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The Best High-Return Investments for Your Portfolio

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler -

Income investing

Low-risk, high-return investments have become scarce in the low-interest environment that followed the 2008 financial crisis.</P

Nearly seven years of zero-interest rate policies by the U.S. Federal Reserve returns have dragged down returns on all interest-dependent investments to the point where they're almost not worth the bother.

But the need for income-producing high-yield investments has not gone away.

Here are three categories with the best prospects...

Two Stocks Offering High Yields and Profits

By , Executive Editor, Money Morning -

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It was the spring of 1985, and I was in my second year as a reporter for The Record, a small weekly published in my home county an hour north of Baltimore.

A state-chartered thrift, Old Court Savings and Loan, failed - spotlighting all sorts of unseemly behavior about the institution's insiders, as well as folks who "did business" with it. The collapse - which resulted in 35,000 depositors having their accounts frozen (some wouldn't be paid back until the 1990s) and cost the state of Maryland millions of dollars - also highlighted the dark side of financial regulation.

For an aggressive cub reporter like me, the collapse was indoctrination by fire. I was introduced to the "land flip," where a single piece of property was sold three or four times in a single day - with each transaction adding 50% or more to the land's assessed "value."

And I learned about the changing culture of the once-staid banking and thrift industries...

Dividend Investing Can Be a Lifesaver in Times Like These

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler -

dividend investing

Dividend investing should be part of every investor's strategy, but it can be more powerful than many think.

In cases where an investor needs extra cash flow for some reason, the passive income of high-yield dividend investing can be just the ticket.

Dividend investing usually won't completely cover an anticipated expense, but it can make a major contribution. It all depends on how much you have to invest, how much you need, and how much risk you're willing to take.

Here's what you need to know to get started...

Dividend-Paying Stocks: The Newest Increases, Initiations, and Special Dividends

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

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Earlier this month, JP Morgan recommended yield seekers swap a sizable chunk of junk bond holdings for dividend-paying stocks. The investment bank explained the elevated chance of default from junk bonds simply isn't worth the risk for today's nominal returns.

For long-term investors, top dividend-paying stocks, and dividend growers in particular, are indeed a much better bet.

Here are the 21 dividend stocks raising payouts or announcing special dividends for the week ending June 27, 2014.

Dividend Stocks: 21 New Increases for Yield Seekers

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

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Dividend stocks update: Some 209 companies in the S&P 500 Index have raised dividends so far in 2014.

The average increase has been 15%, and with S&P components sitting on $1.1 trillion in cash, more increases are expected.

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) hiked its quarterly dividend 34% to $0.375 per share last week.

Here are 20 more dividend-paying stocks raising payouts in the week ending June 6.

12 High-Yield Dividend Aristocrats to Buy for Reliable Income

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

Dividend Aristocrats are an exceptional bunch of S&P 500 companies that don't just offer high yield – they have increased shareholders' payouts every year for (at least) the last 25 years.

Making the list is indeed an accomplishment.

Industries run the gamut from fast food to financials to oil.

We’ve narrowed the list to a more manageable dozen names across several sectors...

Dividend-Paying Stocks: 18 New Increases for Yield Seekers

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

Investors' appetite for top dividend-paying stocks continues to grow as U.S. companies get more generous with distributions.

Annual dividend stock payouts by S&P 500 companies totaled $34.80 per share in 2013, and that amount is expected to grow 9.9% to a record $38.98 a share this year, thanks to the record $1.1 trillion cash sitting on companies' balance sheets as of April 1, 2014.

Following are the 18 dividend stocks raising payouts in the week ending May 30.

Five Monthly Dividend Stocks for a Steady Stream of Income and Yield

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

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While most companies pay dividends on a quarterly basis, monthly dividend stocks distribute their dividend payouts 12 times a year.

Investors pile into monthly dividend payers for a number of reasons. Some use them as a means of getting a steady stream of income. Some find it an efficient way to budget for expenses each month. And, some simply enjoy the frequency of getting a dividend payment 12 times a year instead of once, or every three or six months.

Following are five monthly dividends stocks with stable businesses, reliable dividend payment track records, and attractive yields.

Dividend Stocks: 25 New Dividend Increases for Yield Seekers

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

Companies that pay dividends consistently provide better returns than non-payers.

The current trailing 12-month average yield of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index is roughly 2%. Without dividends, the S&P 500 would have turned $10,000 into $42,000 in 20 years. But with dividends, at a modest 2.1% rate, that $10,000 would grow to $61,700 over the same time period.

That’s why top dividend stocks belong in everyone’s portfolio. Here are 25 notable dividend stocks raising payouts in the week ending May 16, 2014.