Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable.
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July 8 - News
According to Wells Fargo, the e-cigarette market in the U.S. will be $1 billion this year, and it will increase to $10 billion by 2017.
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July 5 - News
Although many believe that tobacco is a declining industry, there is still potential in emerging countries.
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July 2 - News
Back in January, surrounded by uncertainty in the market, I put together an article called the ultimate defensive portfolio, highlighting four stocks that I believed would protect...
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June 27 - News
This article will take a look at three high-dividend-paying tobacco stocks that are some of the biggest tobacco companies in the world.
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June 26 - News
What does it take to separate yourself in the tobacco industry? All the companies are inherently tied to tobacco consumption, tobacco taxes and tobacco regulation. The U.S.
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June 26 - News
The cigarette stocks remain hot as high yields and steady growth have led to strong stock gains.
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June 26 - News
Using borrowed money to buy back stock is all the rage for tobacco companies nowadays.
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June 25 - News
There’s a theory among certain investors, that a handful of industries offer “can’t miss” opportunities regardless of the economy.
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June 20 - News
This year's market rally, with the S&P up about 15% during 2013, has rendered it more difficult to find above-average dividend yield investments.
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June 19 - News
The tobacco manufacturing industry has been under deep regulatory scrutiny for quite a long time.
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June 19 - News
Currently, the tobacco industry is in decline because cigarette consumption decreases by around 3% annually.
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June 18 - News
If I told you that I know a company with a 5% yield and that analysts expect EPS growth of about 9.6%, would you be interested? How about if I also told you that this same stock...
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June 17 - News
Sometimes doing well in the stock market is less about finding a good company, and more about realizing that there might be someone better.
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June 17 - News
As 2013 rolls along, enthusiasm and exuberance on Wall Street are picking up -- notwithstanding volatility levels that have recently been on the rise.
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June 17 - News
Noted Wharton economist Jeremy Siegel stated in his book The Future for Investors that Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO), formerly Philip Morris, was the top performing stock from 1925...
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June 14 - News
In the media and on the social networks, e-cigarettes seem to be the rage.
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June 14 - News
When companies match your estimates, in large part the stock market yawns in response. When companies miss estimates, you get chided for being wrong.
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June 13 - News
It was simply too big of a market to ignore. A few months back, I noted Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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June 13 - News
The federal government has taxed tobacco products since 1794, although the first state tax wasn't implemented until Iowa passed a bill in 1921.
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June 12 - News
In searching for the best stocks that pay a good dividend while also having the ability to maintain earnings, I found three great tobacco stocks.
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June 6 - News
Any investors who own tobacco stocks will have taken part in a debate about whether or not the global tobacco industry is in decline.
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June 6 - News
Chalk up another strike against Big Tobacco.
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June 3 - News
The Federal Reserve of the 1980s was known primarily for its role in combating the inflation that had riddled the previous decade.
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June 3 - News
This should not come as a complete surprise given the defensive nature of the industry.
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May 31 - News
The tobacco industry is facing tough times as global demand of cigarettes has declined due to anti-tobacco campaigns, price increases, and an unfavorable excise tax environment...
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May 21 - News
While some think that "Big Tobacco" will eventually expand into legalized marijuana to chase growth -- this is still a highly speculative situation that isn't exactly guaranteed...
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May 13 - News
Cigarettes can kill you. They can give you cancer, make you spend all your money, and force you to smell bad.
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May 13 - News
Leading tobacco companies’ stocks have rallied in recent weeks. The recent adjustment to the Master Settlement Agreement with several states helped fuuel the rise.
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May 13 - News
One of the major benefits of owning a stock from a maturing industry is that they pay good dividends.
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May 6 - News
Yesterday, the S&P 500 (S&P Indices:.INX) climbed above the 1,600 mark for the first time, setting the latest in a series of recent all-time record highs.
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May 4 - News
The domestic tobacco industry is full of contradictions. Share prices continue to rise despite declining cigarette sales. Profits keep growing despite rising excise taxes.
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April 30 - News
Between 2006 and 2012, illegal smuggling of this product grew by more than 15%. The trade is largely run by organized crime.
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April 29 - News
On Thursday, Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 24 - News
Many investors choose not to invest in tobacco companies, for a variety of reasons. One of which is the constant threat of litigation and encroaching government regulation.
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April 24 - News
On Tuesday, Reynolds American, Inc. (NYSE:RAI) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 21 - News
In June 2011, I invested my money equally in a selection of 10 high-yield dividend stocks.
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April 13 - News
On March 18, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg asked his city council to outlaw the public display of cigarettes for sale.
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April 9 - News
Before there was even a fancy term like "nicotine replacement therapy," the Swedish were using nicotine gum in the 1960s to help royal navy submariners manage their nicotine cravings...
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April 7 - News
Investors who seek high dividend yield tend to pick a tobacco company.
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April 2 - News
The FDA may have failed in its efforts to force Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) , Lorillard Inc. (NYSE:LO) , and Reynolds American, Inc.
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March 31 - News
There are about 6,000 companies trading on the U.S.
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March 26 - Lists
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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March 25 - News
One of my favorite industries for the long term, and this surprises a lot of people, is the tobacco industry.
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March 19 - News
Potential government action creates bargains overnight. The latest victim of the big government regulatory regime is Lorillard Inc.
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March 17 - News
Peter Lynch once said that a great company to invest in would make a product that customers have to keep buying.
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March 15 - News
There are certain industries that some investors just refuse to consider.
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March 14 - News
If you're a smoker, you know it's been a rough ride over the past two decades.
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March 11 - News
A SWOT analysis is a look at a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and is a tremendous way to gain a detailed and thorough perspective on a company ...
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March 7 - News
I am not ashamed to admit it--I think tobacco stocks are some of the best investments in the market. Without a doubt they have provided the best investor returns around.
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March 6 - News