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New Global Telecom Index Connects Investors to Dividends

As investors search for defensive stock investments and high dividend yields during the current bear market turmoil, they need look no further than telecom services companies. In contrast to many of the existing telecom ETFs (the four listed below are all down by about 40% on average in the last year) which have large positions in Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T), the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Telco Dividend Income Index is structured as an equally-weighted, all-world index among the top 35 rated compani

Dialing for Dividends in Telcos

Although not completely immune from the current global economic slowdown, many telecom services companies are currently yielding higher amounts than tobacco companies and the Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU). Although many of the foreign telecom companies included in the ETFI Global Telco Services Dividend Income Index issued special one-time dividends over the past year which inflates their trailing 12-month yield; both Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T) are currently yielding over 6% each while trading at multi-year lows.

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The Panic Trade: A 20-Stock Defensive Growth Portfolio

The accompanying table presents a 20-stock defensive growth portfolio which I believe will outperform the overall market as measured by the S&P 500 Index as the current panic trade comes to an end and investors stop selling stocks regardless of their fundamentals. The average PEG ratio for this group of stocks is below one and the average dividend yield of 4.4% is nearly two times the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) yield of 2.4%. All of the stocks have a market cap over $1B with an average of just under $75B and the indust

 Hey Big Nose Kate here.                                                                                   

Some of the most dominant women I have known were slow starters. While most have bounce back none are like ma bell.     

Keeping with a game plan, today I'm going with a company that has withstood the test of time, even if it is a little beaten down at the moment. Now it's time to grab some more shares.Don't underestimate this girl she will show you a good time.
If you want to pile it on, grab some more shares and you will be glad you did.
The dividend sho

Filed under: Good news, Google (GOOG), Yahoo! (YHOO), AT and T (T)

With Yahoo, Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) stock in the dumper, the CEO spot looking for a newcomer and musings about the future of the company underway, perhaps there is a small bright light for the internet pioneer. Wireless provider T-Mobile will use Yahoo!'s mobile search as the default on all its phones' mobile web browsers.

While that may not be the biggest victory one can think of, it does help. Mobile search and web browsing has been increasing in usage (though still small), and although T-Mobile USA is only the nation's fourth-l

Filed under: Products and services, Launches, Research in Motion (RIMM)