Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Second Week of January 2010

Buy some dividends for yourself for the new year. The stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends' has generated a lot of interest from investors. 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 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 free downloadable and sortable Excel list of the stocks going ex dividend during the next week or two. WSNN.com came up with many dividend paying companies companies all with market caps over $500 million. Here are some examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date and the yield.

Saul Centers, Inc. (BFS) ex div date: 1/13/10 market cap: $550.6M yield: 4.7%

Corus Entertainment Inc. (CJR) ex div date: 1/13/10 market cap: $1.4B yield: 3.2%

Foot Locker, Inc. (FL) ex div date: 1/13/10 market cap: $1.6B yield: 5.9%

Other 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. For more details on dividend definitions, check out definitions of dividend dates. Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Author doesn't own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend Mid April

If you want to try the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' which is the technique 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, there are many stocks to choose from. This technique generally works only in bull markets.

When you buy dividends, there are many stocks in many different sectors to choose from. 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.


Corus Entertainment Inc. ( CJR) Ex-dividend date: 4/13/09 Yield: 4.3%

Harsco Corporation ( HSC) Ex-dividend date: 4/13/09 Yield: 3.6%

Service Corporation International ( SCI) Ex-dividend date: 4/13/09 Yield: 4.6%

Trinity Industries, Inc. ( TRN) Ex-dividend date: 4/13/09 Yield: 3.5%

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. ( CBRL) Ex-dividend date: 4/15/09 Yield: 2.8%

PerkinElmer, Inc. ( PKI) Ex-dividend date: 4/15/09 Yield: 2.2%

Graco Inc. ( GGG) Ex-dividend date: 4/16/09 Yield: 4.5%

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. For more details on dividend definitions, check out definitions of dividend dates. Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Author does not own any of the above at the time this article is written.

By Stockerblog.com