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Six Dividend Stocks For Current Income

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:26:55 GMT

Most novice dividend investors typically are under the impression that successful dividend investing entails finding and purchasing the highest yielding stocks.[More...]

High-Yield Dividend Stocks: A Safer Approach

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:13:46 GMT

When people learn that I am an income investor, the reaction is often a desire to discuss high-yield investments. The uninitiated commonly confuse income investing with high-yield investing. The two are not the same.[More...]

Best Dividend Picks for 2009, 3Q Update

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:13:04 GMT

Back at the end of 2008, I was invited to participate in a stock picking competition by selecting 4 stocks. At the time I simply included the highest yielding stocks in my portfolio – Con Edison (ED)[More...]

Willdan Group, Inc. (WLDN) Awarded $67 Million Contract By Con Edison

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:16:16 GMT

Willdan Group, Inc., a provider of outsourced and consulting services to public agencies located primarily in California and other western states, recently announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Willdan Energy Solutions, was awarded a $67 million contract by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., (Con Edison), a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED). Under the terms of the contract, designed by Con Edison to help the State of New York achieve its energy and greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, Willdan Energy Solutions will implement Con Edison’s new energy efficiency program for small business customers. This program will offer small businesses free energy surveys, up to 70 percent off the installed cost for most energy-saving measures, and no-cost installation of equipment, including compact fluorescent lamps, water faucet aerators and high-pressure rinse valves. The initial contract work will commence in the current quarter,[More...]

Bond Mmarket Open 08-03-2009

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:28:00 GMT

Prices of Treasury coupon securities have slumped in overnight trading and have partially reversed some of the prices gains and curve flattening which transpired in Friday’s session. The Nikkei in Japan declined but most other global equity markets are posting sharp gains and pre market trading indicates that US markets will open with roust gains. I am always a better bear regarding equities markets and fared much better the last several years as markets ate their young. Currently,I have very modest holdings of mostly defensive equities and have been too quick too hedge even those core holdings. I am not about to plow in a big wad of cash at this juncture but must admit that the equity market move is substantial and impressive. I guess this personal digression and mea culpa is prompted by a perusal of the overnight economic data. When we were in the throes of the bear market all of the small items of news which I culled from the overnight[More...]

Are REITs And Utilities Good Dividend Investments?

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:44:00 GMT

Dividend stocks. When you hear those two words what do you think of? Many people think of widows and orphans, along with their stereotypical investment in utility stocks. While others may think of maximizing income by finding the highest yielding stocks a[More...]

Dividend Reinvestment Is Important

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:23:59 GMT

Dividends represent a tangible return on investment, which investors can choose to reinvest, spend or just keep in the bank. Unlike capital gains, which can disappear quickly, dividends cannot be taken away from you once you have received. In addition to that, dividends tend to provide the only source of total returns during[More...]

Five Ways To Profit From The New Waxman-Markey Clean Energy Bill

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:18:00 GMT

The Waxman-Markey Bill, the much-ballyhooed clean energy legislation passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives, is an economic and political mess.[More...]

Best Yielding Stocks For 2009 2Q Update

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:42:00 GMT

At the end of 2008 I was invited to participate in a passive stock-picking contest between several US and Canadian bloggers. The goal of the competition was to select the four best stock ideas from each blogger. The rules did not allow active buying and selling, which means that once you select your picks; one can’t go back and change them. Check out [More...]

The Strangle Options Play: When & How To Use This Trading Strategy

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:54:00 GMT

In my column last week, I showed you how to use straddle options to take advantage of market/stock volatility when the direction is uncertain.[More...]

Con Ed 3rd-quarter profit skyrockets 85 percent

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:45:00 GMT

NEW YORK - A sharp drop in the price of fuel boosted Consolidated Edison Inc.'s third quarter, helping the company posted an 85 percent profit leap.
The company, which provides power to New York City and nearby counties, said its net income rose to $336 million, or $1.22 per share, from $182 million, or 66 cents per share, in the 2008 quarter.
Adjusted for various items, including mark-to-market charges, the company posted earnings of $319 million, or $1.16 per share, compared with $269 million, or 98 cents per share, in 2008.

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Six Dividend Stocks For Current Income

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Willdan Group, Inc. (WLDN) Awarded $67 Million Contract By Con Edison

Bond Mmarket Open 08-03-2009

Are REITs And Utilities Good Dividend Investments?

Dividend Reinvestment Is Important

Five Ways To Profit From The New Waxman-Markey Clean Energy Bill

Best Yielding Stocks For 2009 2Q Update

The Strangle Options Play: When & How To Use This Trading Strategy

Con Ed 3rd-quarter profit skyrockets 85 percent

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