the Mining Bubble Burst?

buyupside — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:22:00 GMT

Pushed up by the global demand for base metals and mergers and acquisitions speculation, mining stocks are trading at or near all-time highs. But many of these stocks are making price bubbles with their price patterns showing parabolic upsides. Rio Tinto ( RTP ), a large mining conglomerate, is one such stock...(read more)

Semiconductor Stocks Are On the Downside

buyupside — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:30:00 GMT

Semiconductor stocks, as measured by the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ( ^SOXX ), are on the downside. The index is down 25 percent from its recent peak set in July 2007, and this cyclical index is near a key support level (chart). If you are picking individual semiconductor or semiconductor equipment stocks, be sure to realize that the overall trend for the sector is down...(read more)

Watch Teck Cominco Limited - A Canadian Mining Stock

buyupside — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:19:00 GMT

Teck Cominco Limited ( TCK ), a diversified mining and metals company, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, is down 31 percent from its peak set in October 2007. This producer of zinc, metallurgical coal (used in steel production - burns very hot) copper, gold and specialty metals has support between $28 and $32...(read more)

Cadbury Schweppes Rivals Coca-Cola and Pepsico

buyupside — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:59:00 GMT

Cadbury Schweppes ( CSG ), a U. K. based nonalcoholic beverage, candy and chewing gum company, sells many well-known brand name including: Dr Pepper, Schweppes, 7 Up, Snapple, Mott's, Hawaiian Punch, Dairy Milk chocolate, Dentyne, Chiclets, Clorets and Trident...(read more)

Place Your Bets On Sirius Satellite Radio

buyupside — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:03:00 GMT

Sirius Satellite Radio ( SIRI ), a favorite stock among traders and investors, is struggling to make money and its stock price chart shows it. Born in 1994 with great expectations for satellite radio, SIRI climbed to almost $70 before its price bubble burst...(read more)

General Electric's Stock Price Slips But Its Dividend Is Attractive

buyupside — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:49:00 GMT

General Electric ( GE ) has been on the downside since making a short-term double top at $42.15 on October 2, 2007. And on December 3, 2007 the stock closed at $36.93, down $1.36 (3.55%), after Citi Investment Research analyst Jeffrey T. Spraguea lowered his price target from $48 to $45 on worries that problems in its consumer finance unit would hurt GE's profits...(read more)

Pfizer Is a Great Dividend-Reinvestment Stock

buyupside — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:10:00 GMT

Pfizer ( PFE ), the huge pharmaceutical company, keeps increasing its dividend year after year. In January 1982 its quarterly dividend on a split-adjusted basis was just $0.00958, and today it is $0.29, an unbelievable 2,927 percent increase. At a closing price as of November 30, 2007 of $23...(read more)

Buy Pairs of Similar Stocks to Build a Diverse Portfolio

buyupside — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:01:00 GMT

For years I ( RAH ) have purchased stocks of two similar companies to add variety to my long-term, dividend-reinvestment portfolio. For example, I bought equal dollar amounts of Deere & Company ( DE ) and Caterpillar ( CAT ) to give me exposure to heavy equipment...(read more)

Electric Utility Stocks Pay Steady Dividends

buyupside — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:59:00 GMT

Well-managed electric utilities are excellent candidates for a dividend reinvestment portfolio. Typically, electric utilities generate lots of excess cash and pay it out as dividends to shareholders. Look for a company that has consistent earnings growth, a long history of rising dividends and a reasonable payout ratio, which is the ratio of dividends to earnings...(read more)

Five Great Dividend Reinvestment Stocks

buyupside — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:17:00 GMT

Buy-and-hold investors get more bang for their buck when they select growth stocks that pay reliable, increasing dividends and then reinvest them. Small, but consistent, increases in quarterly dividends add up to large dividend yields (buy price remains constant and dividends increase) over time...(read more)

Cullen/Frost Bankers Is a Solid Dividend Reinvestment Stock

buyupside — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:24:00 GMT

Cullen/Frost Bankers ( CFR ) operates more than 100 financial centers throughout Texas. Since 1868 the company has been providing Texans with commercial and consumer banking products. CFR has a long record of paying safe, rising dividends, making it an excellent choice for a dividend reinvestment portfolio...(read more)

Diana Shipping Heads to the Downside

buyupside — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:22:00 GMT

Diana Shipping ( DSX ), an ocean-going shipper of drybulk commodities, is well off its peak. Despite excellent third-quarter earnings, concerns about shipping rates and a possible economic slowdown have caused DSX to decline almost 36 percent from its all-time high set in October 2007...(read more)