Dividend Stocks

**Steel_Magnolia** · 04-27-2011, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by RealMoneyIssues

Digging up an old dividend stock thread.

Curious, anyone else looking at dividend paying stocks now that the market is improving, companies are going back to paying dividends, and some are starting to pay them?

I own dividend stocks now for the first time, and got two dividend checks today. The one thing I've found out is that I've got to look first at how the stock is doing and not at the dividend. I've already found out the hard way that trying to dividend harvest is a good way to lose money.

**RealMoneyIssues** · 04-27-2011, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by Steel_Magnolia

I own dividend stocks now for the first time, and got two dividend checks today. The one thing I've found out is that I've got to look first at how the stock is doing and not at the dividend. I've already found out the hard way that trying to dividend harvest is a good way to lose money.

Yup, I just got my first one today and was looking at increasing my dividend (and solid) stocks for long term growth.

**Gumby** · 04-27-2011, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Steel_Magnolia

I own dividend stocks now for the first time, and got two dividend checks today. The one thing I've found out is that I've got to look first at how the stock is doing and not at the dividend. I've already found out the hard way that trying to dividend harvest is a good way to lose money.

I like my utilities that pay dividends..... AEE, SO, and CWT

Slow and steady will a decent yield.