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Investing in 'Dividend Aristocrats'

Posted Mar 11th 2010 12:00PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), PepsiCo (PEP), Newsletters, Walgreen Co (WAG), AFLAC Inc (AFL), Procter and Gamble (PG), Stocks to Buy

"It's an understatement to say that 2009 was a lousy year for dividends. According to Standard & Poor's, last year was the worst year ever for dividends; in fact, dividend cuts caused investors to lose $58 billion in income over the year," says Chuck Carlson.

The editor of The DRIP Investor -- and author of the just released The LIttle Book of Big Dividends -- explains, "For 2009 overall, more than 800 companies cut their dividend payments, according to S&P. That was nearly 200 more than in 2008 and more than seven times the number of cuts in 2007."

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Defensive Portfolio for High Income

Posted Feb 12th 2010 11:20AM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newsletters, Mutual Funds, ETF Investing, Stocks to Buy

"Interest rates on money markets, conventional bonds and bank CDs are extremely low by historical standards, especially given that the economy faces above average inflation risks in the years ahead," notes Dr. Marvin Appel.

The editor of Systems & Forecasts explains, "As a result, we are finding that there is a lot of demand among investors for an investment program that can produce attractive levels of income without being too risky; as such, we are introducing a high income portfolio.

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