High Yields From The S&P 500 As Of December 2010

Here is a current sheet of stocks from the Standard & Poor's 500 Index that have the highest dividend yields. The S&P 500 is a free-float capitalization-weighted index published since 1957 by Standard & Poor's, a division of McGraw-Hill Companies. The sheet contains 50 stocks with an average dividend yield of 5.12 percent.

Stocks with high dividend yields seem to be attractive if the dividends are sustainable. Dividends are main wealth contributors and deliver nearly one third of the annual long-term return. The list is only an indicator for investors and should not used as single information tool.

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10 Dividend Champions - Part IV

Here is a current sheet of stocks that increased their dividends year after year over a period of 25 or more consecutive years (U.S. Dividend Champions). The list begins with stocks that have the longest history in dividend increasing, starting with the year 1953. This article will be divided into several parts; more than 90 Dividend Champions will be presented.

Stocks with a long dividend history and consecutive increasing dividends are excellent candidates for a dividend income investor. Dividends are the main wealth contributor and they deliver nearly one third of the annual return in the long-run.

The average dividend-yield of the Dividend Champions list part IV amounts to 3.57 percent while the average payout ratio is 2.88. The average P/E ratio is calculated with 47.36, price to sales ratio 2.22 and price to book ratio 2.40. Total debt to assets ratio is 24.39 leads to a return on equity of 12.18 percent. The operating margin amounts to 14.30 percent. Companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

Here is the table of 10 Dividend Champions with some fundamentals:
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America’s Cheapest Large Caps With Highest Expected Growth As Of December 2010

Here is a current sheet of America’s cheapest Large Caps that have the highest expected growth for fiscal 2011. Stocks from the sheet have a market capitalization of more than USD 5 billion and an expected earnings growth of at least 20 percent for the next year but have a price to earnings ratio of less than 20 and a price to sales ratios of less than 1.5.

The average current P/E ratio amounts to 13.29. Price to sales ratio is 0.83. The expected earnings growth for next year amounts to 334.04 percent. Stocks are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

Here is the table of America’s cheapest large capitalized stocks with highest earnings growth:

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2011: Year of the USA?

What's ahed for the new year, with Jim O'Neill, Goldman Sachs Asset Management chairman.

Jim is Head of Global Economic Research for Goldman Sachs, and has been in this position since September 2001. In this role, Jim oversees all the firm’s economic research and the output of its team all around the world.

Goldman, Sachs & Co., one of the world’s premier global financial services firms since 1869. Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), including its investment advisory affiliates, had assets under management of over USD 753 billion as of December 31, 2009, and is ranked in the top 10 asset mangement firms globally.

10 Dividend Champions - Part III

Here is a current sheet of stocks that increased their dividends year after year over a period of 25 or more consecutive years (U.S. Dividend Champions). The list begins with stocks that have the longest history in dividend increasing, starting with the year 1953. This article will be divided into several parts; more than 90 Dividend Champions will be presented.

Stocks with a long dividend history and consecutive increasing dividends are excellent candidates for a dividend income investor. Dividends are the main wealth contributor and they deliver nearly one third of the annual return in the long-run.

The average dividend-yield of the Dividend Champions list part III amounts to 2.57 percent while the average payout ratio is 0.70. The average P/E ratio is calculated with 31.41, price to sales ratio 2.37 and price to book ratio 3.56. Total debt to assets ratio is 23.87 leads to a return on equity of 20.69 percent. The operating margin amounts to 14.40 percent. Companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

Here is the table of 10 Dividend Champions with some fundamentals:

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10 Dividend Champions - Part II

Here is a current sheet of stocks that increased their dividends year after year over a period of 25 or more consecutive years (U.S. Dividend Champions). The list begins with stocks that have the longest history in dividend increasing, starting with the year 1953. This article will be divided into several parts; more than 90 Dividend Champions will be presented.

Stocks with a long dividend history and consecutive increasing dividends are excellent candidates for a dividend income investor. Dividends are the main wealth contributor and they deliver nearly one third of the annual return in the long-run.

The average dividend-yield of the Dividend Champions list part II amounts to 2.50 percent while the average payout ratio is 0.33. The average P/E ratio is calculated with 16.42, price to sales ratio 2.29 and price to book ratio 4.45. Total debt to assets ratio is 14.11 leads to a return on equity of 20.16 percent. The operating margin amounts to 14.18 percent. Companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

Here is the table of 10 Dividend Champions with some fundamentals:
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Stocks With Fastest Dividend Growth December 2010

Here is a current dividend table of companies with the fastest dividend growth compared to the previous dividend declaration.

The stocks are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

The average dividend-yield amounts to 4.12 percent and the average dividend growth is 24.72 percent.

Here is the sheet of stocks with the fastest dividend growth:

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PIMCO's 2011 Bond Outlook

Discussing whether your portfolio should be filled with high yield bonds, with Mark Kiesel from PIMCO. Mr. Kiesel is a managing director in the Newport Beach office.

Pacific Investment Management Company, is a global investment management and solutions firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California. PIMCO is led by co-founder and legendary investor William H. Gross, who serves as Co-Chief Investment Officer, and Mohamed A. El-Erian, the other Co-CIO as well as the firm's CEO.

PIMCO had over USD 1.3 trillion of assets under management at the end of September 2010. Gross manages the Total Return Fund, the world’s largest mutual fund with assets of USD 255.3 billion as of October 15, 2010.