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  • Douglas Emmett Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend


    Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE: DEI), a real estate investment trust (REIT), announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share, or $0.52 per common share on an annualized basis. The dividend will be paid on January 13, 2012 to shareholders of record as of December 30, 2011.... more

    Published Thu, 1 Dec 2011 22:14:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): DEI



  • For Dividend Income Investors: A More Tactical Approach To Covered Calls

    The problem with the term “covered calls’ is that it means different things to different investors, with some financial experts recommending covered calls as a strategy for generating income on an ongoing basis. Perhaps, but I don’t think dividend income investors, those who maintain a portfolio of high-quality dividend stocks, should be selling calls on a regular basis. However, there are cases when it makes a lot of sense – especially if you have some big gains and want to make some tactical adjustments to your portfolio. MCD: Good performance, but perhaps time to lighten up? Let’s say you own 500 shares of McDonald’s (MCD) that you’ve acquired over the past few years at an average price of $50 – or $25,000. With the stock at $95.54 on December... more

    Published Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:37:38 -0500 on SeekingAlpha

    Stock symbol(s): INTC,MCD



  • 10 High Dividend Yield Stocks With A History Of Earnings Surprises

    Whenever a company releases earnings data that beats analyst expectations, the stock will often rise in value to price in the good news. If you believe that company characteristics can cause EPS surprises to persist across time, this list may be very interesting to you. We ran a screen on stocks paying dividend yields above 3% and sustainable payout ratios below 50%. We screened these stocks for those with a strong average of positive earnings surprises over the last four quarters. ‪ Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.‬ ‪ We also created a price-weighted index of the stocks mentioned below, and monitored the performance of the... more

    Published Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:59:49 -0500 on SeekingAlpha

    Stock symbol(s): AYR,CMTL,CTBI,DD,FIBK,IHG,IP,MBVT,MGRC,THFF



  • PMF, PCQ, PNF, PML, PCK, PNI, PMX, PZC, PYN Declare Monthly Common Share Income Dividends

    The Boards of Trustees of PIMCO Municipal Income Fund (NYSE: PMF), PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund (NYSE: PCQ), PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund (NYSE: PNF), PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II (NYSE: PML), PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II (NYSE: PCK), PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II (NYSE: PNI), PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III (NYSE: PMX), PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund III (NYSE: PZC) and PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III (NYSE: PYN) (collectively, the “Funds”) announced today that they have declared the following dividends on the Funds’ common shares: Per Common Share PIMCO Municipal Income Fund $0.08125 PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund $0.077 PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund $0.057 PIMCO... more

    Published Thu, 1 Dec 2011 21:00:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): PMF,PCQ,PNF,PML,PNI,PMX,PZC,PYN



  • NCV and NCZ Declare Monthly Common Share Income Dividends

    The Boards of Trustees of AGIC Convertible & Income Fund (NYSE: NCV) and AGIC Convertible & Income Fund II (NYSE: NCZ) (collectively, the “Funds”) announced today that they have declared the following dividends on the Funds’ common shares: Per Common Share AGIC Convertible & Income Fund $0.09 AGIC Convertible & Income Fund II $0.085 The dividends will be payable on January 3, 2012 to shareholders of record on December 12, 2011, with an ex-dividend date of December 8, 2011.... more

    Published Thu, 1 Dec 2011 21:00:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): NCV,NCZ



  • PCN, PTY, PGP, PHK, PKO, RCS, PCM, PFL, and PFN Declare Monthly Common Share Dividends

    The Boards of Trustees of PIMCO Corporate Income Fund (NYSE: PCN), PIMCO Corporate Opportunity Fund (NYSE: PTY), PIMCO Global StocksPLUS® & Income Fund (NYSE: PGP), PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE: PHK), PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE: PKO), PIMCO Strategic Global Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RCS), PCM Fund, Inc. (NYSE: PCM), PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (NYSE: PFL) and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (NYSE: PFN) (collectively, the “Funds”) announced today that they have declared the following dividends on the Funds’ common shares: Per Common Share PIMCO Corporate Income Fund $0.10625 PIMCO Corporate Opportunity Fund $0.115 PIMCO Global StocksPLUS® & Income Fund $0.18335 PIMCO High Income Fund $0.121875 PIMCO Income Opportunity... more

    Published Thu, 1 Dec 2011 21:00:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): PCN,PTY,PGP,PHK,PKO,RCS,PCM,PFL,PFN



  • CB&I Declares Interim Common Stock Dividend

    CB&I (NYSE: CBI) has declared an interim dividend on common stock of $0.05 per share, payable December 30, 2011 to shareholders of record as of December 19, 2011.... more

    Published Thu, 1 Dec 2011 21:01:00 UT on BusinessWire

    Stock symbol(s): CBI



  • 5-Star ETFs Poised to Pop: PowerShares International Dividend Achievers

    Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, the PowerShares International Dividend Achievers ETF (NYSE: PID) has earned a coveted five-star ranking. With that in mind, let's take a closer look at PowerShares International Dividend Achievers and see what CAPS investors are saying about the ETF right now. PowerShares International Dividend Achievers facts On CAPS, 97% of the 100 members who have rated PowerShares International Dividend Achievers believe the ETF will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Star liamhahn and geohjr. Earlier this year, liamhahn succinctly summed up the opportunity: "Foreign exposure is a good thing, but choosing good... more

    Published Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:03:43 GMT on The Motley Fool

    Stock symbol(s): PID,TEF,TMX,AZN,IDV



  • This High-Yield Dividend Portfolio Will Beat the Market

    Since my last report, the SPDR S&P 500 has risen a sharp 7.3%. Our portfolio rose slightly less, with our outperformance moving from beating the market by 10.97 percentage points to a 10.75 point advantage. While outperformance is always good, it should be taken with a grain of salt. We're investing for the long term, and it's only been nine months. Movers and shakersSimilar to last week, of our stocks the biggest mover in the portfolio was France Telecom. This time however, it rose 10.9% instead of falling 9.3%.... more

    Published Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:01:40 GMT on The Motley Fool

    Stock symbol(s): NLY,PM,SO,NGG,FTE,FTR,MO



  • 7 Materials Dividend Stocks Getting Slammed

    In particular, I'm a huge fan of dividend stocks. Renowned professor Jeremy Siegel has illustrated that from 1957 to 2003, when reinvesting dividends, the S&P's 100 highest-yielding stocks outperformed the market by an average of 3 percentage points. Over a long period of time, 3 percentage points can really add up. So if you can find dividend stocks trading cheaply and can separate the good from the bad, you may have found yourself a real winner. In this regular series, I run a screen for dividend stocks that have gotten crushed in the past four weeks, in addition to companies that are trading at low P/Es. Below are the top seven dividend-paying basic materials stocks that have gotten beaten down the most, in order of their dividend yield, additionally rated by our own... more

    Published Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:15:53 GMT on The Motley Fool

    Stock symbol(s): ENP,ERF,LGCY,PVR,SCCO,TNH,VNR