Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fifth Week of November

 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, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets.

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 in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, many 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.

 

Arch Coal	ACI	11/26/13	3.0%
Brookfield Properties	BPO	11/26/13	3.0%
NextEra Energy, Inc.	NEE	11/26/13	3.1%
Meredith Corp	MDP	11/26/13	3.2%
Trustmark Corp	TRMK	11/26/13	3.3%
Lexmark International Inc.	LXK	11/26/13	3.4%

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 some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Most of the lists are free.
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 at 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 Expanded
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

It's a Dirty Business but Someone's Got to Invest In It: Coal

Coal has taken a bad rap for many years, primarily due to the environmental impact of its use as a fuel. In spite of its adverse issues, it is still being heavily used. How much? Check out the following facts:

1. Coal is the largest single source of fuel in the world for the generation of electricity.
2. 75% of coal is used for the production of electricity.
3. The US consumes about one billion tons of coal each year.
4. China and India use about 1.7 billion tons annually.
5. Coal is the fastest growing energy source in the world.
6. China was the top producer of coal with almost one-third of the world's share.
7. US is the second largest producer of coal.
8. The largest exporter of coal is Australia.
9. Coal is found on all continents except Antarctica.
10. There is enough coal to provide the entire planet with all of its energy for 155 years, 285 years, or 600 years, depending on what source you use.

Here are several coal companies, all of which pay dividends.

Arch Coal Inc. (ACI) mines and sells low sulfur coal, with 2.9 billion tons of coal reserves and mining operations in Colorado, Kentucky, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The P/E is 43 and the company generates a yield of 1.7%.

CONSOL Energy Inc. (CNX) mines and sells steam coal primarily to electric power generators. It is also in the business of producing metallurgical coal. The P/E is 17, and the yield is 1.2%.

Massey Energy Co. (MEE) produces, processes, and sells steam and metallurgical grade bituminous coal. The company recently reported negative earnings and the yield is 0.8%.

Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) owns 40 coal operations in the United States and Australia, with about 10.2 billion tons in reserves.. This St. Louis, Missouri based company has been around since 1883. The stock has a P/E of 23 and it pays a small dividend of 0.6%.

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. (YZC) This Chinese company mines and sells coal in China and Australia. The stock has a P/E of 16. The stock yields 1.5% and has paid dividends annually for ten years.

If you like dividend stocks, such as electric and gas utilities, check out the dividend stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com.