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ThinkstockIn an effort to find the top dividend stocks for our readers, we were intrigued by a Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) research piece that detailed its use of a screening method for dividend...
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ThinkstockCredit Suisse has issued its master limited partnership (MLP) preview for the second quarter and the firm has some upbeat outlooks now, with a little caution to follow. The firm is...
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ThinkstockUntil the advent of the fracking revolution, the glory days of the Permian Basin in West Texas were thought to be long over. Oil and gas companies had gone out of business, and the heady...
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ThinkstockDuke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK) may soon recapture some of its credit profile that had eroded for more than the past year, since its Progress merger. Moody’s Investors Service has now...
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Jon OggShort sellers are continuing to keep their bets against many of the top defensive high-yield dividend stocks. Increased volatility in June and rising interest rates are obviously making short...
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ThinkstockThe biggest concern to investors in master limited partnerships (MLPs) has been rising interest rates. The MLP analysts at Oppenheimer point out that in four out of the past five times...
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Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SWHC) has been the beneficiary of very high gun demand for more than two full quarters now. Demand was already high, but the massacre at Sandy Hook and the...
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ThinkstockThe world of master limited partnerships (MLPs) has thrived under the era of low interest rates and high energy prices and high drilling. Income investors have collected high payouts, some...
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Adrian Pingstone, via Wikimedia CommonsFedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) may soon have a new friend and foe alike. Market rumors have been out on Tuesday that activist investor Bill Ackman may be taking a...
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ThinkstockSterne Agee has downgraded many targets on its mortgage REIT sector. Investors can find extremely high-yield dividends here, often north of 10%, but the risk versus reward often can be too...
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ThinkstockCorporate America continues to increase cash payouts to shareholders at a high, shareholder-friendly rate. S&P 500 dividends per share growth accelerated to 15.5% in the second quarter....
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ThinkstockThis week will be interesting for the world of master limited partnerships (MLPs) as Credit Suisse is hosting its first MLP Conference. The firm remains positive on the sector in light of...
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Jon OggShort sellers have really made some big changes in their bets against the key high-yield dividend stocks that had been the darling of Wall Street. Many of these stocks are members of the Dow...
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ThinkstockRising interest rates have hammered numerous sectors of the stock market. Mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs), master limited partnerships and the traditional REIT stocks have...
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Jon OggMost people who have an IRA, 401(k) or an investing account have heard of the term “junk bonds” in some form or fashion. The media often calls this speculative grade or under investment...
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