Stocks that Pay Dividends Monthly: Return Your Capital Faster

It doesn't matter if you are retired and want dividends regularly or if you are currently employed and just want to supplement your monthly income. Monthly dividend stock may be just what you are looking for. Though these investments are often referred to as stocks, they are technically closed end bond funds, real estate investment trusts, oil income trusts, and closed end income stock funds that pay dividends monthly.

The advantage of monthly dividend investments include faster return your capital, and if the dividends are reinvested, can generate greater compounding than quarterly payments. In addition, the monthly payments can help reduce volatility. These monthly dividend investments are available at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, which has a list of over 100 different companies that pay dividends monthly, many of which have high yields in excess of 7%.

One example is the New America High Income Fund (HYB), which pays a generous yield of 7.4%, with dividends generated monthly. The stock has been trading at around its net asset value, and charges a management fee of 0.85%. The fund was founded in 1987 and is managed by T. Rowe Price Associates.

Do you think real estate has bottomed out? Check out LMP Real Estate Income Fund Inc. (RIT) which is an exchange traded fund that invests in real estate related companies including real estate investment trusts. It carries a yield of 5.5%, and has paid dividends since 2002. It is trading at a discount to net asset value. The management fee is on the high side at 1.2%

Gas Natural Inc. (EGAS) distributes natural gas in Montana, Wyoming, North Carolina, and Maine. It was founded in 1909. The stock pays a yield of 5.8% and sports a forward price to earnings ratio of 13.9.

Pengrowth Energy Trust (PGH) is a Canadian oil royalty income trust that pays a very high yield of 9.2%. The company, which was founded in 1988, explores, develops, and produces oil and natural gas reserves in western Canada.

When deciding which monthly dividend investments to put money into, investors should avoid investments with high management fees, limited liquidity, ones that trade at a large premium to net asset value, and the ones using excessive leverage. The municipal bond closed end funds may trigger the Alternative Minimum Tax; check with your accountant before investing.

A list of over a hundred monthly dividend stocks, including over 50 with yields of 6% or more, is available at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. Keep in mind that very high yields may not be sustainable.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Dividend Increasers for the End of March

The following stocks have recently increased their dividends. This is the sign of a good company and could be the sign of an improving economy.

Banner Corporation (BANR) increased the quarterly cash dividend to $0.12 per share.

Raven Industries, Inc. announced that it has approved a 14 percent increase in the dividend.

Camden National Corporation announced an 8% increase in its quarterly dividend.

Washington Federal Incorporated (WAFD) announced a quarterly dividend of 9 cents per share, an increase of 12.5%.

ElringKlinger AG (EGKLF.PK) is proposing a 12.5% dividend increase.

General Mills (GIS) raised its quarterly dividend 15%.

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) boosted its quarterly dividend 10%.

Williams-Sonoma (WSM) bumped up its quarterly dividend by an incredible 41%.

If you like interesting lists like this, check out the many stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, most of which are free.

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the First Week of April

  Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets. In flat or choppy markets, you have to be extremely careful, and may need to avoid the technique during those times.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend during the next week or two. The list contains many dividend paying companies, all with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, and the yield.

American Strategic Income (CSP) 4/1/13 6.2%

CVB Financial (CVBF) 4/1/13 3.0%

Corrections Corp of Amercia (CXW) 4/1/13 5.5%

Guess, Inc. (GES) 4/1/13 3.2%

Invacare (IVC) 4/1/13 0.4%

Kimco Realty Corp (KIM) 4/1/13 3.8%

RAIT Financial Trust (RAS) 4/1/13 6.0%

Raytheon Co. (RTN) 4/1/13 3.9%

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) 4/1/13 4.0%

ABM Industries (ABM) 4/2/13 2.7%

Acme United Corp (ACU) 4/2/13 2.3%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the high yield utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com.

Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Book now available: Buying Dividends Revised and Updated
Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Low Priced Stocks Reporting Earnings Next Week

The following stocks are trading for less than $20 per share and will be announcing earnings next week. Shown is the company name, stock symbol, share price, date, and time.

Apollo Group Inc ( APOL ) $17.04 3/25/13 Before Market Open

Sonic Corporation ( SONC ) $11.85 3/25/13 After Market Close

Gordmans Stores ( GMAN ) $14.01 3/25/13 Time Not Specified

Landec Corporation ( LNDC ) $12.08 3/26/13 After Market Close

SAIC, Inc. ( SAI ) $12.73 3/26/13 After Market Close

Envivio Inc ( ENVI ) $1.67 3/26/13 After Market Close

Forest City Enterprises ( FCE.A ) $17.45 3/27/13 After Market Close

Steelcase Inc. ( SCS ) $15.00 3/27/13 After Market Close

Commercial Metals ( CMC ) $16.41 3/28/13 Before Market Open

Finish Line Inc ( FINL ) $18.74 3/28/13 Before Market Open

Fred's, Inc. ( FRED ) $14.23 3/28/13 Before Market Open

UTi Worldwide Inc. ( UTIW ) $14.76 3/28/13 Before Market Open

dELiA*s, Inc. ( DLIA ) $1.16 3/28/13 Before Market Open

If you like interesting stock lists like this, check out the stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, most of which are free.

Mini Stealth Assassin Drones from General Dynamics

Check out this new ad by General Dynamics (GD) relating to mini drones which can be used for eavesdropping and discrete assassinations.

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fifth Week of March

  Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets. In flat or choppy markets, you have to be extremely careful, and may need to avoid the technique during those times.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend during the next week or two. The list contains many dividend paying companies, all with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the yield, and the market capitalization.

National Health Investors Inc (NHI) 3/26/2013 4.2% $1.8B

Nucor Corporation (NUE) 3/26/2013 3.3% $14.4B

PG&E Corporation (PCG) 3/26/2013 4.3% $18.1B

TransCanada Corporation (TRP) 3/26/2013 3.9% $32.9B

Willis Group Holdings PLC (WSH) 3/26/2013 3.0% $6.4B

Penn West Petroleum Ltd (PWE) 3/26/2013 10.7% $4.7B

CubeSmart (CUBE) 3/27/2013 3.1% $1.9B

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the high yield utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com.

Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Book now available: Buying Dividends REVISED and UPDATED

also available through Amazon

Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Coffee and Tea can Prevent Strokes: Stocks that can Benefit

According to research by Japan's National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center published in the American Heart Association's journal, Stroke, people who consume a cup of coffee a day and four or more cups of green tea a day have a much reduced chance of getting a stroke. This is primarily due to the anti-inflammatory effects of green tea and its blood circulation control, plus the benefits of quinides in coffee.

There are over 20 companies involved in the production of coffee and tea, according to the free list of coffee stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, with a half a dozen of them paying dividends. Of course, there is the ever popular Starbucks (SBUX) which is the largest coffeehouse retailer in the world, with outlets in 50 countries and over 18,000 shops worldwide. The stock trades at 31 times trailing earnings and 22 times forward earnings. The stocks sports a yield of 1.5%. Earnings for the latest quarter rose 13.1% on an 10.6% boost in revenues.

Hain Celestial Group (HAIN) owns the Celestial Seasonings brand of teas including green teas. The stock has a trailing price to earnings ratio of 28.4, and a forward PE of 20.3. The stock does not currently pay a dividend. Earnings for the latest quarter spiked 57.8% on a 24.8% rise in revenues.

A major wholesaler of coffee is Coffee Holding Co. (JVA), which also markets private label coffee and branded coffee in the US and Canada. The company has 90 varieties of raw green coffee beans which it imports from around the world and sold to large and small operators. The stock trades at 6.4 times forward earnings and yields 3.3%.

For a free list of coffee and tea companies, which you can download, sort, and update, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclaimer: Author didn;t own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Buying Dividends Revised and Expanded Book Now on Amazon

A better alternative to buy-and-hold for income investors and a way for traders to make high annualized returns, while reducing market exposure due to shorter holding periods. Buying Dividends Revised and Expanded: High Returns from the Dividend Capture System covers the technique of buying dividends, also known as dividend capture, in an easy-to-understand format. This updated edition includes six new chapters including Selling Before the Ex Dividend Date, Special Dividends, Shorting the Stock through the Ex Date, and chapters on using puts and calls with the technique.

The book was just released last month and is now available on Amazon.

The softcover book is also currently available from the printer at a 20% discount for a limited amount of time at lulu.com.

Reviews

"Short and compact book contains mostly condensed and well selected information that is useful for investors. IMO you should read this book if you are interested in dividend capture."
Seductive Dividend Stocks ~ SeekingAlpha

"Describes an alternative to the buy and hold approach for income investors: reducing your market exposure with the 'buying dividend' (aka 'dividend capture') method, providing step-by-step instructions along with several real life examples."
Mensa Bulletin Magazine

Please note: The latest edition of the book has the stock certificates and checks on the cover, not the dollar bills, which are on the older edition.

The Funniest Video I've Seen All Week: Pepsi and Jeff Gordon

This is the funniest video I've seen all week. It's enough to make any car salesman give up their job. Pepsi (PEP) MAX & Jeff Gordon Present: "Test Drive".

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fourth Week of March

  Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets. In flat or choppy markets, you have to be extremely careful, and may need to avoid the technique during those times.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend during the next week or two. The list contains many dividend paying companies, all with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the yield, and the market capitalization.

Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF) 3/18/2013 3.6% $7.3B

LTC Properties Inc (LTC) 3/18/2013 4.8% $1.2B

Tupperware Brands Corporation (TUP) 3/18/2013 3.2% $4.3B

Portland General Electric Company (POR) 3/21/2013 3.7% $2.2B

KAR Auction Services Inc (KAR) 3/21/2013 3.6% $2.9B

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the high yield utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com.

Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Book now available: Buying Dividends Revised and Updated
Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

How to Turn Your Apple iPad into a '3D Printer'

Check out this video of a German salesman of Apple (AAPL) iPads. He turns the iPad into a '3D printer' in order to make a sale. You don't have to speak or understand German to know what's going on. This is a very, very cool video and is not that long.

Jim Cramer Thinks Mexico is a Great Buy: Top Mexican Stocks

On March 1 on Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Cramer said "I think Mexico is a great buy." He even mentioned that the iShares MSCI Mexico Index ETF (EWW) is a buy and he owns it in his charitable trust. Mexico has the 11th largest nominal GDP by purchasing power parity. According to Goldman Sachs, Mexico will have the 5th largest economy in the world by 2050.

If you are an investor interesting in investing south of the border, there are plenty of Mexican stocks to choose from that trade in the US, with more than half a dozen paying dividends, according to the free list at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

One example is Industrias Bachoco (IBA) which was founded in 1952. It is involved in the in breeding, processing, and marketing of chicken, eggs, swine, and animal feed. The stock trades at 9 times earnings and pays a yield of 1.5%. Revenues for the latest reported quarter were up 25%. The company has $400 million in cash amounting to $8 a share, and $214 million in total debt.

América Móvil (AMX) provides telecommunications services primarily in Latin America, the United States, and the Caribbean. The stock trades at 11 times earnings and sports a yield of 1.4%. Earnings for the latest quarter were down 9.4%, however, revenues were up 8.7%. The company was founded in 2000.

Grupo Televisa (TV) has a great stock ticker symbol. It produces television programming and broadcasts through several channels in Mexico and the United States. It trades at 24 times earnings and pays a small yield of 0.4%.

Of course, if you want diversification, in addition to EWW, you can also invest in closed end funds such as The Mexico Fund (MXF) and Mexico Equity & Income Fund (MXE).

For a list of all the Mexico stocks that trade in the US, which includes the PE ratio, yield, and business, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Pictured is the Bolsa Mexicana (Mexican Stock Exchange)

Antifragile

If you don't know who Nassim Nicholas Taleb is, you most likely are familiar with his book, The Black Swan and the Black Swan term that become popular during the banking crisis in 2008. He actually predicted the banking crises, and received a lot of hate mail from bankers. Taleb even had to hire bodyguards for a while.

His latest book, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder is a fascinating discussion of a concept of what he calls Antifragile, which is the opposite of Fragile, and completely different from Robustness.

People, businesses, and economies that are fragile are adversely affected by changes, chaos, and disruption, whereas the antifragile benefit from stress, volatility, and turmoil. From a business and economics standpoint, the economy in general actually benefits from banks being allowed to go bankrupt. When the government bails out banks, the bankers have all the upside and no downside, so if the bank performs poorly, the US Government (actually, the American taxpayer) will bail them out.

The book, which I highly recommend, is what I call a brain-stretcher; it really forces you to think. I also recommend that you watch his recent New York Public Library interview below. It is long, about 80 minutes, but worth watching. Antifragile is available through Amazon and most other book sellers.

Dividend Increasers for March

Stock indices are making new highs as more companies are increasing their dividends. A boost in dividends usually means that the company's future earnings prospects are very favorable. Here are some that have raised their dividends recently.

General Dynamics (GD) is increasing its quarterly dividend by 9.8%

Zimmer Announced an 11% increase in its quarterly dividend

Taubman Centers (TCO) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, an increase of 8.1 percent.

Chico’s (CHS) raised its quarterly dividend by 4.8%

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) boosted its quarterly dividend by 10%

Devon Energy (DVN) raised its quarterly dividend by 10%

International Game Technology (IGT) bumped up its quarterly dividend by 33%

Qualcomm (QCOM) raised its quarterly dividend 40%

If you like stock lists like this, such as a list of stocks going ex-dividend, beer stocks, candy stocks, or coffee stocks, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Top Selling Investment Books on Amazon

This is a list of the top selling investment and stock market books on Amazon (AMZN):

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Most Important Thing Illuminated: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor by Howard Marks

Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry by Helaine Olen

Trading Bases: A Story About Wall Street, Gambling, and Baseball (Not Necessarily in That Order) by Joe Peta

The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing: 2013 Edition by Jason Kelly

Beer May Treat Diabetes and Provide Weight Loss: Time to Pour a Little Beer on Your Portfolio

In a recent article in ScienceDaily, it described how moderate beer consumption could have beneficial effects on diabetes, some forms of cancer, and may provide weight loss. The humulone molecules produced from hops in the brewing process are what provide the health benefits. Several pharmaceutical companies are researching was to convert these humulones to drugs to treat various illnesses.

Based on the free recently updated list at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over dozen publicly traded breweries and beer retailers. Plus, half a dozen of the beer stocks pay dividends, ranging from 1% to 2.8%.

One example is Heineken NV (HEINY), which trades at 11 times earnings and yields 1.5%. Management of Heineken must have a sense of humor since the company's previous stock ticker symbol used to be HINKY, and now it is HEINY.

Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD), has the famous stock symbol representing its popular Budweiser brand. It also sells Stella Artois, Beck's, Leffe, Bud Light, Skol, Brahma, Quilmes, Michelob, and many other brands. The stock has a current price to earnings ratio of 21, and stock sports a yield of 1.4%.

Another dividend paying brewery is Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP), a Canadian based company that markets the Coors Light, Molson, Carling, Pilsner, Keystone Light, and Granville Island brands. The stock trades at 19 times current earnings and yields 2.8%.

Compania Cerveceras Unidas S.A. (CCU), based in Santiago, Chile, makes and markets beer, wine, and other beverages throughout the countries of Chile and Argentina. Its brands includes Royal Guard; Royal Light; Heineken; Budweiser; and Paulaner. It trades at 21 times current earnings, 14.1 times future earnings, and pays a dividend yield of 1.0%.

If you are looking for more beer stocks , check out the free list at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, which can be updated, sorted, and downloaded.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

The Stock that Traded for $1,512,500 per Share

Many people think that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway stock (BRK-A) is the highest priced stock that ever traded, as it currently sells for $155,114 per share. There are a couple of California bank stocks that trade for more than $10,000 per share. Then there are stocks like Bactolac Pharmaceutical (BTCA) is a company which makes and distributes vitamins, nutraceuticals, and private label nutritional supplements. The stock last traded at $100,000 per share on December 21.

Hwever, none of these stocks come close to the real winner. The company is Yahoo! Japan Corporation (YAHOY). According to the Shareholder Relations department for the Yahoo! Japan company, the highest price of the stock was 167.9 million Japanese Yen on Feb. 22, 2000, during the dot com boom. If you exchange the amount of Japanese Yen into US dollars at the exchange rate at that time (Approx USD1=JPY111.01), it was approximately $1,512,500 per share. Now the stock is down to 13.95 per share.

Yahoo! Japan is a Japanese Internet company formed as a joint venture between the American Internet company Yahoo! (YHOO) and the Japanese internet company SoftBank (SFTBF). It was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Disclosure: Author owns YHOO.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Third Week of March

  Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets. In flat or choppy markets, you have to be extremely careful, and may need to avoid the technique during those times.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend during the next week or two. The list contains many dividend paying companies, all with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the yield, and the market capitalization.

Ameren Corp (AEE) 3/11/2013 4.8% $8.1B

Newmont Mining Corp (NEM) 3/11/2013 4.2% $20.1B

Public Storage (PSA) 3/11/2013 3.3% $26.2B

Corus Entertainment Inc. (CJREF) 3/12/2013 4.1% $2.0B

DDR Corp (DDR) 3/12/2013 3.2% $5.3B

El Paso Electric Company (EE) 3/12/2013 3.0% $1.3B

Mercury General Corporation (MCY) 3/12/2013 6.2% $2.2B

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the high yield utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com.

Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Book now available: Buying Dividends Revised and Updated
Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Warren Buffett's Recent Stock Purchases

Warren Buffett, head of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B) and one of the top four richest people in the world, is considered one of the top investors of all time. In January of 1990, Berkshire Hathaway was trading for 7455 a share. It is now, 152,750, an average annual return of almost 14%.

One technique that investors use is following in the footsteps of Buffett; in other words, check to see what companies Warren Buffett is acquiring and buying the same stocks. Let's look at Buffett's latest acquisitions.

Last quarter, Berkshire Hathaway bought Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), the farm products company that markets protein meal, vegetable oil, corn sweeteners, flour, biodiesel, ethanol, and other food items. The stock trades at 15 times earnings and pays a decent yield of 2.4%. Quarterly dividends were increased last month by 8.6%. Earnings for the latest quarter skyrocketed 537.5% year-over-year, on a 6.9% rise in revenues.

Verisign (VRSN), the Internet infrastructure company, is another recent Buffett purchase. The stock trades at 24 times earnings. Earnings were up 96.3% for the latest quarter, n a 13% increase in sales. The company does not pay a dividend.

Buffett also owns Kraft Foods Group (KRFT), which owns such brands as Kraft, Maxwell House, Oscar Mayer, Planters, and JELL-O. The stock has a price to earnings ratio of 18 and yields 4.1%. Earnings were down 77.8% for the latest quarter, on a 10.7% drop in revenues.

If you want a free list of Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway stocks, most of which pay dividends, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, which shows the stock ticker symbols, price to earnings ratios, and yields.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

What Stock was Up 79.7% on Thursday and Down 25.7% on Friday?

Can you guess what stock was up 79.7% on Thursday and down 25.7% on Friday? The stock was up Wireless Ronin Technologies (RNIN), a provider content and digital media solutions to customers in retail, automotive, food services, and public space markets.

Yields Above 5% Stocks Below $5

If you like low priced stocks and high yields, check out the list below. The following sell for less than $5 per share and provide dividend yields of 5% or more. Shown is the company name, stock ticker symbol, share price, yield, and price-to-earnings ratio.

Chorus Aviation ( CHRVF ) $4.59 13.2% 5

Educational Development ( EDUC ) $3.88 12.3% 12

Chimera Investment ( CIM ) $3.06 12.1% 6

CanWel Building ( CWXZF ) $2.50 11.3% 19

Dominion Resources ( DOM ) $4.86 10.5% 8

Ten Peaks Coffee Co ( SWSSF ) $2.67 9.4% 13

CWC Well Services ( CAWLF ) $0.67 9.4% 10

Automodular ( AMZKF ) $2.68 9.0% 4

TCL Communication ( TCCLF ) $0.29 8.0% 12

Strad Energy Services ( STRDF ) $3.00 7.4% 6

Universal Insurance ( UVE ) $4.32 7.3% 8

The Caldwell Partners ( CWLPF ) $0.83 7.2% 14

First Surgical ( FSPI ) $1.15 7.2% 5

Star Gas Partners, ( SGU ) $4.41 7.0% 11

Navios Maritime ( NM ) $3.78 6.5% 2

BAB, Inc. ( BABB ) $0.63 6.4% 9

QC Holdings, Inc. ( QCCO ) $3.24 6.1% 7

Smtp Inc ( SMTP ) $1.18 6.1% 19

If you like interesting stock lists like this, such as coffee stocks, 3D printing stocks, and candy stocks, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.