Drink Wine, Lose Weight, Buy Wine Stocks, Make Money

According to recent research at Washington State University, the consumption of wine can burn body fat and prevent obesity.  The study, published in the International Journey of Obesity, showed that resveratrol in the wine converts weight-gaining fat into calorie-burning fat. Of course, there have been many other studies showing the health benefits of wine, such as the prevention of Alzheimer's effects, and can help prevent diabetes.

Americans are jumping on the bandwagon, as consumption is up 4.4% for  2014, according to the Wine Institute. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has a list of over ten wine company stocks. Many of them trade over-the-counter but some trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) is a wine distributor which markets the Sonoma-Cutrer  wines and Corbel California Champagne, along with other alcoholic beverages. The stock has a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 31.6 and sports a yield of 1.6%. Earnings for the latest quarter were up 6% year-over-year on a 7.3% rise in revenues.

Constellation Brands (STZ) is the largest wine producer in the world. It produces and sells table wines, sparkling wines, and even dessert wines. Brands include Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois, and Ravenswood. The stock trades at 28.7 times trailing earnings and 21.5 times forward earnings.  Earnings for the company's latest quarter were up 36.5% year-over-year, on a revenue gain of 5.0%. Shareholders receive a 1.0% yield.

Willamette Valley Vineyards Inc. (WVVI), based in Turner, Oregon, makes and sells Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, The Griffin, and Viognier under the Griffin Creek label. The stock trades at 14.4 times earnings. For the latest quarter, earnings skyrocketed by an amazing 79.7% on a strong 31.7% boost in revenues. The company will be reporting year end earnings at the end of March.

Find additional wine stocks on the free WallStreetNewsNetwork.com list of wine and liquor companies.  Cheers!

Disclosure: Author didn't hold a position in any of the stocks mentioned at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fifth Week of June

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' also commonly referred to as 'Dividend Capture.' 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, lots 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.

Maiden Holdings Ltd.	MHLD	6/29/2015	3.8%
Republic Services	RSG	6/29/2015	2.6%
Corrections Corp of Amercia	CXW	6/30/2015	6.2%
DCT Inndustrial Trust  REIT	DCT	6/30/2015	3.4%
Glatfelter	GLT	6/30/2015	2.1%
Sysco Corp	SYY	6/30/2015	3.2%
Domtar Corp	UFS	6/30/2015	3.6%
Western Digital	WDC	6/30/2015	2.2%

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

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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

Investing Questions and Answers: Are Preferred Stocks Good Investments?

Several readers have emailed in questions about investing in general. Instead of sending a direct answer, all the readers would benefit from seeing the questions that were asked along with the answers. This will hopefully become a regular weekly feature.

I noticed that the preferred stocks of companies I have an interest in pay a higher dividend yield than the common stock. As an income investor, shouldn't I be just buying preferred stocks?

First, let's review the difference between common stock and preferred stock. Common stock shareholders participate in the growth of the company. Dividends are not guaranteed; they can be eliminated, reduced, or increased. The price of the stock can fluctuate for numerous reasons. In the event the company goes out of business, the common stock shareholders are the last ones to be paid off, after the bond holders, then the preferred stockholders, assuming there is anything left.

Preferred stocks are basically income investments. They pay a fixed income and unless there is a major issue with the company that issued them, the price of a preferred stock is basically determined by the fluctuation of interest rates in general.

Unfortunately, at this time because interest rates are at extremely low levels, preferred stocks are probably the worst of all worlds, worse than common stocks and worse than bonds. The main reason for this is that preferred stocks don't have a yield-to-maturity. What that means is that if interest rates go up and stay up for years, you will never get your original investment back.

Here is an example. If a  preferred stock is trading at $100, and it pays $2 per share per year, the preferred stock would yield 2%. But if rates rise to 4%, the value of the stock will drop by 50% to $50 a share, in order to provide a compatible yield ($2/$50=4%).

At least with bonds, you have a fixed maturity amount so that eventually you would get back that amount at some point in the future. And with the common stock, even though you may not make as much yield, you at least have the potential for capital appreciation of the stock.

If you have questions about investing, please post them in the Comment section below.

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fourth Week of June

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' also commonly referred to as 'Dividend Capture.' 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, lots 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.

FS Investment Corporation	FSIC	6/22/2015	8.5%
KAR Auction Services Inc	KAR	6/22/2016	2.9%
Bluerock Residential Growth	BRG	6/23/2015	8.5%
Cypress Semiconductor	CY	6/23/2015	3.2%
Getty Realty Corp  REIT	GTY	6/23/2015	5.2%
Portland General Electric	POR	6/23/2015	3.5%

CoreSite Reality Corporation	COR	6/26/2015	3.6%
Chambers Street Properties	CSG	6/26/2015	6.6%
Chad Therapeutics Inc.	CTU	6/26/2015	7.1%
Centex Corp.  REIT	CTX	6/26/2015	6.6%
Dow Chemical	DOW	6/26/2015	3.3%

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 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

Book now available: Stock Market Trivia Makes a Great Gift!

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