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Two and a half months away from the end of the year and the average dividend yield of the Dow 30 [.DJIA
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According to data from Thomson Reuters, Verizon [VZ
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]. Note that these rankings will change as companies announce new dividends (or cuts as we saw during the end of 2008 and early 2009) and see their prices fluctuate as well.
Below is a table listing the yields of all 30 Dow components. The average yield for the index based on Friday's close is 2.8%. Citigroup [C
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Even if you are suspicious of the higher yielding telecoms, there may be some good value plays to consider here.
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