Top Yielding Dividend Aristocrats

 

Dividend Aristocrats are a group of 65 S&P 500 stocks that have increased their dividends annually for at least 25 consecutive years. They are considered to be some of the most reliable dividend-paying stocks on the market.

The Dividend Aristocrats index is maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. To qualify for the index, a stock must meet the following criteria:

• It must be a member of the S&P 500 index.
• It must have increased its dividend for at least 25 consecutive years.
• It must have a market capitalization of at least $3 billion.

The Dividend Aristocrats index is a popular investment among investors who are looking for income and growth. The stocks in the index have a long track record of dividend growth, and they are typically well-established companies with strong financials.

Here are some of the top Dividend Aristocrats in 2023, ranked by their forward dividend yield:

• Realty Income (O): 5.0%
• IBM (IBM): 5.0%
• AbbVie (ABBV): 4.4%
• Coca-Cola (KO): 3.0%
• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): 3.0%
• Procter & Gamble (PG): 2.5%
• Pepsico (PEP): 2.7%

These stocks are all paying a high dividend yield, and they have a long track record of dividend growth. They are a good option for investors who are looking for income and growth.

Here are some of the benefits of investing in Dividend Aristocrats:

• Income: Dividend Aristocrats are a good source of income for investors. They typically pay a high dividend yield, and they have a long track record of dividend growth.
• Growth: Dividend Aristocrats can also provide growth potential for investors. Many of the companies in the index are well-established and have strong financials. This means that they are likely to continue to grow their businesses and their dividends over time.
• Safety: Dividend Aristocrats are considered to be relatively safe investments. They are typically large, well-established companies with a long track record of profitability. This means that they are less likely to go bankrupt or cut their dividends than smaller, more volatile companies.

If you are looking for an investment that can provide you with income and growth, then Dividend Aristocrats may be a good option for you. They are a relatively safe investment that has the potential to provide you with a steady stream of income over the long term.

Disclosure: The author owns PEP.

Like Dividend Stocks? Buy the Aristocrats

Many investors prefer dividends. Yet, just because a stock pays a dividend does not make it a good stock. But if a company has been raising dividends, and raising them on a consistent basis, it probably means that the company has been doing something right.

A Dividend Aristocrat takes this concept to the extreme. It is a stock that has increased its dividend every year for at least the last 25 years.

The stock that is the leader of the pact is American States Water (AWR). It has raised its dividend annually for the last 60 years! (Side note: Although I am not currently invested in this one, I have invested in several water utility companies over the years, and have never lost money on any of them.)

At 2.1%, the yield doesn't sound that high, but compared to a bank savings account, a certificate of deposit, or a money market fund, the yield is great. The company serves customers in ten counties in California.

Other well-known companies that fall into this elite category are the following:
Proctor & Gamble (PG) 58 years
Coca-Cola (KO) 52 years
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 52 years
Lowe's (LOW) 52 years
Colgate Palmolive (CL) 51 years
Tootsie Roll (TR) 49 years
Target (TGT) 47 years
PepsiCo (PEP) 42 years

If you had bought any of these stocks ten or twenty or 30 years ago, and reinvested the dividends, your yield based on your original investment would be enormous.

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

Disclosure: Author owned Coca-Cola at the time this article was written.

by Stockerblog.com

Tom Brady May Be Deflated But Gisele Bundchen and her Stocks are Outstanding

The news about New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's suspension has been all over the sports news. Brady has been suspended for four games without pay due to the use of under-inflated footballs during the playoffs.

However his wife, top supermodel Gisele Bündchen has been doing extremely well. First, she still looks great at age 34, having appeared on the cover of Vogue Brasil. She appears nude, naked, and bare, and besides that, she doesn't have any clothes on.

Gisele Bunchen on Vogue Brasil Magazine

But just as important, the stocks of companies that she is connected with have outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average for many years.

Based on the stock index created from companies that Gisele has some connection to, the Gisele Stock Index significantly outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 2007. The Gisele Index was up 93.8%, versus 43.2% for the Dow.

The following graph shows the returns for Gisele and the Dow for the last seven years:

Gisele Significantly Beats the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Returns over the years:
Jan 2007 to May 2015  Gisele: 93.8%, Dow: 43.2%
Jan 2008 to May 2015  Gisele: 79.3%, Dow: 42.8%
Jan 2009 to May 2015  Gisele: 126.1%, Dow: 125.8%
Jan 2010 to May 2015  Gisele: 97.2%, Dow: 79.5%

The Gisele Stocks

According to the list of Gisele stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, most of the stocks in her index pay dividends. The stocks in the Gisele index include:

Volkswagon (VLKAY) She was the spokesperson for the Volkswagon TV commercials

Ralph Lauren Corp. (RL) Advertising campaign face for Ralph Lauren

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) Celebrity endorsement - largest mobile phone service provider in Brazil and in South America

Procter & Gamble (PG) Celebrity endorsement, increased Pantene's sales in Brazil by 40%

Disney (DIS) Celebrity endorsement - appeared in the 'Year of a Million Dreams' celebration photoshoot

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMUY) Campaign for Givenchy

Free List

For a free list of stocks in the Gisele Stock Index, along with some financial information relating to the price earning ratios and yields, and the connection to Gisele, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Other Celebrity Stock Indexes

Other celebrity stock indexes you may be interested in include the Heidi Klum Stock Index, the Eva Longoria Stock Index, the Angelina Jolie Stock Index, the Jessica Alba Stock Index, the Nicole Kidman Stock Index, and the Supermodels Stock Indices.


Russell James Collector's Edition with Gisele Bundchen photoprint
Assumptions:
The Gisele Index is a price-weighted index, similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It includes reinvested dividends.

Disclosure: Author owned DIS at the time the article was written. No celebrity endorsement expressed or implied.

By Stockerblog.com 

Gisele Bünchen Making Money for Herself and the Companies She Represents

If you have been reading this blog for a while, you would notice that I have written about the companies that the famous Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bünchen has been connected with, and the Gisele Bünchen Stock Index. I wrote about it earlier this year, in 2013, in 2012, all the way back to 2007.

Recently, Forbes Magazine published its list of top earning supermodels and Gisele was at the top of the list, far outperforming the two second highest, Doutzen Kroes and Adriana Lima.

Gisele Stock Index Up 105.6%

Based on the stock index created from companies that Gisele has some connection to, the Gisele Stock Index significantly outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 2007. The Gisele Index was up 105.6%, versus 36.9% for the Dow.

The following graph shows the returns for Gisele and the Dow for the last seven years:

Gisele Significantly Beats the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Returns over the years:
Since 2008 Gisele: 90.2%, Dow: 36.6%
Since 2009 Gisele: 139.9%, Dow: 116.0%
Since 2010 Gisele: 109.2%, Dow: 71.6%
Since 2011 Gisele: 62.2%, Dow: 46.9%

The Gisele Stocks

According to the list of Gisele stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, most of the stocks in her index pay dividends. The stocks in the Gisele index include:

Volkswagon (VLKAY) She was the spokesperson for the Volkswagon TV commercials

Ralph Lauren Corp. (RL) Advertising campaign face for Ralph Lauren

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) Celebrity endorsement - largest mobile phone service provider in Brazil and in South America

Procter & Gamble (PG) Celebrity endorsement, increased Pantene's sales in Brazil by 40%

Disney (DIS) Celebrity endorsement - appeared in the 'Year of a Million Dreams' celebration photoshoot

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMUY) Spring 2012 campaign for Givenchy

Free List

For a free list of stocks in the Gisele Stock Index, along with some financial information relating to the price earning ratios and yields, and the connection to Gisele, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Other Celebrity Stock Indexes

Other celebrity stock indexes you may be interested in include the Heidi Klum Stock Index, the Eva Longoria Stock Index, the Angelina Jolie Stock Index, the Jessica Alba Stock Index, the Nicole Kidman Stock Index, and the Supermodels Stock Indices.



Russell James Collector's Edition with Gisele Bundchen photoprint

Assumptions:
The Gisele Index is a price-weighted index, similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It includes reinvested dividends.


Disclosure: Author owned DIS at the time the article was written. No celebrity endorsement expressed or implied.


By Stockerblog.com 

Heidi Klum Stock Index Outperforms

If you have watched any of the America's Got Talent TV show during the last month, you would have noticed the beautiful, intelligent, and well-spoken German American supermodel and businesswoman, Heidi Klum. She is one of the four judges on the show, along with Howie Mandel, Howard Stern, and Melanie "Mel B" Brown. America's Got Talent was the most successful show of this summer.

Klum is ranked as the second highest paid supermodel, after Gisele Bündchen. She has been the celebrity spokesperson for numerous products and companies. One thing that I have discovered after tracking celebrity stock indexes over the last several years, is that very successful actors and supermodels can have a very significant effect on the revenues of companies that the celebrities represent, which in turn, can affect the stock prices of those companies.

I have tracked the Heidi Klum Stock Index from 2007, and her index has outperformed the S&P 500 significantly, rising 104% since 2007 versus 41% for the stock market. She even discussed her index in an interview in 2008, by WowOWow, The Women on the Web.

Some of the stocks in her index are new connections for Klum, and some companies she is no longer connected with but she had a major influence on their products.

Components of the Heidi Klum Stock Index:

Mattel (MAT) Heidi Klum Barbie doll

McDonald's (MCD) celebrity spokesperson

Volkswagen A G (VLKAY) celebrity spokesperson, made a Beetle blush on a TV commercial

Target Corp. (TGT) TV commercial can be seen on YouTube

Procter Gamble Co. (PG) owner of the Braun shaving products business which she promoted

Nike Inc. (NKE) celebrity spokesperson

Dannon (DANOY) face of Dannon Light & Fit yogurt

H & M, also known as Hennes & Mauritz AB (HNNMY) the Swedish clothing company

Comcast (CMCSA) owner of NBC, which runs America's Got Talent on which Heidi Klum is a judge

You can see all the stocks in the Heidi Klum Stock Index at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. Not only does America have talent, but Heidi Klum has business talent, both for herself and the companies she represents.

Disclosure: Author owns MCD and MAT.

By Stockerblog.com

What Stocks Does Al Gore Own?

When you hear the name Al Gore, former Vice President under President Bill Clinton, you don't normally think of investing, however he the chairman of the successful investment management company, Generation Investment Management. The fund primarily invests in socially responsible and environmentally responsible companies, and those involved in sustainability.

Gore has made three stock purchases during the latest reported quarter. He bought 4.7 million shares of Microsoft (MSFT). Microsoft trades at 17 times trailing earnings and 14 times forward earnings. Earnings dropped 7.1% for the latest reported quarter on a 17.5% increase in revenues. The stock yields 2.6%.

Gore also implemented a new position in Amazon.com (AMZN), buying 493 thousand shares. Amazon currently has an extremely high price to earnings ratio of 540, and a forward PE of 180. Revenues for the latest quarter were up 23.2%.

His third purchase was Proctor & Gamble (PG) with 1.16 million shares. The stock is at 22 times earnings and 17 times future earnings. The company pays a dividend rate of 3.2%.

The largest holding is QUALCOMM (QCOM) with an investment of over $600 million.

If you want to jump on Al Gore's bandwagon, check out what he has invested in. You might become a winner also. If you like investment lists like this, such as the shareholdings of Warren Buffett, see the free lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author owns MSFT, AMZN.

By Stockerblog.com

Gisele Bündchen Stock Index Up 93%

Some people know of Gisele Bunchen as a Brazilian supermodel, some know of her as the wife of American football star Tom Brady, and some know her as an intelligent and successful businesswoman. In addition, she is a celebrity endorser and spokesperson for numerous products of many publicly traded companies. According to Forbes Magazine, Gisele is the top earning supermodel.

Up 93%

Based on the companies that Gisele has connections with, and putting those companies into a stock index, Gisele's stocks significantly outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 2007. The Gisele Index was up 93%, versus 27% for the Dow.

The following graph shows the return for the last seven years:

Beats the Dow Jones Industrial Average

Since 2010, her index return was almost double the Dow. The Gisele Index outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average since the beginning of the year, with Gisele up 2.9%, whereas the Dow was up only 2.1% over the same period of time. 

The Gisele Stocks

Most of the stocks in her index pay dividends. The stocks in the Gisele index include:

Volkswagon (VLKAY) She was the spokesperson for the Volkswagon TV commercials 

Ralph Lauren Corp. (RL) Advertising campaign face for Ralph Lauren

Telefonica Brasil (VIV) Celebrity endorsement - largest mobile phone service provider in Brazil and in South America

Procter & Gamble (PG) Celebrity endorsement, increased Pantene's sales in Brazil by 40%

Disney (DIS) Celebrity endorsement - appeared in the 'Year of a Million Dreams' celebration photoshoot

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMUY) Spring 2012 campaign for Givenchy

Free List

For a free list of stocks in the Gisele Stock Index, along with some financial information relating to the price earning ratios and yeilds, and the connection to Gisele, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Other Celebrity Stock Indexes

Other celebrity stock indexes you may be interested in include the Heidi Klum Stock Index, the Eva Longoria Stock Index, the Angelina Jolie Stock Index, the Jessica Alba Stock Index, the Nicole Kidman Stock Index, and the Supermodels Stock Indices.



Russell James Collector's Edition with Gisele Bundchen photoprint

Assumptions:
The Gisele Index is a price-weighted index, similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It includes reinvested dividends.


Disclosure: Author owned DIS at the time the article was written. No celebrity endorsement expressed or implied.


By Stockerblog.com 

The Latest on the Gisele Bündchen Stock Index

Gisele Bunchen is a Brazilian supermodel, celebrity endorser and spokesperson for numerous products of many publicly traded companies. She also happens to be the wife of American football star Tom Brady. Gisele is the top earning model according to Forbes Magazine. I have tracked the companies that Gisele has connections with and built those stocks into the form of a stock index, in order to compare Gisele's stocks with the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The following graph shows the return for both since 2007:

The Gisele Index is still outperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average by a wide margin. The Gisele Index is up an outstanding 79% since January 2007, whereas the Dow was up only 22%. over the same period of time. I have been maintaining the same stocks in the portfolio to keep it consistent over time.

Since 2007, her index was up 79%, since 2008 up 77%, and since 2009, up 111%. Even in the last year and a half, since January 2011, the Gisele Index was up 44.6%.

The stocks in her index include:

Volkswagon (VLKAY) TV commercial spokesperson

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (RL) Advertising campaign face for Ralph Lauren, owned by Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

Telefonica Brasil [Vivo Participacoes] (VIV) Celebrity endorsement - largest mobile phone service provider in Brazil and in South America

News Corp. (NWSA) Starred in the comedy, Taxi, in her movie debut, and The Devil Wears Prada, both produced by 20th Century Fox, a division of News Corp.

Procter & Gamble (PG) Celebrity endorsement, increased Pantene's sale in Brazil by 40%.

Disney (DIS) Celebrity endorsement - appeared in the 'Year of a Million Dreams' celebration photoshoot

For a free list of stocks in the Gisele Stock Index, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Other celebrity stock indexes you may be interested in include the Heidi Klum Stock Index, the Eva Longoria Stock Index, the Angelina Jolie Stock Index, the Jessica Alba Stock Index, the Nicole Kidman Stock Index, and the Supermodels Stock Indices.

Assumptions:
The Gisele Index is a price-weighted index, similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It includes reinvested dividends.


Disclosure: Author owned DIS and NWSA at the time the article was written. No celebrity endorsement expressed or implied.

By Fred Fuld at Stockerblog.com

New Stock Dividend Increasers for the Month of April

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.

NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of 12 cents per share, an increase of 33%

Procter & Gamble (PG), raised quarterly dividends by 7% to 60.15 cents per share

American Express (AXP) raised its dividend 15% to 23 cents per share

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) raised its quarterly dividend by an amazing 18.75% to 38 cents per share

A.O. Smith (AOS) raised its quarterly dividend 20% to 24 cents per share

Whirlpool (WHR) raised its quarterly dividend 25% to 62.5 cents per share

AON (AON) boosted its quarterly dividend 11% to 17.5 cents per share

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

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has $40 Billion in Cash

Warren Buffett reported earnings for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B) last week, reporting that the company's earnings were $3.1 billion in the second quarter, which is a drop from earnings for the same quarter last year of $3.4 billion. Earnings per share for the quarter were $1,882 down from $2,072. The company's cash position is $40.7 billion, down from $47 billion.

In spite of the downturn, over the long term, Warren Buffett has provided Berkshire Hathaway investors with an average annual return of roughly 20% per year, far outperforming the S and P 500 and most money managers. If you want to follow in Buffett's footsteps, you can check out what Berkshire Hathaway owns, and pick what you think are the best stocks in the group. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has a free list of Warren Buffett stocks, over 25 of which pay dividends. As a matter of fact, a dozen have yields of 3.0% or greater.

One example is Procter & Gamble Co (PG) trades at 18.1 times earnings, and 15.8 times forward earnings. The stock pays a very favorable yield of 3.4%. The company recently reported a 44.7% increase in earnings for the latest quarter, year over year, on a slight 3.1% drop in revenues. Dividends payable quarterly were increased back in April from $0.525 per share to $0.562 per share.

Another High yield Buffett stock is General Dynamics (GD), which provides a decent yield of 3.2%. The stock trades at 9.4 times current earnings, with a forward price to earnings ratio of 8.6. Earnings were down about 3% on flat earnings for the latest quarter.

A couple of other high yield ideas include Intel (INTC) sporting a yield of 3.4% and GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) at 4.5%. To see the other Warren Buffett stocks, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, where you can download, sort, and update the list.

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

By Stockerblog.com

The Sofía Vergara Stock Index

According to Forbes, the highest paid television actress over the last twelve months is Sofía Vergara. She is the beautiful 40 year old Colombian actress and model who stars in the TV hit show Modern Family.

She started out as a runway model and as a co-host for a Colombian television show at the age of 20. After working for Univision for several years, she started appearing in sitcoms for ABC. She was nominated three years in a row for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She is starring in the upcoming movie The Three Stooges. She earned approximately $19 million in the last year, putting her at the top of the Forbes top TV actress list.

It is not just Vergara that is making money for herself, she is also helping the companies that she is associated with make money. Her first commercial was a Pepsi (PEP) ad broadcast in Latin America and just last year, she appeared in a Diet Pepsi commercial with David Beckham. Pepsi trades at 16 times earnings and pays a decent yield of 3.1%. The company reports earnings July 25.

Vergara also has an endorsement deal making her the new face of CoverGirl, the cosmetic product line of Procter and Gamble (PG). The company has a forward price to earnings ratio of 16.5 and yields a generous yield of 3.5%. The company's earnings announcement is August 3.

Of course with her popularity in Modern Family, the companies that benefit include the production company, 20th Century Fox Television, owned by News Corp. (NWSA), and the ABC television network, owned by the Disney Company (DIS).

All the companies that she is connected with can be found on the free list of Sofia Vergara stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. If you take all these stocks and put them in the form of a stock index, you will find that the Sofia Vergara Stock Index greatly outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Since January of 2008 to July of this year, Sofia's stocks were up 32.3% versus only 1.4%. If you measure from January 2009, the S and P was up 60.3% but Sofia still beat it, rising 77.9%.

If you like celebrity stock indexes, you might want to check out the Gisele Bunchen Stock Index and the Angelina Jolie Stock Index.

Assumptions:
The Sofia Index is a price-weighted index, similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It includes reinvested dividends.

Disclosure: Author owned DIS and NWSA at the time the article was written. No celebrity endorsement expressed or implied.

By Stockerblog.com

Supermodel Gisele Stock Index Still Outperforms

Gisele Bunchen, the wife of football star Tom Brady, is the world's top earning supermodel, according to Forbes.

Gisele, who receives most of her income in euros and Brazilian reals, is a celebrity endorser and spokesperson for numerous products of many publicly traded companies. Back in 2007, I examined these companies and built them into the form of a stock index, in order to compare Gisele's stocks with the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The following graph shows the return for both from last year.



If you look at the returns from January 2011 to today, the Dow is up 11.2%, yet the Gisele Stock Index is up an incredible 25.7%. This return excludes Apple (AAPL), which used to be part of the index because Gisele Bundchen appeared on the 'Get a Mac' advertisements to promote the new line of Macintosh's a few years ago. If Apple was still in the index, her return would be even higher.

A selection of the stocks in her index include:

Volkswagon (VLKAY.PK) TV commercial spokesperson

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (RL) Advertising campaign face for Ralph Lauren, owned by Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

Vivo Participacoes (VIV) Celebrity endorsement - largest mobile phone service provider in Brazil and in South America

News Corp. (NWSA) Starred in the comedy, Taxi, in her movie debut, and The Devil Wears Prada, both produced by 20th Century Fox, a division of News Corp.

Procter & Gamble (PG) Celebrity endorsement, increased Pantene's sale in Brazil by 40%.

Disney (DIS) Celebrity endorsement - appeared in the 'Year of a Million Dreams' celebration photoshoot

For a free list of stocks in the Gisele Stock Index, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Other celebrity stock indexes you may be interested in include the Heidi Klum Stock Index, the Eva Longoria Stock Index, the Angelina Jolie Stock Index, the Jessica Alba Stock Index, the Nicole Kidman Stock Index, the Freida Pinto Stock Index, and the Supermodels Stock Indices.

Assumptions:
The Gisele Index is a price-weighted index, similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It includes reinvested dividends.

Disclosure: Author owned DIS, NWSA, and AAPL at the time the article was written. No celebrity endorsement expressed or implied.

By Stockerblog.com

How to Invest in the Super Bowl

This year, the American Football Conference [AFC] champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference [NFC] champion New York Giants are in the Super Bowl XLVI held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The game used to be a popular indicator of the future of the stock market. The indicator states that if the NFC team wins, we will have a bull market this year, but if the AFC team wins, it will be a bear market. The indicator has been correct about 80% of the time.

Corporations are shelling out $3.5 million for a 30 second television commercial. Most of the companies that have chosen to advertise during the Super Bowl XLVI broadcast are publicly traded stocks, so if you think these companies will benefit from this advertising, now is the time to take a closer look at them and get a touchdown with your picks. Here is a list of the advertisers along with their stock ticker symbols.

Toyota ( TM ) has a couple commercials promoting its Toyota Camry, plus a Lexus ad. Toyota trades at 11 times forward earnings and yields 1.2%.

General Motors ( GM ) advertises the Cadillac, plus it is really pushing various Chevy brands including the Chevy Volt, the Chevy Silverado, and the Chevy Sonic through three different Chevrolet commercials. GM has a forward price to earnings ratio of 7 but does not pay a dividend.

Anheuser-Busch Inbev (BUD) is marketing Bud Light beer though its commercial. The stock has a forward PE of 15 and yield 1.5%.

Pepsi ( PEP ) tries to show how Pepsi MAX is better than Coke Zero. Pepsi pays a nice yield of 3.1% and trades at 15 times forward earnings.

E*TRADE ( ETFC ) used the famous baby to promote the E*TRADE's new 360 investing dashboard. The stock has a forward price to earnings ratio of 13.

Groupe Danone ( DANOY ) is the company that makes Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt, another Super Bowl advertised product. The stock has a forward PE of 16.

Bridgestone ( BRDCY ) is another advertiser. The stock has a price to earnings ratio of 12.

Honda ( HMC ) is pushing its Acura NSX and Honda CR-V. The stock has a forward PE of 9 and a CD beating yield of 2%.

Procter & Gamble ( PG ) is publicizing its Downy Unstopables product. It trades at 15 times forward earnings and has a fairly high dividend payout of 3.3%.

Coca-Cola ( KO ) has its 'Polar bears like Coke' commercials. Coke yields 2.8% and trades at 17 times earnings.

Skechers ( SKX ) is promoting, guess what, Skechers. The stock has a forward PE of 28.

If you like interesting stock lists like this one, don't forget to check out the other lists available at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author owns TM and PEP at the time the article was written.

Super Bowl is a registered trademark of the NFL.

By Stockerblog.com

Warren Buffett Stocks on the Top Dividend Increasers List

Warren Buffet, head of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B), is considered the world's best stock investor and one of the three richest people in the world. Numerous books have been written about Buffett and many investors have tried to determine what his technique is for achieving investing success. Does he look for value, for growth, for dividends, for leading industries?

A review of the list of stocks that Buffett owns, available at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, shows that 84% of the holdings are dividend payers. But just because a stock pays a dividend doesn't make it a good stock. There is another factor at play.

Take a look at the list of the top dividend increasing stocks, a list of stocks that have increased their dividends every year for at least 30 years, also available at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. One of the things that stand out is that several Buffett stocks are on the list. So not only does Warren Buffett just like dividend stocks, he is especially fond of stocks that have a very long track record of raising dividends on a regular basis.

As an example, Berkshire Hathaway has Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) as part of its portfolio. The company makes everything from Band-Aids to Tylenol to Neutrogena to Acuvue contact lenses. Then of course there is the popular Johnson's Baby Shampoo. The stock trades at 12 times forward earnings, and provides a favorable yield of 3.5%. Last year, the dividend was boosted by 5.6%. Dividends have been raised 48 years in a row.

Johnson & Johnson's fourth-quarter revenues rose by 3.9% from the same period last year. However, earnings suffered. Recalls, plant shutdown, and litigation caused net earnings per share to drop to $0.08 versus $0.70 for the prior year. Earnings were $1.13 per share excluding special items.

Procter & Gamble (PG) is another stock that shows up on both lists. This consumer goods company trades at 14 times forward earnings. For 54 years in a row, the company has bumped up it dividend, and now provides a 3.2% yield.

The company just reported earnings.Net profits tanked by 49% with earnings per share for the quarter at $0.57 versus $1.11 in the same quarter last year. The drop was due to goodwill write-downs, the economy, and increased competition. Although, quarterly sales grew by 4%.

To see the other Warren Buffett stocks that are also long term dividend increasers, you can check out both lists for free at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. The lists can be downloaded, updated, and sorted.

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

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Liked by both Warren Buffett and Renaissance Technologies

Everyone knows who Warren Buffett is, top investor and trader and either the richest, second richest, or third richest man in the world, depending on what day of the year it is. One technique that investors use is piggybacking on Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B) portfolio. Yet Buffett owns over thirty stocks in the portfolio of Berkshire Hathaway, according to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. So what is an investor to do?

Investors can look at what top hedge funds are investing in, and compare that list to Buffett's stocks. One of the top hedge funds is Renaissance Technologies, founded in 1982 and run by James Simons. Renaissance's Medallion fund was the most profitable hedge fund with profits of over $1 billion in 2009. Also, the Medallion Fund has had an average annual return after fees of 35% since 1989. Renaissance charges the highest fees in the industry with a management fee of 5% and a profit participation of 44%.

Now lets look at the stocks that are preferred by both Berkshire Hathaway and Renaissance Technologies. Both own Intel (INTC), the world's largest semiconductor chip maker by revenues. The stock trades at ten times forward earnings and pays a decent yield of 3.5%. Latest quarterly earnings were up 17.4% on a 28.2% rise in revenues.

Another stock in common is Procter & Gamble Co. (PG), known for such brands as Head & Shoulders, Olay, Gillette, Mach3, Crest, Oral-B, Iams, Pringles, Dawn, Downy, Duracell, Gain, Tide, Bounty, Charmin, and Pampers. The stock has a forward price to earnings ratio of 14.6 and provides investors with a yield of 3.2%. Revenues for the latest quarter were up 8.9%, but earnings were down 1.9%.

Buffett and Simons also own Costco (COST), the third largest retailer in the United States. The stock trades at 19 times forward earnings and yields 1.1%. Latest quarterly earnings were up 2.6% on a 12.4% increase.

One more stock owned by both: General Dynamics Corp. (GD). The stock has a favorable forward PE of 9 and pays a yield of 2.9%.

And of course, Renaissance Technologies owns shares of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B).

If you want to see a free list of the stocks owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

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

By Stockerblog.com

Supermodel Gisele Outperforms the Dow

Did you happen to see the Victoria's Secret fashion show on TV the other night? Supermodel Miranda Kerr wore a $2.5 million diamond-studded bra. Who can afford such apparel? Well, Gisele Bündchen, the richest supermodel in the world, for one.

Gisele, the wife of football star Tom Brady, is still in first place in terms of supermodel earnings, making approximately $45 million per year. Heidi Klum is in second place at $20 million, with Kate Moss in third place at $13.5 million. In fourth place is Adriana Lima at $8 million and Alessandra Ambrosio with $5 million per year according to Forbes.

Gisele, who receives most of her income in euros and Brazilian reals, is a celebrity endorser and spokesperson for numerous products of many publicly traded companies. If you look at these companies and build them into the form of a stock index, you can see how Gisele's stocks compare to stocks in general.


Tracking the stocks she is connected with from January of 2007, the Gisele Bundchen Stock Index has substantially outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

A selection of the stocks in her index include:

Volkswagon (VLKAY.PK) TV commercial spokesperson

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (RL) Advertising campaign face for Ralph Lauren, owned by Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

Vivo Participacoes (VIV) Celebrity endorsement - largest mobile phone service provider in Brazil and in South America

News Corp. (NWSA) Starred in the comedy, Taxi, in her movie debut, and The Devil Wears Prada, both produced by 20th Century Fox, a division of News Corp.

Procter & Gamble (PG) Celebrity endorsement, increased Pantene's sale in Brazil by 40%.

Disney (DIS) Celebrity endorsement - appeared in the 'Year of a Million Dreams' celebration photoshoot

The Gisele Index is UP 41% since January 2007 versus the Dow which was DOWN 4% during the same period. Since January 2008, Gisele was up 39% versus a drop of 4% for the Dow. And since January 2009, Gisele rose 67%. You can access a free list of stocks in the Gisele Index at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Apple (AAPL) used to be part of the index because Gisele Bundchen appeared on the 'Get a Mac' advertisements to promote the new line of Macintosh's a few years ago. If Apple was still in the index, her return would be significantly higher.

Other celebrity stock indexes you may be interested in include the Heidi Klum Stock Index, the Eva Longoria Stock Index, the Angelina Jolie Stock Index, the Jessica Alba Stock Index, the Nicole Kidman Stock Index, the Freida Pinto Stock Index, and the Supermodels Stock Indices.

Assumptions:
The Gisele Index is a price-weighted index, similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It includes reinvested dividends.

Disclosure: Author owned DIS, NWSA, and AAPL at the time the article was written. No celebrity endorsement expressed or implied.

By Stockerblog.com

What Two Dow Stocks Increased Dividends for Over 50 Years?

Even if you haven't owned a stock for fifty years and even if you haven't lived for fifty years, it is nice to know that there are companies that have rewarded their shareholders with annual dividend increases for over fifty. According to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, which has posted a list of over 20 stocks that have increased dividends for over 30 years in a row, roughly a half dozen of them are in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, such as Coca Cola (KO) which has increased dividends 48 years in a row, and yields 2.9%.

However, there are two companies that have raised dividends more than 50 years in a row, and both are components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Procter & Gamble (PG), which pays a yield of 3%, has boosted its dividend every year for 54 years. The stock trades at about 15 times forward earnings, and although the company did report a 6.8% drop in quarterly earnings, revenues were up 1.6%. Back in August, Argus upgraded the stock from a Hold to a Buy.

The other member of the 50 year club is 3M Co. (MMM) which bumped up its dividend 52 years in a row. It pays a yield of 2.5% and has a forward PE of 14. The company just reported that quarterly earnings rose 13% on a revenue increase of 11%. EArlier this year, Barclays Capital upgraded the stock from Equal Weight to Overweight.

To see the entire list of dividend increasers, which can be downloaded, sorted, and updated, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. The list includes a couple stocks yielding in excess of 4%.

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

By Stockerblog.com

Lots of Ways to Invest Like Warren Buffett

Billionaire Warren Buffett is the second richest American. As most investors know, he is the head of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A), the highest priced stock and one of the most successful companies during the last half-century. The company also has Class B shares (BRK-B), currently trading around 83.75, is another way to invest with Buffett. The Class B common share is equal to one-fifteen-hundredth (1/1,500) of the Class A shares. However, there are other ways to invest in Berkshire Hathaway.

The Boulder Total Return Fund (BTF) has over 27% of its portfolio in Berkshire A shares plus another 12% in Berkshire B shares, so in excess of 39% of the investment assets in Buffett's company. Other stocks the closed end fund owns includes:
Yum (YUM)
Wal-Mart (WMT)
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

Another alternative is by owning shares in the Sequoia Fund (SEQUX), a mutual fund with a large position in Berkshire Hathaway. Over 15% of their portfolio is invested in the stock. Some of the other stocks in their portfolio include:
IDEXX Labs (IDXX)
TJX (TJX)
Martin Marietta (MLM)
Fastenal (FAST)
Mohawk Industries (MHK)
The minimum investment in Sequoia is $5,000.

A third way to invest is by investing in the Fairholme Fund (FAIRX) which has a little over 6% of their portfolio invested in Berkshire. Although the concentration is not as significant as Sequoia, it is the number three holding in the portfolio, as measured by percentage of assets. Fairholme's other major holdings include:
Sears (SHLD)
Goldman Sachs (GS)
Citigroup (C)
WellPoint (WLP)
Minimum investment is $10,000.

Markel Corp. (MKL) is an insurance company that many consider to be a mini-Berkshire, especially since it has a substantial amount of Berkshire Hathaway stock.

There are other funds that have around two percent of their portfolio in Berkshire, such as Legg Mason ClearBridge Appreciation A (SHAPX) but the percentage isn't enough to be a close play on Berkshire.

One other option is to create a portfolio that emulates Berkshire's holdings of publicly traded stocks, however, this wouldn't cover Berkshire's holdings of non-public stocks. In addition, it would involve purchasing many different stocks, so you would be better off just buying the Class B shares. But if you think that you can out-perform Buffett using his ideas, then here is a list of a few of their Berkshire's major stockholdings:

American Express Co. (AXP)
The Coca-Cola Company (KO)
ConocoPhillips (COP)
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Procter & Gamble Co. (PG)

For a free downloadable list of all of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway stockholdings, which can be changed, added to, and sorted by yield and forward PE, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com

Why Dividend Increasing Stocks are the Way to Go

What Stock has Raised its Dividends for 54 Years in a Row?

Over the course of the last few years, the Dow Jones has lacked consistency, presenting a volatile platform of figures that are making investors ever more hesitant. What market analysts are now seeing is the growth and solidarity contained in dividend stocks, exposing growth stocks as being somewhat precarious.

Mark Skousen, editor of the Forecasts & Strategies newsletter, said at the San Francisco Money Show a couple days ago that over long periods of time, dividend stocks outperform non-dividend stocks, and dividend-increasing stocks outperform dividend stocks in general. This finding is not being ignored as dividend investors see a much better long-term return when investing in dividend stocks, especially those that increase their dividends regularly.

One of the main reasons why dividend increasing stocks are proving to be so much more lucrative is that they embody a select group of companies which have enough in earnings to reinvest back into the business itself, but have plenty left over to distribute to shareholders. Rising profits also means rising dividends for shareholders, which ultimately equates to rising stock prices in the long term.

During the last few months, while some of the major players have been looking rather shaky, companies that have increased their distributions are causing analysts and investors to re-think their choice of investments. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has turned up a list of over 20 stocks that have had dividend increases over 30 years. One company has increased its dividend every year for 54 years! Can you guess which company it is?

I can almost guarantee that you use at least one of their products on a regular basis. You have either shaved with them, brushed with them, flossed with them, wiped with them, shampooed with them, or washed with them. The company was founded in 1837, so it's been around for a little while, and appears to have some staying power. Probably that staying power is do to the fact that people will always brush, wash, and wipe, whether there is a recession, a depression, a booming economy, deflation, or inflation.

Have you guessed the name of the company yet? If not, I'll tell you. It's Procter & Gamble Co. (PG), which raised its dividend from 44 cents a share to $0.482 per share, a 9.5% increase. And this was during our current recession. The company has been paying a dividend for 120 consecutive years since its incorporation in 1890 and has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years at an annual compound average rate of approximately 9.5%. Currently, the stock provides a yield of 3.2%, and trades at 13.8 times forward earnings.

Another company, which provided its shareholders with a huge dividend increase, is Walgreen Co. (WAG), the drug store chain. They just boosted the payout from $0.138 per share to $0.175 per share each quarter, an enormous increase of 28.6%. But what is even better is the history behind the company's dividends, providing its shareholders with dividend bump-ups for 35 years straight; and as long a people continue to need medicine and prescriptions, the company should continue to raise dividends. The stock now yields 2.5% and has a forward PE ratio of 11.5.

Of the stocks that have been raising dividends 30 years or more, seven of them have yields above 3%, and 17 have yields above 2%. For a free list of dividend increasing stocks, which can be downloaded, sorted, and changed, visit WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fourth Week of July

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, your have to be extremely careful.

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 Excel 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 3%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date and the yield.

LTC Properties, Inc. (LTC) market cap: $585.1M ex div date: 7/20/2010 yield: 6.4%

The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) market cap: $180.7B ex div date: 7/21/2010 yield: 3.1%

Royal Bank of Canada (RY) market cap: $75.2B ex div date: 7/22/2010 yield: 3.7%

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.

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.

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

Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com