Dividends

Nearly a year ago to the day we highlighted some ETFs even the most conservative investors could embrace. That version of Grandpa's ETF Portfolio probably didn't catch anyone by surprise. After all, it featured a mix of income plays, one of the biggest ETFs on the market tracking value stocks and...

Below are the top small-cap regional-southeast banks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Renasant Corporation (NASDAQ: RNST) has a dividend yield of 4.30%. RNST's shares closed at $15.71 yesterday. F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB) has a dividend yield of 4.00%. FNB's...

Don't look now, but the stock market is in rally mode and investors have good reason to smile after the roughly 90 point jump in the S&P 500 to begin 2012. Despite the optimism and bullish sentiment, however, many of the world's top investors continue to warn of extreme risks in the capital...

Thanks to a 2 percent increase in revenues, Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) reported better than expected net income of $773 million, or 76 cents a share, an increase of half a percent on the previous year. The company's EPS of 94 cents beat analyst estimates of 87 cents per share, causing shares in the...

Below are the top publishing-books stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Courier Corporation (NASDAQ: CRRC) has a dividend yield of 6.60%. CRRC's shares closed at $13.05 yesterday. Pearson Plc (NYSE: PSO) has a dividend yield of 2.30%. PSO's shares closed at $19.10...

Below are the top foreign money center banks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Westpac Banking Corporation (NYSE: WBK) has a dividend yield of 6.90%. WBK's shares closed at $114.48 on Friday. Banco Santander SA (NYSE: STD) has a dividend yield of 5.60%. STD's shares...

The world of ETFs offering exposure to China could grow by one as WisdomTree (Nasdaq: WETF), the seventh-largest U.S. ETF issuer by assets, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission to possibly list the WisdomTree China Dividend ex-Financials Index Fund. The ETF would track the...

Five years ago, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was around to $12,700. Today, the Dow is sitting at around $12,850 - a lofty $150 gain. Of course, there was a lot of craziness along the way - the Dow went as high as $14,000 and as low as $6,600. In the meantime, regular people have watched their...

Below are the top small-cap marketing services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. National CineMedia Inc (NASDAQ: NCMI) has a dividend yield of 6.20%. NCMI's shares closed at $14.00 yesterday. Harte-Hanks Inc (NYSE: HHS) has a dividend yield of 3.50%. HHS' shares closed...

Below are the top education & training services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Ambassadors Group Inc (NASDAQ: EPAX) has a dividend yield of 5.30%. EPAX's shares closed at $4.95 yesterday. Strayer Education Inc (NASDAQ: STRA) has a dividend yield of 3.70%. STRA's...