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Highest Yielding Stocks On The S&P
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Since Altria [MO
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As I mentioned in my last comment on dividends, some of these high yields are not sustainable. For example, Bear Stearns [BSC
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Here are the top 20 yielding stocks of the S&P 500.
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Christine Benz, Morningstar's Director of Personal Finance, recently pointed out that investors should look for dividend paying stocks. However, she suggested stocks with yields over 7% require a lot of homework because they could represent troubled companies.
Data Source: Thomson Reuters
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