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  It’s been a while since I published my last dividend stock analysis. I got busy launching the Dividend Growth Index and beating the stock market with my dividend stocks. So today, I’ll be analyzing Intel (INTC) in which I bought shares a few months ago. So I’m obviously going to tell you how great the company is ;-). Just kidding, I’ll actually tell you why I bought them!   INTC Company Profile If you have a computer, chances are that there is an “Intel Inside”. Intel (INTC) is …

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Starting with my Coca-Cola Stock Analysis on Monday, I’m continuing my adventure in the world of soft drinks with PepsiCo. What is interesting about Pepsi when compared to Coke, is that it doesn’t only count on the sales of beverages to make money... PepsiCo (PEP) Stock Description: As I just mentioned, PepsiCo doesn’t only manufacture, market and sell carbonated and non-carbonated beverages; it is also a major player in the “snack” industry. In fact, only 37% of its revenue comes from the …

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With a shaky stock market and low interest bonds, I can see people going crazy for income producing assets. Some of them are the Highest Yield Dividend Stocks. However, chasing the highest yield dividend stock is not necessarily a good idea.   After reviewing a portfolio paying an 8% dividend yield, I wanted to share with you another example where high dividend yield doesn’t equal high investment returns after all. But before this, I invite you to see the top dividend payers in the US …

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  Smoking is good… as long as you are smoking and I hold Tobacco Stocks ;-). At the beginning of the month, I had reviewed Philip Morris International (PM), so I am now looking at a second stock in the Tobacco industry in order to prepare for June’s dividend stock battle: PM Vs BTI; two giants holding cigars and cigarettes in their hands. The Company Stock Description: British American Tobacco is a holding company owning investments in several tobacco companies. Their major brands …

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The Company Stock Description: Born from the merger between Bell Atlantic Corporation and GTE Corporation on June 30, 2000, Verizon (VZ) provides communication services in the United States and globally. They have separated their activities into 2 segments:  wireline & wireless. We find the “usual” activities of a telecommunications giant such as cable, internet, phone services, etc. With the acquisition of Alltel Wireless in 2009, Verizon surpassed AT&T (read T stock analysis) for …

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