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	<title>Dividend Stock News</title>
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	<description>News, research and opinions on dividend stocks</description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t just look at the dividend yield</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Picking a dividend stock is more complicated than simply comparing the yields across a set of stocks:
I&#8217;ve also learned that a dividend payout doesn&#8217;t tell you a thing about a company on its own. A fat payout figure can even be a bad sign if it&#8217;s the result of a stock price that&#8217;s hit the skids, or if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://snewe.com/dividends/2008/03/13/dont-just-look-at-the-dividend-yield/</link>
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		<title>New Dividend Taxes in 2008?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If the Congress does not extend the Bush tax cuts, we may see a dramatic increase in taxes on dividends.  For those holding dividends stocks before that happens, might be in for a treat:
With the deficit rising from 1% to 3% of GDP, a new Congress isn&#8217;t likely to wait for the Bush tax cuts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://snewe.com/dividends/2008/03/13/new-dividend-taxes-in-2008/</link>
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		<title>2008 May Not be a Good Year for Dividends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the economy heading for a possible recession and corporate earning and profits falling, there is less cash to distribute to shareholders.  Despite the risk of cutting dividends on stock&#8217;s image, firms have already started doing so this year:  
This year, companies in the S&#38;P 500 have decreased or killed their dividends a record nine times, S&#38;P [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://snewe.com/dividends/2008/02/29/2008-may-not-be-a-good-year-for-dividends/</link>
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		<title>S&#038;P 500 Dividends Still High</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Motley Fool reports that dividends paid by stocks in the S&#38;P 500 are still quite significant: 
But there&#8217;s more to know about dividends and the S&#38;P 500. For one thing, dividend payments, in absolute value, have been rising lately. The folks at Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s have noted that dividend payments in 2007 totaled $27.73, up 11.5% [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://snewe.com/dividends/2008/02/29/sp-500-dividends-still-high/</link>
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		<title>Will the dividend tax increase?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2003, Bush signed into law a cut in the tax rate on ordinary dividends to 15% (down from 35%).  In 2010, the law expires.  What will happen?  Todd Wenning and James Early at the Motley Fool are worried: 
As you can see, JGTRRA&#8217;s lower tax saved dividend investors quite a bit of money in a short [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://snewe.com/dividends/2008/02/29/will-the-dividend-tax-increase/</link>
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		<title>Chinese dividend stocks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese market is still hot.  Here are two stocks with focuses on China that pay reasonable dividends:
Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund Inc. (yield = 6.5%) 
Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Fund&#8217;s investment objective is to seek current income. The Fund may also achieve incidental [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://snewe.com/dividends/2007/08/04/chinese-dividend-stocks/</link>
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		<title>REIT Actually Increase Dividend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the recent turmoil in the markets concerning credit risk and the housing market, it is surprising to hear a real estate increasing its dividend (maybe it just needs to get rid of cash before bankruptcy):
Winthrop Realty Trust announced that its board of trustees has approved an increase of the quarterly dividend payable on its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://snewe.com/dividends/2007/08/04/reit-actually-increase-dividend/</link>
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		<title>Cutting Dividends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is one company&#8217;s excuse for halting their remaining 2007 dividend payments:
Paying a stock dividend results in a large transfer of retained earnings into common stock, as well as higher Nasdaq listing fees and one-time expenses, said Michael M. Magee, president and chief executive, in a release.
That is Independent Bank&#8217;s CEO.  The market reacted as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://snewe.com/dividends/2007/08/04/cutting-dividends/</link>
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		<title>Dividends stocks back in favor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the stock market appears to be on the downturn, dividends stocks look more appealing.  Moreover, the value of such stocks regardless of market conditions has improved since 2000.   John Gin writes:
Since the dividend resurgence started early in the new millennium, stocks that pay dividends have steadily overcome their reputation as lackluster performers. In fact, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://snewe.com/dividends/2007/06/20/dividends-stocks-back-in-favor/</link>
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		<title>Online Savings Accounts = High Rates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some great options for 5% APY returns on FDIC-insured bank accounts:
HSBC Direct: 6% til April 30th, 5.05% thereafter.
Emigrant Direct: 5.05% 
ING Direct: 4.5% with $25 sign-on bonus (so it comes out to about 5%. You need a referral&#8230;)
Amboy: 5.25% 
Capital One: 5%
Remember, these are risk-free rates!
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		<link>http://snewe.com/dividends/2007/02/08/online-savings-accounts-high-rates/</link>
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