So, I think there is a good opportunity in high-yield bonds.
When we are going through our analysis on stocks to buy, it is not what we make our sole decision on, but if it has a good current dividend yield, that is attractive to us in this slow growth environment.
Certainly Dr Brundtland's previous assembly of wise folk, the World Commission on Environment and Development, did much to persuade companies and countries that investing in sustainable development was not just good for the environment, but might yield economic returns too.
The slightly unconventional ways in which Greenblatt calculates earnings yield and return on capital also involve some good common sense and are particularly interesting given the recent credit crisis.
For history tells us that the American Revolution was a radical departure from the normal state of affairs in which those in power determined the common good, and individual liberty by necessity had to yield to the needs of society.
Many see that as both good and bad news--good news for investors in the short run, since it raises the dividend yield, but bad news in the long run, since it means Lennar sees less likelihood that it will need the cash it paid in dividends to finance the building of more new homes.
This was good enough to postulate that this bond would yield 6.5 percent in its outer years.
In theory this was a good bet: The house could reap a tempting spread between the yield on the derivatives and its own cost of borrowing.
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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for HTS, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 13.1% annualized yield is likely to continue.
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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for SEP, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 5.3% annualized yield is likely to continue.
Below is a long-term dividend history chart for T, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 4.8% annualized yield is likely to continue.
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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for TWO, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 9.2% annualized yield is likely to continue.
Below is a long-term dividend history chart for CNL, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 3.4% annualized yield is likely to continue.
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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for NS, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 8.1% annualized yield is likely to continue.
Below is a long-term dividend history chart for ARCC, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 8.7% annualized yield is likely to continue.
Below is a long-term dividend history chart for QRE, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 9.3% annualized yield is likely to continue.
Below is a long-term dividend history chart for PNY, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 3.9% annualized yield is likely to continue.
Below is a long-term dividend history chart for NEU, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 1.2% annualized yield is likely to continue.
Below is a long-term dividend history chart for OXY, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 2.9% annualized yield is likely to continue.
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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for CHK, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 2.1% annualized yield is likely to continue.
Below is a long-term dividend history chart for TSO, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 1.6% annualized yield is likely to continue.
Below is a long-term dividend history chart for EVEP, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 4.8% annualized yield is likely to continue.
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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for FUR, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 6.4% annualized yield is likely to continue.
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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for BKH, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 4.5% annualized yield is likely to continue.
Below is a long-term dividend history chart for CHK, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 1.6% annualized yield is likely to continue.
Below is a long-term dividend history chart for UGI, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 3.6% annualized yield is likely to continue.
Below is a long-term dividend history chart for JPM, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 3.5% annualized yield is likely to continue.
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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for NRGY, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 11.6% annualized yield is likely to continue.
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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for ACMP, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 5.3% annualized yield is likely to continue.
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