High Dividend Stocks Videos from Dividend.com

I was searching through YouTube.com th other day, looking specifically for videos that covered high dividend stocks. There was not a lot to choose from, but there is a regular video series from Dividend.com that provides a market recap with an emphasis on topics related to dividend stocks. Here is that video:



Overall, not specifically related to high dividend stocks, but interesting none-the-less. Take a look at youtube.com to see what else you can find.

A High Dividend Stocks Screen

There is a high dividend stocks stock screen that has appeared in an article The Globe and Mail. The screen comes from Sherry Cooper, who has been chief economist at investment dealer BMO Nesbitt Burns since 1983. In the article, she states:

“Blue-chip dividend-paying stocks should be considered in a long-term investment portfolio, including during retirement,” she writes. “The most favourable are those stocks with an attractive yield, a history of steady dividend growth above the rate of inflation, a low payout ratio, and an improving position in the marketplace.” Such stocks are arguably safer than corporate bonds, she says.

In her book, she presents a dividend screen that weeds out the junk and comes up with a list of high dividend stocks that investors can then do additional analysis on. Click this link to see the results from the screen.

Some Resources for Investors

There are a number of products that are available on the web that provide interesting services, even though they may not be focused on high dividend stocks. Here are a few that you may find interesting:

Successful Systems


Stock Trading Robot


Secrets of Successful Traders

Even if you are only interested in high dividend stocks, these resources can provide some additional education that is never a wrong move!

Even in Bangkok they Recommend High Dividend Stocks

It doesn't matter what country you are in, High Dividend Stocks seem to speak to investors who are looking for stability and growth in uncertain markets. On a day when even Thai stocks fell 1.63%, a money manager from Thailand had this to say:

Mr Wisit recommended that investors focus on high-dividend stocks, adding that the main SET index was projected to move between 790 and 860 points during the first quarter of this year.

Interesting that the global appeal of high dividend stocks seems to abound no matter what market you are in.

Citigroup: A High Dividend Stock One Analyst Is Recommending

Citigroup is one of the high dividend stocks I own and it has been beaten up lately due to some sub-prime mortgage crisis. However, one analyst is recommending Citi to investors based on the company's enormous earnings power:

Punk Ziegel & Co. analyst Richard Bove said Wednesday investors should buy shares of Citigroup Inc., based on the company's strong cash flow and international growth opportunities.

"The earnings power of Citigroup is not being recognized in the current price of this stock," Bove wrote in a research note.

Citigroup (C, Fortune 500) shares rose 21 cents to $29.65 in premarket trading. Shares of Citigroup closed Monday at $29.44, 47 percent below the $55.55 price at the beginning of the year.

Bove said, despite weakening credit markets that have cost the banks billions of dollars in mortgage writedowns, Citigroup still provides value because of its geographic and product diversity. Acquisitions in Japan and investments in China should help bolster Citigroup's Asian operations, Bove said.

Bove also said he does not believe Citigroup needs to cut its dividend to retain cash and improve capital ratios. Instead, Bove recommends the banks reduce assets if it needs to bolster capital ratios.

As with all high dividend stocks, an investor needs to be careful to ensure they believe in the fundamentals of the stock. It is not enough just to have a high dividend - it must have a strong business behind it. This analyst seems to think that Citigroup has it.