Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=56874A place to share info and have discussion, mostly on dividend stocks, but including ETFs, CEFs, mutual funds, and other income producing investments. The overall goal being to build a growing income stream, portfolio growth being secondary. With an abundance of very intelligent and experienced poste...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5687438013210rnsmth<<Ron, it's against the law to have positions showing a loss in this market environment. I don't want to see you do jail time.>> HA!! I'll take my chances with the law!! And if I got three hots and a cot courtesy of the state for awhile it would save me some money :)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289024155/18/2013 4:59:24 PMchowderI think the article is propaganda for buybacks. Institutional Investors are not selling "in volume" and was confirmed by a Chicago Stock Exchange trader just days ago and can clearly be seen on the charts. The amount of buybacks that companies are reporting aren't enough volume to justify the amount of demand that ha...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289023845/18/2013 4:31:26 PMchowderRon, it's against the law to have positions showing a loss in this market environment. I don't want to see you do jail time. If the position is less than 6 months old, I think I can get you off with probation.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289023715/18/2013 4:12:04 PMDitchdiggerHi EKS, any thinking on FCX? I was a buyer @ 30.15 Posted this chart on another thread when it reversed off 28 forming that double bottom on a longer term chart [graphic]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289023525/18/2013 3:43:59 PMrnsmthre: buybacks It is one point of view with some loosely supporting data, in my way of looking at things. I know from looking that some dividend favorites, like KMB and INTC have done pretty big buybacks. Others, like PG have not. JNJ's share count is close to unchanged over the past decade, but they have bought som...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289020895/18/2013 12:04:14 PMMannieThanks Ron, great piece... I didn't realize, or underestimated, the power of the buyback trend. "Don't buck the buybacks." my new favorite bumper sticker..http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289020705/18/2013 11:58:21 AMrnsmthre: stock repurchase plan and NAUH I do not follow NAUH, but I did run across an article on share repurchase programs this morning Buybacks are a big factor behind stock market boom Here are some snippets from the article Flush with cash and a world of opportunity at their doorstep, companies have decided there's ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289020425/18/2013 11:47:46 AMrnsmthre: sort by dividend yield Sure E_K_S, but first let me say this: I pay attention to current yield, but I pay a bit more attention to dividend growth rates - and with the exception of BMO that may be evident from my holdings. So, I have POT whose current yield just went up to 3.2% as a result of a recent announced 2...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289020335/18/2013 11:41:21 AME_K_SHi rnsmth - Nice group of dividend payers. One of the things I look at is the sort of companies I own " by Current Yield". If a dividend payers gets bid up to where the yield is too low, that position becomes a candidate to peel off shares and/or eliminate for addition to shares of my other dividend payers and/or fi...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289020105/18/2013 11:30:43 AMMannieDo you think the week old news on the share repurchase program was what stimulated NAUH to move up 7% on Friday? I don't see any other news on them.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289019905/18/2013 11:16:29 AMrnsmthHere is another view of our dividend holdings as of the close yesterday. The oldest position are about a year old. I found one error in what I posted last week - and error that overstated the returns posted then. Overall, those are up 13.5% since purchased. SymbolDescriptionChange Since Last Purchase Current Yiel...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289019735/18/2013 11:01:40 AMleaffvakMY STOCK TV. Is there some room for some GOLD / GOLD STOCKs in a DIVIDEND Portfolio ? imageshack.us  Thank you.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289017015/18/2013 12:52:22 AMElroyO continues to go through the roof..... finance.yahoo.com  I might have to sell some one month $55 covered calls just to juice up the returns. The current yield is down to 4.2%, that's not too special for a reit. Damn, same story with LTC finance.yahoo.com  Same 4% current yield...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289016015/17/2013 10:44:01 PMrnsmthhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289014005/17/2013 8:34:33 PMGottfried"11 best charts for yield-seeking investors MarketWatch asked money managers: Where do you go to hunt for yield?" marketwatch.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289008165/17/2013 3:23:39 PMTriffinTIS boosts dividend payout by +16% ===== PRYOR, Okla., May 17, 2013 At a regularly scheduled meeting, the Board of Directors of Orchids Paper Products Company (NYSE MKT: TIS) authorized an increase in its quarterly cash dividend from $0.30 per outstanding share to $0.35 per outstanding share of the Company's common s...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289002055/17/2013 11:37:47 AMSteve FelixNAUH Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On May 10, 2013, National American University Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) repurchased 550,000 shares of its common stock at $3.15 per share in a privately negotiated transaction. The Company has retired the entire 550,000 purchased shares as treasury stock. As a result of...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288997055/17/2013 6:52:08 AMPaul Kernhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288997015/17/2013 6:37:47 AMTriffinWMB boosts dividend payout by 4.0% .. ===== Williams Cos increases quarterly dividend 4% to $0.3525 from $0.3388 per share; reaffirms 2013-2014 guidance for 20% annual dividend growth (WMB) : Co's board of directors has approved a regular dividend of $0.3525 on the company's common stock, payable June 24, 2013, to ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288992095/16/2013 7:39:10 PMchowderAs high as the foreign taxes are on TOT, France is trying to raise them even more. I think this is also adding drag to TOT's share price performance. I think there is a difference between a laggard and an under-performer. TOT simply looks like it under performs. I sold my position in them a few years ago and have neve...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288986145/16/2013 2:59:27 PMJacob Snyderre TOT: The energy sector is hitting multi-year highs, so the quality stocks aren't cheap. TOT has been in a $40-55 horizontal range since mid-2009, indicating it is not a quality stock. Total is unlikely to increase reserves, production, or profits in the future, which means it is unlikely to be able to sustain any ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288981665/16/2013 12:20:36 PMTriffinTIF boosts dividend payout by 6% ===== Tiffany & Co. (NYSE – TIF) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share of Common Stock, reflecting a 6% increase in the quarterly rate. This action increases the quarterly dividend from $0.32 per share (or $1.28 ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288977505/16/2013 10:00:12 AMRumbleFishI knew Wall Street was a lowdown and dirty place. But I didn't realize how low it had gotten until I saw this headline from tickerspy.com: Krawcheck to Buy 85 Broads From Former Goldman Executive Hanson Sounds like quite a harem. The sultan will be jealous.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288970955/15/2013 7:57:40 PMBocorPackaging Corporation of America {PKG} declares $0.40/share quarterly dividend, 28% increase from prior dividend of $0.3125. Forward yield 3.20%. For shareholders of record June 14. Payable July 15. Ex-div date June 12. Nice increase!http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288970495/15/2013 7:37:36 PMrnsmth<<POT This is great news. I may add to an already sizable position>> My position is a 1/2 weight one. This raise takes the current yield to 3.22% at today's closing pricehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288970115/15/2013 7:11:14 PMMax FletcherPOT This is great news. I may add to an already sizable position. Here are some of the reasons I like this company (and others like it) as I wrote back in February: POT POTASH boosts their dividend 33%. I really like this company. A resource stock with dividends paid in a strong currency. POT is the leading supplier o...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288969565/15/2013 6:43:52 PMrnsmth<<POT boosts dividend payout by 25%>> That's a pretty good pay raise :). I wrote my friend who works for them and I thanked her.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288969365/15/2013 6:34:02 PMTriffinPOT boosts dividend payout by 25% ===== SASKATOON, SK, May 15, 2013 /CNW/ - Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an increase of the company's quarterly cash dividend (from $0.28 per share to $0.35 per share), and declared a quarterly cash ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288969335/15/2013 6:30:42 PMchowder>>> big month for dividends in my accts., probably a record. <<< No probably here! It will be a record month for me. Additionally, every single portfolio I manage is at an all-time high tonight. Fidelity provides your annual total return. They tell me I'm up 26% over the last 12 months while the S&P is up 16%. I don...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288968485/15/2013 6:05:55 PMBatonhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288962775/15/2013 2:41:31 PMJimisJimGee, I have all of those, too, so I guess it's divvy day... except I haven't seen them all hit my accts. yet... the laggards (for me): KMP, KMR, O, PG and NNN have not hit in the Ameritrade acct. yet, the others have all hit in either Ameritrade already or in Fido... Have also had divvies this month from VMO, DSM, VZ, ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288961415/15/2013 1:45:45 PMchowderWhen looking at TOT, keep in mind you don't get a true 6% yield. Foreign taxes are taken out of the dividend before it is paid. From what I have read on TOT is that in the near term, they aren't expected to do much. A lot of their business is in the Euro zone and that's going nowhere. TOT wants to sell European under-...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288960395/15/2013 1:13:27 PMBread Upon The Waterhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288955685/15/2013 10:54:58 AMBread Upon The WaterProbably everyone on this thread is more as less a self directed hands on person when it comes to money management, but not everyone is cut our for this task in terms of interest and time. I'm convinced most people would probably do alright by putting yearly IRA contributions (both traditional and Roth if they could ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288955625/15/2013 10:53:46 AMDaYooperProbably like any other business there are some good and some bad. A few years ago I told the Ameriprise broker in my small town I wanted to invest in an index fund that would track the Naz. He said he was not familiar with those (actually had no idea what I was trying to describe) but was very familiar with speciali...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288955535/15/2013 10:51:45 AMBread Upon The Water Apologist for the payday loan sharks. So, by not doing it yourself, one deserves to be fleeced? There was no reason for separate IRA accounts for each security except to charge the custodial fees. I am sorry you had a bad experience. I don't think one should tar the entire company off of that--it may be you g...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288955075/15/2013 10:39:52 AMBatonAnyone have thoughts on the French oil giant Total (TOT)? 6% yield and price is way off 52 week high.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288954965/15/2013 10:38:05 AMrnsmthhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288953305/15/2013 9:48:43 AMBocorhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288953255/15/2013 9:45:55 AMchowderFive? Is that all? ... I woke up to 9 dividends this morning, all will be reinvested today. KMP, KMR, CL, O, PG, OHI, LNT, MMP and NNN.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288953145/15/2013 9:41:44 AMTriffinNOC boosts dividend payout by 11% ===== FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 15, 2013 -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation ( NOC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.61 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, an 11 percent increase from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share. This is the tenth c...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288952095/15/2013 8:45:45 AMDitchdigger(NI) NiSource Inc. on Tuesday boosted its quarterly cash dividend by 1 cent, or 4.2 percent, to 25 cents. The Merrillville, Ind.-based natural gas company said the dividend will be paid on Aug. 20 to shareholders of record as of July 31. NiSource said the move is in line with its commitment to a growing dividend for ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288952055/15/2013 8:42:40 AMrnsmthhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288951825/15/2013 8:23:08 AMTriffinPF announces initial quarterly dividend of 0.18 ===== Pinnacle Foods announces commencement of quarterly dividend program; declares initial dividend of $0.18 per share (PF) : Co announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a policy to pay a regular quarterly dividend. As a result, Pinnacle Foods also announced ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288943705/14/2013 6:39:18 PMTriffinCLX Celebrates Centennial Anniversary .. ===== OAKLAND, CA--(Marketwired - May 7, 2013) - The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) today kicked off the celebration of its centennial anniversary, marking 100 years of growth that has led to its becoming a $5.5 billion multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer product...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288936285/14/2013 1:54:42 PMJacob SnyderPT 8% yield = $0.42/$5 Fitch Affirms Portugal Telecom at 'BBB'; Outlook Negative Fitch Ratings has affirmed Portugal Telecom SGPS SA's (PT) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB' with a Negative Outlook. At the same time, the agency has affirmed the senior unsecured rating of the bonds issued by Portugal...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288931195/14/2013 10:59:41 AMTriffinFDS boosts dividend payout by 13% =====NORWALK, Conn., May 14, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FactSet Research Systems Inc. ( FDS) ( FDS), a leading provider of integrated global financial information and analytical applications for the investment community, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a 13% increas...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288928135/14/2013 8:57:03 AMTriffinCLX boosts quarterly payout by 11% ===== OAKLAND, CA--(Marketwired - May 13, 2013) - The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) today announced that its board of directors increased the quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock by nearly 11 percent, from 64 cents to 71 cents per share. The dividend will be payable o...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288924075/13/2013 10:19:02 PMsinclapApologist for the payday loan sharks. So, by not doing it yourself, one deserves to be fleeced? There was no reason for separate IRA accounts for each security except to charge the custodial fees.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288922545/13/2013 8:26:39 PMBocorthe first part of that which was cut off is that shares of a company like O "don't drop all that much ever. " Computer glitch:)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288920315/13/2013 6:29:07 PM