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7 Higher Capitalized, High-Yield Stocks Go Ex-Dividend Next Week
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Published Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:12:19 -0400 on Seeking Alpha
Dividend stocks are wonderful because they increase my cash with regular payments. One major date in relation to the payment is the ex-dividend date. If you own a stock before this date, you get the next payment. This is very interesting because in the case of a high yield stock, I can earn at least one percent in cash for a short period of investing. I screened stocks with ex-dividend date within the upcoming week. 183 common and preferred shares have their ex-dividend date between August 06 and August 12. Exactly 28 of them have a dividend yield above 5%. Many of them have a high yield because the market believes that the dividend is not sustainable. Especially in the case of low capitalized stocks or stocks with very high yields over 10%, the possibility of a dividend cut is much higher as for stocks with a higher capitalization at... Read more


