What are good stocks to buy if I want high dividends?
Zloar asked:
I′m not that experienced with investing, so I don’t know a lot of the lingo or acronyms. Thanks!
I′m not that experienced with investing, so I don’t know a lot of the lingo or acronyms. Thanks!
utility companies generally pay out the highest dividends.
Be wary of high paying dividend companies that are small companies. Often they pay high dividends well say they will but may run into financial trouble. It’s best to stay with utility companies that have been around for a long time.
Also some of the big name companies that have been around for decades pay good dividends. Examples include General Motors (though a bit risky), AT&T, Verizon (formerly Bell Companies thus been around forever), Merck, Dupont, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, Altria, IBM and General Electric.
The general term for this group of stocks is “blue chip”. Hope that helps!
profitable bank stocks, oil companies, and consumer products, utilities, or REITs
many banks pay very good dividends that are even raised annually. Bank America, Citicorp are a couple that come to mind. Some oil companies are structured to pay very high dividends and REITs. Also electric utilities.
There are also closed end funds that pay good dividends. Some of these closed end funds invest in stocks and others invest in bonds. The ones that invest in bonds are subject to a higher tax rate than the ones that invest in stocks.
There are also many mutual funds available that generate good dividends
1. Don’t take stock advise from people on forums (like this one)
(most of them either don’t have a clue or want your money)
2. keep in mind that high paying dividend stocks are usually from “depressed” stocks. Things may not be going well.
I do own some high paying dividend stocks… but it’s in the hope of further appreciation, the dividend is just a bonus. As a rule, I’m scared of high dividend stocks.
Most of the ones I like are in the financial area;
Symbols include;
BCS, HBC, JPM
REMEMBER: You have no idea what qualifications anyone has on this forum (including me). Learn this stuff on your own!
Large banks pay good consistent dividends.
You can also buy a mutual fund that invests in dividend paying companies. This will give you research and diversification (but you would still get a cosistent dividend yield. Look for a fund that has a yield over 2.5%.
Southern Copper-PCU
Oil Pipelines.