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If you were preparing for the bank stress tests all week (and last week), chances are high that MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) was not on your list of companies which would pass or fail the bank stress...
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J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) was truly a shoe-in as far as whether or not the bank was going to pass the latest stress tests or not. CEO Jamie Dimon maintained the entire way through the...
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J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has raised its dividend as we expected. Good news on the surface, but a true disappointment in reality. The bank has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30...
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The next wave of stress tests on the U.S banks is due to come out by the end of this week. The Federal Reserve is expected to show that bank balance sheets have improved, and regulators are likely...
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The next wave of stress tests on the U.S banks is due in the coming week. While many of the banks have reportedly been asking regulators to be less transparent, there are some banks which are...
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General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is reaffirming its plan for continued double-digit sales gains in 2012 at Wednesday’s investor meeting discussing its global outlook and long-term global growth...
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Jon OggInvestors love dividends, and they should in good times and in bad times. What is interesting is that dividend investors have actually lagged so far in 2012 as far as the S&P 500 Index...
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If there is one beneficiary in a recovery where so many people were forced out of the housing market, it is apartment complex owners. Not everyone can live with their parents, and there have...
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is a member of our own 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio and now we are again seeing why that is. The stock chart has been in trouble since its last earnings warning,...
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2011 was the year of the utility stocks offering investors high dividend yields of well over 4.0%. 2012 has not gone so well for the sector, with 25 of the 34 S&P 500 Index utilities down for...
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The annual letter for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is out and the discussion immediately jumps in about who will succeed Warren Buffett, book value, buybacks, and the portfolio. Berkshire...
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Jon OggDividend investors have two new vehicles to go out and earn monthly or quarterly income from equities. There is also an Asia/Pacific angle and emerging market angle to these. ...
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Dividend investors potentially have a lot to lose in the 2012 Presidential election. While the real crux of the matter may boil down to which party rules the House and/or Senate in 2013 and beyond,...
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