ETF Trends
04-05-2008, 02:27 PM
ETF Trends - Keeping a Grip on Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
http://www.etftrends.com/images/2008/04/03/3994848024.jpeg (http://etftrends.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/03/3994848024.jpeg)The choices and types of dividend stocks available are numerous, and there's an exchange traded fund (ETF) for many of them.
A dividend is a payment that a company makes to you as a shareholder. Judy Alstar for Rightside Advisors explains (http://www.rightsideadvisors.com/public/commentary.go/rsa/commentary/comm-dividend/20080402_003207_msg.html/How-Many-Types-of-Dividend-Stocks-Are-There--Let-Me-C) that most payments are made at predictable rates, at regular intervals. Generally, firms make special dividend payments at year's end, offer additional stock as payment, or spin-off ownership of another company. That might not be what you want, though, if you would prefer to take the payout.
Among the most commonly used dividend-generating equities are real estate investment trusts (REITs), closed-end funds and royalty trusts.
Dividend ETFs can be an excellent source of retirement income, says Dobromir Stoyanov for Seeking Alpha (http://seekingalpha.com/article/69590-dividend-paying-etfs-a-source-of-retirement-income). At the beginning of this decade, 12% of the U.S. population was 65 or older, and the baby boomer generation is booming into retirement age. Social Security isn't a sure thing anymore, and this could lead to a major demand shift in favor of dividend stocks and ETFs.
Among the many dividend ETFs:
iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index (DVY (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=dvy))
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers (PID (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=pid))
SPDR S&P Dividend (SDY (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=pid))
iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend (IDV (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=idv))
First Trust DB Strategic value Index (FDV (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=fdv))
Complete story here... (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/etftrends-feed/~3/264241678/types-of-divide.html)
http://www.etftrends.com/images/2008/04/03/3994848024.jpeg (http://etftrends.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/03/3994848024.jpeg)The choices and types of dividend stocks available are numerous, and there's an exchange traded fund (ETF) for many of them.
A dividend is a payment that a company makes to you as a shareholder. Judy Alstar for Rightside Advisors explains (http://www.rightsideadvisors.com/public/commentary.go/rsa/commentary/comm-dividend/20080402_003207_msg.html/How-Many-Types-of-Dividend-Stocks-Are-There--Let-Me-C) that most payments are made at predictable rates, at regular intervals. Generally, firms make special dividend payments at year's end, offer additional stock as payment, or spin-off ownership of another company. That might not be what you want, though, if you would prefer to take the payout.
Among the most commonly used dividend-generating equities are real estate investment trusts (REITs), closed-end funds and royalty trusts.
Dividend ETFs can be an excellent source of retirement income, says Dobromir Stoyanov for Seeking Alpha (http://seekingalpha.com/article/69590-dividend-paying-etfs-a-source-of-retirement-income). At the beginning of this decade, 12% of the U.S. population was 65 or older, and the baby boomer generation is booming into retirement age. Social Security isn't a sure thing anymore, and this could lead to a major demand shift in favor of dividend stocks and ETFs.
Among the many dividend ETFs:
iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index (DVY (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=dvy))
PowerShares International Dividend Achievers (PID (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=pid))
SPDR S&P Dividend (SDY (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=pid))
iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend (IDV (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=idv))
First Trust DB Strategic value Index (FDV (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=fdv))
Complete story here... (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/etftrends-feed/~3/264241678/types-of-divide.html)