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Great Small Cap High-Yield Dividend Stock

Medallion Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: TAXI) This small-cap company operates in a great little niche that generates alot of cash and has huge barriers to entry.  Medallion Financial is a leading provider of financing for taxi medallion purchases in New York … Continue reading

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The Power of Dividends in an Age of Instability

Federated Investors is holding a free webcast about The Power of Dividends in an Age of Instability: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. ET Unprecedented levels of market volatility are dominating conversations between advisers and clients. Stocks … Continue reading

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“Time to load up on dividend paying stocks”…smartly

..from a WSJ article today citing the same benefits of dividend paying stocks that we are fond of touting: Receiving a check every month (or quarter) from a business that’s growing over time. A passive return stream that’s truly indexed … Continue reading

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Bargain Basement Dividend Aristocrat

Leggett & Platt (LEG) is worth a serious look for all dividend investors: The 128 year old company has increased its dividend every year for the last 40 years (2nd only to Johnson & Johnson and Lowes).  Dividends have doubled … Continue reading

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22 Dow stocks yielding more than 10yr Treasuries

Below is a table of the Dow stocks and their dividend yields. (A similar chart for the S&P is here) The ones highlighted in yellow are also Dividend Aristocrats. Any of these represents a solid buy right now…companies like JNJ, … Continue reading

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Bill Gross says the time to buy dividend paying stocks is now

In a June 7th interview on CNBC, Bill Gross spoke of the fantastic opportunities afforded in dividend-paying stocks currently: “In terms of the stock market, there are amazing opportunities in real interest space. I mean, a Procter, a Johnson & … Continue reading

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