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The Dark Side of Dividends

Dividends4Life submits: In life there are precious few things that are lily pure in which nothing negative could rightfully be said about them. I am not foolish enough to believe that dividends are the ultimate panacea. Join me today as I don myself in black and explore the the Dark Side of Dividends. Here are the top five reasons for not paying a dividend: · In the U.S. and some other countries, dividends are double taxed. Corporations pay taxes on their earnings, then when dividends are paid to shareholders they must then also pay taxes these distributed earnings. · When an individual pays taxes on a dividend distribution, the future earnings associated with the taxes are forever lost. Some would argue that capital gains are better for this reason. [lien] [EN]

Bank of America vs. Banco Santander: Whose Dividend Is Secure?

Jason Kelly submits: From dividend investing expert Dave Van Knapp: Picking Dividend Stocks: Dividend Safety It is axiomatic in dividend investing that the best dividend stocks score highly on dividend yield, consistency, and growth. When you are focusing on dividends (rather than exclusively on price), you obviously want to own companies that:Complete Story » [lien] [EN]

Chevron Shows Promise as Potential Dividend Investment

Dividends4Life submits: Linked here is a PDF copy of my detailed analysis of Chevron Corporation (CVX) (alt.1, alt.2). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: Company Description: Chevron Corporation (formerly ChevronTexaco) is a global integrated oil company that has interests in exploration, production, refining and marketing, and petrochemicals.Complete Story » [lien] [EN]

Preferred Dividend ETFs: Shelter from the Storm?

Don Dion submits: As the equity market seesaws—sometimes indiscriminately— about its axis, investors have turned toward dividend investing. With the prospect of current market volatility continuing into the future, many fund investors are seeking recognizable names whose dividends look remarkable, though perhaps unsustainable, in light of current economic activity. One way to participate in this strategy is through preferred ETFs, such as iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund (PFF) or PowerShares Financial Preferred (PGF), that provide access to preferred securities while limiting exposure to any particular stock. click to enlargeComplete Story » [lien] [EN]

Dividends: There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch on Wall Street

Michael Cintolo submits: I've written in the past that dividend investments can be a solid piece of your portfolio. I prefer growth stocks, and in that realm, dividends are basically meaningless. However, with more and more stocks, trusts, exchange-traded funds and the like, there are definitely intelligent ways to invest for yield. Today, however, many investors are looking for certainty in an insanely volatile, uncertain world. And because of that, many people are examining certain financial stocks or trusts that have an indicated dividend yield north of 10% ... sometimes 20% or more! Thus, all you have to do is buy and hold, and you'll get paid a bunch of money ... or so it seems.Complete Story » [lien] [EN]

Investing in Dividend Paying Companies

Devin Hobbes submits: Suppose 20 years ago, in the middle of the Savings and Loan Crisis, you decided to invest in a basket of dividend paying companies to hold for the long term. Not wanting to do too much research but still interested in buying quality companies, you decided to invest in those Dow Jones Industrial Average components that paid dividends at the time. You cashed the dividend checks, but left your portfolio alone. How would your investment have done until now (as of market close July 11, 2008)? In July 1988, the 30 companies in the Dow were:Complete Story » [lien] [EN]

MBIA Cuts Dividend to Preserve Rating

MBIA, the world’s largest bond insurer, slashed its common stock dividend 62 percent on Wednesday as part of a plan to strengthen capital and preserve the “triple-A” credit ratings it depends on to operate normally. The company reduced its quarterly dividend to 13 cents a share from 34 cents to save $80 million a year. It also said its main insurance unit plans to sell $1 billion of debt maturing in 2033. Last month, MBIA said Warburg Pincus had agreed to invest $500 million in common stock, and receive warrants to buy additional shares. MBIA, based in Armonk, N.Y., said that once it completes its capital management plan, it expects to meet or exceed the requirements for “triple-A” ratings from credit rating agencies. At midday, Stock in MBIA was down $2.21, at $11. [lien] [EN]

Investing Lessons, Money Tips, Things To Spend On @ The Carnivals

Following in the heels of my hosted carnival yesterday are all these superb reads from those who participated in this week’s funfare around the blogosphere. The Carnival of Personal Finance #137: The Passion Edition was published at The Dividend Guy, where I encountered these cool posts: · Money Tips For The Twenty Something Crowd @ Cash Money Life · There's No Shame In Not Being Able To Afford It @ I’ve Paid For This Twice Already · A Hedge Fund Manager on Subprime: 3 Lessons in Investing @ The Honest Dollar · I Love Lucy Frugality! @ Dollar Frugal The Festival of Frugality #110 — Simple Categories Edition was graciously hosted by Mrs. Micah, and here are my frugal picks: · My Top Five Frugal Living Head Scratchers @ Rather Be Shopping · Crock Pot Finances @ DebtFREE. [lien] [EN]

'The Myth of the Media Myth': Games and Non-Gamers [Media]

All of us have our stories about game-related interactions with non-gamers, some of them undoubtedly on the negative side of things ('I hate video games,' someone rather snottily told me at a party a few weeks ago, and that's certainly on the mild end of the negative spectrum). But is it something non-gamers even give much thought to unless they're pressed on the issue? Can people even explain why they dismiss games and gaming out of hand? Brenda Brathwaite muses on why this may be in an article over at the Escapist and talked to lots of people in the industry (our own Ashcraft even makes an appearance). Shall the gamer and non-gamer ever meet on equal ground?: More and more, [David Edison of GayGamer.net] sees a split between two extremes. "I see popular thought divided starkly between those who play. [lien] [EN]

TPG Leads $7 Billion WaMu Investment

Washington Mutual, the nation's largest savings and loan, on Tuesday received a$7 billion lifeline from the buyout firm TPG and other investors in an effort to stabilize its finances. But Washington Mutual, hit hard by rising delinquencies and defaults on mortgages, said it would post a wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter. The savings and loan, based here, said it would lose $1.1 billion and take a provision for loan losses of $3.5 billion, $1.5 billion more than previously expected. Wall Street had forecast a loss of $344.3 million. Washington Mutual also said it would get out of wholesale lending, close remaining stand-alone home loan centers, cut its dividend and lay off 3,000 workers. It will sell equity securities to an investment fund managed by TPG Capital and to other investors. [lien] [EN]

Review Of Mint.com's New Investment-Tracking Features [Personal Finance]

I got to check out personal finance management site Mint.com's new investment-tracking component before the private beta launches tomorrow. You can now add Brokerage, IRA, 401k and 529 assets. The two biggest things it offers are line graphs, and a way to see all the fees, dividends, deposits and withdrawals in one, clear, organized window. Unlike with the credit card tracking, they don't seem to be making any suggestions about how you might save money by switching to a different investment firm. You also can't yet push assets between accounts through Mint. As before, you will have to give up your username and password to your various financial services to let Mint scrape the data. The new brokerage features are hardly mind-blowing, but by having investment-tracking now Mint can basically be your entire financial dashboard. [lien] [EN]

American Capital Strategies: Dividend Analysis

Dobromir Stoyanov submits: American Capital Strategies, Ltd. (ACAS) is a principal investment firm specializing in management and employee private equity buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, mergers and acquisition, add-on acquisitions, securitizations, special situations, growth capital investments in middle market companies, early stage in mature private and public companies, corporate divestitures, acquisitions of portfolio companies of private equity firms, acquisitions of family-owned or closely held businesses, change of control, or the exit of minority shareholders, going private transactions, and ownership transitions. American Capital Strategies is not a dividend aristocrat but is a component in S&P 500 index. It has been increasing its dividends for the past 10 consecutive years however. [lien] [EN]

2 Myths of the POWW

These are just a couple of things that I have peeved me over the last couple days when dealing with stadium issues. One other tidbit that RJ showed me for those of you worried about attendance number: "In 1991 the Braves went from 65 wins to 94 and their overall attendance jumped from 12k to 26k. Through May 27th of 1991 their home attendance was roughly 19k per game, ours is 18k per game." 1. The Team Could Come to Tampa - This is the biggest myth that I have heard during the whole stadium politics process. I have heard members of the POWW make the idea of the team moving to Tampa, if the new stadium is shot down, seem to be feasible. You can even hear Lee Nolan of the POWW say this in his interview on the Bobby Fenton show yesterday. You can find the podcast of this interview here . To move the team to Tampa the team would have to buy their way out of their remaining lease with St. [lien] [EN]

BP CEO: Three Oil Myths

Paul Kedrosky submits: Missed this earlier today, but the editorial in today's FT by BP (BP) CEO Tony Hayward is worth reading in its entirety. He beats up on three myths, as he calls them, largely having to do with the role of speculators in the current price run-up; the idea that we are close to running out of hydrocarbons; and that we can switch quickly to a low-carbon economy. For my money he is less convincing on points two and three, but he makes sense on point one. Resource nationalism is a big issue, as is under-investment -- even if I loathe the line of rhetoric that says our problems are above the ground, not below -- and that needs to change speedily. Trouble is, with countries seeing massive revenue increases from increased price, and thus not needing to invest and produce more. [lien] [EN]