Dividends

3 High-Yield Oil Stocks to Pump Out Profits

If you believe a recovery is in the works, the energy sector might not be a bad place to look. These three stocks will provide juicy dividends while you wait. More 

18 New Names for the 2013 Dividend Achievers List

The dividend achievers index includes companies which have managed to boost distributions for at least ten consecutive years. Here are 18 new names to the list More 

Options: The Dividend Arbitrage Strategy

Tricky but powerful, the dividend arbitrage options strategy is designed to create a risk-free profit from dividend-paying stocks. More 

Wall Street Sorts Through Another Round of Linn-Sanity

Linn Energy (LINE) and LinnCo (LNCO) are turning into quite the battleground stocks following a weekend piece in Barron's. More 

Low Rates Lock in Preferred Shares’ Allure

Investors looking for income should be able to comfortably hide out in preferreds for a good long while. More 

Microsoft Will Survive Its ‘New Coke’ Moment

Why do I love Microsoft? Because it can absorb a massive fundamental screw-up like its Windows 8 mea culpa and still keep plugging along. More 

Trade of the Day: Exelon Corp. (EXC)

Defensive stocks like this one are overvalued as investors chased yield this quarter--and it could be primed for an especially large downturn if the market turns down with it. More 

ADP: A Low-Key Winner With AAA Credit

This hidden dividend gem with a rare AAA credit rating actually graces the hands of 1 in 6 people every couple weeks. More 

Four Select Dividend Increases of Note

Over the past week, there were 49 companies that raised dividends. I scanned the list and want investors to focus on these 4 names for their portfolio More 

3 Ways to Play the Fracking Boom This Week

Two recent developments in the oil and fracking space mean that now is the time to invest--and sell calls--in the area. More