Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

The Motley Fool May 30, 2007 Tim Beyers	Speaking Mathanese: More About the Dividend Yield What's your greatest fear about managing your finances? If you answered "math," you're not alone. Here's a look at dividend reinvestment, explained in plain English.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2007 Tim Beyers	Speaking Mathanese: Total Return Can you beat the market? Here's the math you need to find out, explained in plain English.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2005	Dividend Yield Physics Why do dividend yields rise when stock prices fall? It's because of a little simple math.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Selena Maranjian	My Dividends Are Bigger Than Yours Your yield may be 2% when mine is a whopping 13%. Here's the secret.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Optimizing Dividends Look for solid and growing yields -- especially when stock prices fall.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2008 Jim Mueller	Take Advantage of Today's Fat Payouts Make your money work for you during the downturn.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2008	What's a Dividend? Some companies repay your investment with cold, hard cash.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2005	What's a Dividend? A dividend is a portion of a company's earnings that the firm pays out to its shareholders.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Buy Tomorrow's Big Yields Today Before it's too late, snap up a future 20% yield. The key is finding companies that have the fiscal strength to raise their dividend year after year. And they're out there.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2007 Selena Maranjian	What Dividends Tell You Dividends can tell you a lot about a company -- perhaps more than you think.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2009 Selena Maranjian	How You Can Enjoy a 25% Dividend Yield Pay attention to the dividend growth rates of your investments, because a rapidly growing dividend can give you a steep yield on cost in a number of years.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Which Dividends Can You Count On? Some dividends are safe; while others are at risk.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2009 Selena Maranjian	Double Your Dividends in Six Years Here's how you can collect thousands of dollars annually (and easily).
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 Tim Beyers	Speaking Mathanese: Cost Basis Can you beat the market? Here's the math you need to find out, explained in plain English. Investors, You can't calculate your total return for dividend-paying stocks until you know what belongs, and what doesn't belong, in your cost basis.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2008 Selena Maranjian	A 20% Dividend Yield? Think Twice Don't jump at steep dividend yields -- they can be complicated.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Are These Dividends Too Good to Be True? Lots of high-yielding stocks won't last. Look for history and earnings.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2009 Selena Maranjian	20% Dividend Yields? Oh, Yeah? Readers state their cases and make some excellent points regarding buying and holding strong dividend paying stocks.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Where'd All the Dividends Go? For those looking for ways to generate income from their stock portfolios, rising share prices have had a downside as well. Yields are dropping. What should you do?
The Motley Fool September 24, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Beware of Rapidly Growing Dividends Look closely before you jump into some dividend-paying stocks. They're not always a good thing.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2009 Selena Maranjian	How I'm Grabbing 20% Dividend Yields While the current yield on a stock might be only 2 or 3%, for those who bought it long ago at a lower price, and who are getting that same current dividend, their effective yield is higher. And over time, it can grow very high indeed.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Tim Beyers	Speaking Mathanese: Dividend Taxes The taxman cometh. Do you know what you owe? Here is how to figure your dividend tax.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2009 Selena Maranjian	These Dividend Stocks Have It All You don't have to choose between high yields and dividend growth as companies like BP, CNOOC, Chevron, Waste Management, Home Depot, Kraft, and Caterpillar will demonstrate.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2004	Dividend Growth Packs a Punch Dividend investing isn't necessarily slow-paced and boring.
The Motley Fool January 5, 2012 Dan Caplinger	Expect These Aristocrats to Pay You More Soon If you want higher dividends, these Aristocrats are worth keeping an eye on.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2010 Dan Caplinger	These Stocks Will Keep the Payouts Coming For those investors who seek out stocks that provide healthy dividends the market's rally has been bittersweet.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Focus on Future Dividend Yields Dividends have their place in many, if not most, portfolios. But don't just look for companies that are paying hefty dividends today. Here are two reasons why.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Better Total Returns There's an easy way to do better, and it doesn't involve taking on more risk. Understanding that yield is a major component of total return is easy enough; putting that knowledge to work in your portfolio is the real test.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Don't Be a Simple-Minded Investor One mistake that many beginning investors (and some seasoned investors, as well) make is to put too much stock in one or a few measures as they evaluate companies as possible investments.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2004 Mathew Emmert	How to Achieve 20% Yields Double-digit yields are elusive, but can be had by long-term investors.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 Chuck Saletta	The Clearest Signal of All Investors can often better determine the real truth about a business from its dividend practices than from virtually any other statement or financial report.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2008 Adam J. Wiederman	Stocks to Get You Through the Bear Market You do want to survive, right?
The Motley Fool August 12, 2008 Andrew Sullivan	The Market Indicator You Shouldn't Ignore There's a silver lining in the market's recent slump.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Selena Maranjian	Make Millions ... With Dividends? Ignore these not-so-sleepy investments at your own risk.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2006 Selena Maranjian	When Dividends Are Dicey A hefty dividend yield isn't always something investors can count on.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Meet the Dividend Achievers If you're looking for dividend-paying stocks, you need to know the Mergent Dividend Achievers.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Dividends: Back to Basics Investors, it's back to school time. Here's your guide on the basics of dividends.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2009 Selena Maranjian	The Dow Should Be at 250,000 Find out what critical ingredient the Dow is missing. What about including the dividends of the Dow stocks?
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Should You Dump These Dividend Stocks? After the market's big rally, many stocks have seen their dividend yields drop sharply. Do those falling yields mean that you should get out of these dividend stocks now before it's too late?
The Motley Fool June 19, 2006 Chuck Saletta	Unstoppable Gains Your investments can earn money no matter what the stock market does.
The Motley Fool August 18, 2010 Jordan DiPietro	M&T Bank's Dividends May Not Last Forever M&T Bank, which operates in the regional banks industry, currently pays a dividend of 3.28%. Is it sustainable?
The Motley Fool August 3, 2009 Dan Caplinger	4 Dividend Stocks You Can't Depend On They could easily let you down.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2007 Tim Beyers	Speaking Mathanese: Compound Annual Growth Rate Can you beat the market? Here's the math you need to find out, explained in plain English. Compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, calculates your average return per year that you hold an investment.
The Motley Fool November 25, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Buffett the Dividend Investor Dividends aren't new to the Oracle of Omaha.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2007 Tim Beyers	Speaking Mathanese: The Annual Percentage Rate What's your greatest fear about managing your finances? If you answered "math," you're not alone. Here's the math behind the APR, explained in plain English.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2010 Dan Caplinger	7 Top Stocks for Dividend Growth What you'll get later can be more important than what you get now.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2010 Dan Caplinger	2 Ways Dividend Stocks Can Make You Rich Before you simply pick a few for your portfolio, you need to get a grasp on one of the major differences among the thousands of stocks that pay dividends.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2011 Robert Eberhard	A High Yield Doesn't Always Equal a High Return An average dividend yield can often beat a much higher yield.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Great Jobs: High Pay, Low Work Sit back and get paid for doing next to nothing -- it's a cushy job. Invest in a healthy, growing company that pays a significant dividend, and it will pay you cash every year.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2009 John Rosevear	These Stocks Are Giving You a Raise Dividends are good. Rising dividends are even better.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2010 Selena Maranjian	My Big Fat Dividends Stocks like these can plump up your portfolio. Stocks like Pfizer, Nokia, and Bristol-Myers Squibb can offer good yields.