Dogs of the Dow Jones Industrial Average as of November 2010

Here is a current list of the top 10 cheapest stocks from the Dow Jones Industrial Average index – Dogs of the Dow. Such companies have the highest dividend yield and offer the lowest expected price earnings ratio. In average, the top ten dogs have a dividend yield of 2.64 percent and a forward price to earnings ratio of 13.73.

The Dogs of the Dow is an investment strategy popularized by Michael O'Higgins. The strategy is to buy 10 stocks of the Dow Jones with the highest dividend yield and lowest price to earnings ratio at the beginning of the year or any trading period and to hold these stocks for a year. After this period, the investor should sell stocks that are no more dogs of the Dow and buy therefore new dogs of the Dow.

Here is a current table of the Dogs of the Dow:

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VZ, T, MRK, PFE, KFT, DD, CVX, JNJ, INTC, PG, MCD, HD, GE, KO, TRV, BA, MSFT, XOM, MMM, WMT, UTX, CAT, IBM, AXP, DIS, AA, HPQ, JPM, BAC, CSCO,


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11 High Margin Stocks With Attractive Dividend Yields

Here is a current sheet of 11 stocks with an operating margin of more than 40 percent. The average dividend-yield amounts to 3.50 percent while the average P/E ratio is 20.79. Over the past ten years, stocks from the sheet grew with 15.45 percent in revenues and 18.25 percent in earnings per share yearly. Companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

Here is the table of 11 high margin stocks with some fundamentals:

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HCBK, CME, NYB, LLTC, SCCO, WBK, FCX, TROW, FRT, PSA, MSFT,




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8 Wireless Communication Stocks With Highest Dividend Yield

Here is a current sheet of 8 wireless communication stocks that have the highest industry dividend yield. The whole industry has a total market capitalization of USD 734 billion. The industry dividend yield amounts to 2.0 percent and industry price to earnings ratio is 18.3.

The average dividend-yield of my list amounts to 5.95 percent while the average P/E ratio is 13.67. Price to sales ratio is 1.71 and price to book ratio 3.33. Total debt to assets ratio is 28.41. The operating margin amounts to 20.58 percent; net profit margin is 16.46 percent. Companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

Here is the table of 8 wireless communication companies with some fundamentals:

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PTNR, WRLS, NTLS, USMO, PT, TSP, CHL, VOD


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Stocks That Insiders Are Buying and Selling

Here is a current list of the top 10 insider buys and sells from last month. In total, the top 10 insiders sold shares in an amount of USD 1.13 billion. Roughly USD 0.183 billion were bought from the top 10 insiders. The sales to buys ratio amounts to 6.21.

An insider is a person who has the function as officer, director, key employee or large shareholder with potential access to non-public information about the company. Insider trades could indicate that insiders, those who probably know the company best, are confident of its future success. Insider buys and sells are no perfect indicators, but they often show the intension of better informed persons to its investments. In many cases, the company was getting worse after insider sold stocks and vice versa.

Related stock ticker symbols sales:
MSFT, MTB, ST, TRW, WFMI, ORCL, TFM, SOLR, BKD, BLK

Related stock ticker symbols buys:
GGP, FBC, PPC, AIG, MOT, TAROF, LYV, HHC, RE, SD

Thomas Boone Pickens Current Investment Portfolio 2010

Thomas Boone Pickens is an American financier and investor and chairman of the hedge fund BP Capital Management. He was well-known as takeover operator and corporate raider especially within the 1980s. His main wealth came from the Oil&Gas sector. With an estimated net worth of approximately USD 1.1 billion. Thomas Boone Pickens is one of the 880 richest persons in the world. T. Boone Pickens Funds were valued at USD 279.28 million.

Here is a list of T. Boone Pickens current investment portfolio as of September 30, 2010 according to the most recent form 13F-HR filed with the SEC on November 15, 2010.

During the quarter T. Boone Pickens had 29 total positions. The sector allocation was as follows:

Oil & Gas: 92.4%
Industrials: 1.8%
Basic Materials: 1.9%

These are the Pickens's top stock initiations, closings, buys, and sells:

Top positions closed out by T. Boone Pickens: RIG, SII
Top positions initiated by T. Boone Pickens: BP, SLB, NE, QEP
Top positions decreased by T. Boone Pickens: APC, HES
Top positions increased by T. Boone Pickens: APA, PXP, ECA, CHK

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9 Best Dividend Yielding Office REITS

Here is a current sheet of 9 office REITs that have the highest industry dividend yield. The whole industry has a total market capitalization of USD 27 billion. The average industry dividend yield amounts to 4.4 percent.

The average dividend-yield of my list amounts to 5.24 percent while the average P/E ratio is 48.87. Price to sales ratio is 5.65 and price to book ratio 1.48. Total debt to assets ratio is 48.34. The operating margin amounts to 21.01 percent; net profit margin is 9.14 percent. Companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

Here is the table of 9 best yielding office REITs with some fundamentals:

Best Dividend Yielding Office REITS (Click to enlarge)

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Stocks With Fastest Dividend Growth November 2010

Here is a current dividend table of companies with the fastest dividend growth compared to the previous dividend declaration. The stocks are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

The average dividend-yield amounts to 3.01 percent and the average dividend growth is 22.88 percent.

Here is the sheet of stocks with the fastest dividend growth:

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