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Watch For The Yields
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Published Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:38:57 -0400 on Seeking Alpha
In today's volatile and uncertain market, every investor needs a portion of their portfolio that they can feel good about. Investors need a source of income that they can depend on, even when the market looks to be taking a bearish turn. Bonds used to be one investment vehicle that investors could count on. With bond yields at extremely low levels, due to the low federal fund interest rates after the 2008 crisis, investors may want to switch their focus from bonds to high-yielding dividend stocks. The low rates are supposed to continue until at least 2014 or 2015, so investors need a better way to accumulate interest on their money. Currently, the S&P 500 has over 260 companies that offer a higher yield than the 10-year Treasury note. Prior to the financial crisis, the number of stocks that yielded enough to be more attractive than the bond market was... Read more
Stock name ISIN Last trade P/E Earnings/Share Dividend/Share Dividend yield AT&T 
US00206R1023 37.22 29.2 1.28 1.80 4.84 SOUTHERN COMPANY
US8425871071 46.40 19.8 2.35 2.03 4.38 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB
US1101221083 43.76 49.4 0.88 1.40 3.20 PEPSICO
US7134481081 82.59 21.5 3.90 2.27 2.75 ABBOTT LABORATORIES
US0028241000 37.81 74.8 0.49 0.56 1.48