Jim Cramer takes a look at the 10 underperforming Dow stocks in 2010 that appear to be holding back the Dow Jones index.
Financial stocks have failed to join the party in announcing dividend increases in 2010.
A high dividend payout ratio is typically a warning sign that the current dividend level is unsustainable. However, here are 5 dividend stocks that have dangerously high, but also very deceiving payout ratios.
Despite the biggest product challenge and subsequent PR fiasco in Toyota’s history, it seems a bit surprising to find that investors and customers are staying loyal to the company.
Of the 38 internet stocks that we follow, 22 stocks posted gains for the month versus only 15 losers (eBay was unchanged for the month).
The Mobile Internet Index performance has been weighed down by a couple of extremely poor performances.
While the dividend aristocrat stocks performed well overall, simply investing in only one single dividend stock (even a dividend aristocrat) could have hurt your returns.
For investors looking for a safe dividend stock with strong growth potential, Pepsi looks like the better choice.
Dividend stock investors tend to only focus on large, blue chip stocks and are often disappointed at the marginal returns they receive.
In the current economic environment, with Treasury rates at historic lows, fixed income investors seeking respectable yields are forced to turn to dividend stocks.