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Update ONEOK Partners (OKS)

As bad news goes, this isn’t a big dose of bad news, but it should be a reminder to investors looking for extra yield in today’s ultra-low yield environment that higher yields always come with higher risk. ONEOK Partners (OKS) is one of my favorites for getting a good...

Buy Navios Maritime Partners (NMM)

With the global economy in solid recovery mode—for example, the U.S. economy will grow at a 2.4% rate in the first quarter of 2010 and at a 2.3% rate in the second quarter (not great but a long way from recession) according to the OECD (Organization for Economic...

Buy American Electric Power (AEP)

With this post I’m buying American Electric Power (AEP) for my Dividend Income Portfolio. I think a modestly better economy in 2010 will increase company sales, profits, and cash flow enough to increase the dividend in 2010. (The yield is now 4.7%.) That will give...

Buy Sysco (SYY)

I‘m adding Sysco (SYY) to the Jubak Dividend Income Portfolio with this post. The yield isn’t terribly exciting, I’m admit, at 3.5% but it is still a bit better than you can get on a 10-year Treasury note right now. And I think the total return—that’s dividends plus...