Hunting For Higher Dividends

In a land of low interest rates, stocks with high dividend yields rule. For investors, the issue becomes how to select the ones that will be the most rewarding. High yield, high beta blue chips such as BHP Billiton (BHP), Caterpillar (CAT) and Dow Chemical (DOW) offer opportunities for investors to buy on the dips to maximize the long term total return.

There are many blue chips like BHP Billiton, Caterpillar, and Dow Chemical that move around in price much more than the stock market as a whole. But these solid firms aren't a bad investment. Quite the opposite. Buying with a set yield as the target can result in a lower share price and a greater dividend that increases the long term total return.

Source: The Street

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