Comments on: Bank Dividend Yields Rise after Sharp Decline in Prices

By: Bank Dividend Yield Revisited

Bank Dividend Yield Revisited — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:13:55 +0000

[...] November, shortly after the Dow peaked at 14,280 points, I had a post on dividend yields of the largest banks in the country. At that time, I thought that, with many bank stocks yielding 6.0% or more, buying [...]

By: 2million

2million — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:50:52 +0000

I just picked up some Wachovia and hope I can add to my position. I think it will make an excellent long term investment

By: The Sunday Review #47

The Sunday Review #47 — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:49:17 +0000

[...] Bank Dividend Yields Rise after Sharp Decline in Prices by Sun @ The Sun’s Financial Diary. [...]

By: Back In The Saddle - Plus A Stroll Through My Blogroll

Back In The Saddle - Plus A Stroll Through My Blogroll — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:20:25 +0000

[...] Sun talked about increasing dividend yields. [...]

By: A Single Mom’s Finances, Paying Debt Early and House Hunting @ The Roundup

A Single Mom’s Finances, Paying Debt Early and House Hunting @ The Roundup — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:52:56 +0000

[...] The Sun’s Financial Diary: Sun looks at the bright side even after financial and bank stocks have taken a beating. [...]

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Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:01:13 +0000

[...] Sun talked about increasing bank dividend yields. [...]

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Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:00:17 +0000

[...] a silver lining for the subprime crisis? Dividend yields for bank stocks are up! (Assuming they keep the dividend where it [...]

By: Friday Finance Findings for November 23rd : Generation X Finance

Friday Finance Findings for November 23rd : Generation X Finance — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:18:39 +0000

[...] Bank Dividend Yields Rise After Sharp Decline in Prices – If there is anything positive about the financial sector taking a beating in the market, it is that the declining prices result in higher yields–in some cases, over 7%. Of course if you owned the stock during the decline, you lost more than that 7%, but your dividend as a percentage of the price is much higher now [...]

By: Yan

Yan — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:12:49 +0000

I also heard talks about Citi possibly reducing dividend. I moved half of my 401K to cash one month ago and am happy I did.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:08:33 +0000

me too dividend guy…i’m tired of looking at the financials in my portfolio, but am not worried about it in the long run.

By: The Dividend Guy

The Dividend Guy — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:33:37 +0000

I recently posted on my site that I just entered an order to buy more Citigroup stock, basically because of the yield. I also look back to the savings and loan crisis from a number of years ago and the doom and gloom that was predicted for these stocks. As we know the stocks recovered and then some!

These stocks are not without risk, especially Citigroup. There is talk about dividend cuts, so an investor needs to be comfortable with that risk. I think patience will payoff…