How do I find stocks that pay exceptionally high dividends?

wood_vulture asked:


I’m looking for stocks that pay a dividend in excess of 15% (I’ve had them as high as 24%, so I know they exist). Of course, I want this dividend to be paid from profit, instead of the business taking out a loan for it.

I am NOT INTERESTED in buying a stock with the intention of selling it. My interest is income. I want to buy the stock, and be able to retire on the dividends… with enough shares, that is.

Got any ideas?

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1. Eric LeRiche March 7, 2010 12:30 pm

   Wow, talk about a loaded question…

   About finding such companies there a lots of screening program but I believe looking at it from a % perspective is a dangerous game…

   First you need to understand why the % is so high? is it because the stock is beaten down so badly the % just ends up being that high? ( mathematical equation)? If that’s so, why was it beaten down? If it’s that bad do you really think they will continue to pay out such a high %?

   So you see there a lot more to know than just the %

   I really suggest you read about it before you invest money in dividend paying stocks.

   There is a nice section in the http://www.InvestorERules about dividend investing and I’m sure once you read through it you will be in a much better position to choose such stocks and benefit long term from the income they produce

   Good luck

   Eric$

2. Dan letourneau  March 10, 2010 12:48 am

   You can enter ‘stock screener’ as a web search, and you will find a number of free sites that enable you to enter your own criteria. I like Yahoo finance or Marketwatch .com

   If you like, I can e-mail you a high yield protfolio that I have set up on Yahoo.

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5. Stan wicks  March 16, 2010 8:49 am

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