High Yields and Debt Free

If you are looking for the perfect stocks, maybe your criteria for perfect includes stocks that pay high dividends. You probably also want stocks of companies that have no debt. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com came up with a list of 35 different debt free stocks with dividends over 4%. Most of these stocks have price earnings ratios below 18 and price earnings to growth ratios below 1.8. Here are a few worth taking a closer look at:

Pioneer Southwest (PSE) pays a yield of 14%, has a P/E ratio of 9.6, and a PEG ratio of 1.18. The company owns and operates oil and natural gas properties with 25 million barrels of oil equivalent of proven reserves.

AllianceBernstein (AB) pays a yield of 11.3%, has a P/E ratio of 5.9, and a PEG ratio of 0.74. This investment management company provides mutual funds, institutional investment services, managed accounts, hedge funds, and other investment vehicles.

Corporate Executive Board (EXBD) has a yield of 7.8%, with a P/E ratio of 10.3, and PEG ratio of 0.93. The company provides management research and decision support tools to corporations.

Lorillard (LO), the tobacco company that sells Newport, Kent and True cigarettes, is another debt free stock with a yield of 6.5%, a P/E ratio of 11.6, and PEG ratio of 1.36.

To access the entire Excel database of the 35 different high yield debt free stocks, some with yields over 15%, that can be downloaded, changed, and sorted, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com

Happy New Year: Count Your Blessings

Happy New Year to all my readers. No matter how bad things get or what happens with the economy, we need to keep things in perspective.

I have friends who tell me "My stock portfolio is down 40% for the year." And I respond, "You mean you have money to invest in stocks? You're lucky to have stocks. Do you know how many people don't have any investments at all and can barely afford their mortgage or rent? Count your blessings!"

I have friends who say "My house has dropped in value by 35% during the year." And I respond, "You mean you live in a house? You mean you own a house? You mean you are able to afford your mortgage payments? I personally know half a dozen people who lost their homes due to foreclosures during last couple years from the mortgage crisis, and there are hundreds of thousands of others. Count your blessings!"

I have friends who say "My boss is a jerk." (Although they usually use much stronger language than that.) And I respond, "You mean you have a job? You mean you get a regular paycheck? Do you know how many people are out of work or are about to lose their jobs? Do you realize that there have been a lot of people who have been out of work for a year? Count your blessings!'

I could go on and on about the people who whine about their other complaints, such as tennis elbow, but its not finance related. So my message to my readers, and myself especially, is Count Your Blessings.

Happy New Year!

By Fred Fuld at Stockerblog.com

Nine Stocks Selling for Over $2,000 per Share

Do you think the Warren Buffett stock Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) is alone as a high priced share? There are plenty of others that sell for over two grand each. Here they are:

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A) Recent price: $99,510.00
Bactolac Pharmaceutical Inc. (BTCA) Recent price: $30,000.00
Sterling Sugars, Inc. (STSU) Recent price: $19,300.00
The Seibels Bruce Group (SBBG) Recent price: $5,510.00
American Bank Holdings, Inc. (ABKH) Recent price: $5,000.00
Yadkin Valley Company (YDVL) Recent price: $4,000.00
Acap Corporation (ACPC) Recent price: $3,750.00
Eupa International Corporation (EUPI) Recent price: $2,800.00
LICT Corporation (LICT) Recent price: $2,495.00

You can find more high priced share stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.


Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com

How to Get High Yields from Chesapeake Energy

If you think the price of natural gas and oil is going up, and you like the prospects of Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK), especially with its 5.5 PE ratio and 0.47 PEG ratio, but you are still concerned about the stock market, why not consider some of the Chesapeake Energy convertible preferred stocks? Especially since Chesapeake only yields 1.9%.

A preferred stock is a stock that pays income, similar to a bond, but with no maturity date, although it may be callable. There is no growth potential with a preferred stock. But if the company goes out of business, the preferred stock is paid off before the common stock. However, a convertible preferred stock is a preferred stock which can be converted into shares of the company's common stock, thereby providing capital appreciation potential.

Here are three Chesapeake convertible preferreds worth taking a closer look at. Please note: depending on what site you are using, the stock ticker symbol may be different from place to place, so I have included a couple different stock symbols for each. Before investing, please check with your brokerage firm to make sure that the one you are interested in matches that data for the one you are planning on buying.

Chesapeake Energy Convertible Preferred (CHK-PD) (CHK-D) 4.5% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock paying annually $4.50 yielding 7.52% with an ex-dividend date of 2/26/2009 .

Chesapeake Energy Convertible Preferred (CHK-PE) (CHK-E) 6.25% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock paying annually $15.63 yielding 11.20% with an ex-dividend date of 2/26/2009 .

Chesapeake Energy Convertible Preferred (CHKDG.PK) (CHKDG) Cumulative Convertible Preferred Bond paying annually $5.00 yielding 9.43% with an ex-dividend date of 1/29/2009 .

If you like high yield investments, check out highest quarterly dividend stocks and highest monthly dividend stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.


Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com

Top Yielding Stocks Going Ex Dividend Mid January

Investors occasionally use a stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' which is the technique of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets.

If you are interested in buying dividends, there are many stocks in many different industries to choose from. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks.

All of the following stocks have market caps over $500 million, and yield over 1%.

Repsol YPF, S.A. ( REP) Ex-dividend date: 1/12/2009 Yield: 7.55%
Solvay S.A. (SVYSY) Ex-dividend date: 1/12/2009 Yield: 7.51%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Ex-dividend date: 1/13/2009 Yield: 2.76%
The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) Ex-dividend date: 1/13/2009 Yield: 3.92%
City Holding Company (CHCO) Ex-dividend date: 1/13/2009 Yield: 4.13%
Corus Entertainment Inc. (CJR) Ex-dividend date: 1/13/2009 Yield: 4.78%
Del Monte Foods Company (DLM) Ex-dividend date: 1/13/2009 Yield: 2.37%
IDEX Corporation (IEX) Ex-dividend date: 1/13/2009 Yield: 2.12%
Mid-America Apartment (MAA) Ex-dividend date: 1/13/2009 Yield: 7.35%
The Ryland Group, Inc. (RYL) Ex-dividend date: 1/13/2009 Yield: 3.02%
Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR) Ex-dividend date: 1/13/2009 Yield: 3.86%
Trinity Industries, Inc. (TRN) Ex-dividend date: 1/13/2009 Yield: 2.18%
Saul Centers, Inc. (BFS) Ex-dividend date: 1/14/2009 Yield: 5.02%
Foot Locker, Inc. (FL) Ex-dividend date: 1/14/2009 Yield: 8.12%
General Dynamics Corporation (GD) Ex-dividend date: 1/14/2009 Yield: 2.57%
Harsco Corporation (HSC) Ex-dividend date: 1/14/2009 Yield: 3.15%
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) Ex-dividend date: 1/14/2009 Yield: 1.60%
PerkinElmer, Inc. (PKI) Ex-dividend date: 1/14/2009 Yield: 2.09%
Service Corporation International (SCI) Ex-dividend date: 1/14/2009 Yield: 3.33%
Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) Ex-dividend date: 1/14/2009 Yield: 2.54%
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Ex-dividend date: 1/15/2009 Yield: 3.97%
Graco Inc. (GGG) Ex-dividend date: 1/15/2009 Yield: 3.33%
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (MSM) Ex-dividend date: 1/15/2009 Yield: 2.38%
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) Ex-dividend date: 1/16/2009 Yield: 1.67%

For more details on dividend definitions, check out definitions of dividend dates. If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the the High Yield Utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com

George Soros is Blamed for the Ukrainian Currency Collapse

According to a financial publication in Hungary, the noted investor George Soros, who was born in Hungary, is being blamed for the Ukrainian hryvnia currency crisis.

Christmas Shopper of the Year: $60,000 in a Duty-Free Shop Christmas Eve

A Chinese traveler at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, spent over $60,000 at a Aéroports de Paris (AEOPF.PK) duty free shop on Christmas Eve for his trip to Beijing. Most of the purchases were bottles of wine including 1947 Lafite Rothschild and a 1991 La Tâche Jeroboam.

Parent Company: First Major Bankruptcy After Christmas

The Parent Company (KIDS), which has a great stock ticker symbol by the way, is an online retailer of family and children's products. It is also the first major Chapter 11 bankruptcy after Christmas. The stock, which traded as high as $6.43 per share this year, is now down to seven cents a share.

Russian Professor Predicts Collapse of US in 2010

Igor Panarin, a Russian professor and dean of the Russian Foreign Ministry's academy for future diplomats, is predicting the economic and moral collapse of the United States in 2010. This former KGB agent says that by mid 2010, the US will be in a civil war causing the country to break into six parts. He said that California will become the California Republic, and be under Chinese rule, and Texas will be part of Mexico.

Top Canadian Oil Royalty Trusts: Yields Over 20%

With the price of oil dropping below $40 a barrel for several days, the prices of the Canadian oil royalty trusts have dropped substantially. These Canadian Income Trusts, also known as Canadian Oil Income Trusts or Canadian Royalty Trusts pay a very high income. These trusts pass through all their earnings from oil and gas wells to the trust holders, similar to real estate investment trusts. There is no taxation at the corporate level since they are structured as trusts. Also, a portion of the dividends may be non-taxable due to depletion and depreciation deductions.
You should be aware that the Canadian government came out with a plan to tax all Canadian trusts at the corporate level beginning in the year 2011. However, the average yield from Canadian trusts is still higher than the U.S. royalty trusts. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com recently came out with an updated database list of Canadian Oil Royalty Trusts. Below is a list of some of the Canadian Royalty Trusts that are traded on United States stock exchanges.

Pengrowth Energy (PGH) has been paying dividends since July 2004. The stock has a P/E of 9, with a yield of 28.1%.

Provident Energy Trust (PVX), has been paying monthly dividends since October 2002, has a PE of 5 and pays a yield of 22.6%.

Advantage Energy Income (AAV), has paid dividends since April 2004. The stock has a PE of 8 and a yield of 28.7%.

To get an Excel database list of all the US-traded Canadian Income Trusts, which you can download and sort, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Author does not own any of the above. Please note: these very high yields may not be sustainable.

By Stockerblog.com

Book Review: Ten Roads to Riches

If you want to get really, really rich, then you need to get the advice of an expert, someone who is already a billionaire, and someone who works with the very wealthy on a day-to-day basis. That person is Ken Fisher, Forbes columnist, head of the money management firm Fisher Investments, and #271 on the 2007 Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans. Fisher is also the author of several investment books including the New York Times bestseller The Only Three Questions That Count: Investing by Knowing What Others Don't , published by Fisher Investments Press and Wiley.

Fortunately for you, Fisher has written about ten different ways of becoming very wealthy, not a millionaire, but a multimillionaire or even a billionaire. He has put together a thorough analysis and description of these opportunities in a book called The Ten Roads to Riches: The Ways the Wealthy Got There (And How You Can Too!), another Fisher Investments Press and Wiley publication. Obviously, all ten of these roads won't appeal to or even be possible for everyone, but there are at least one or two pathways for anyone.

What is great about the book is that he uses real life examples, and even mentions names! He lets you know how these individuals got their start and made quantum leaps to the multimillionaires' club. Fisher even gives specifics with regards to resources, such as recommended books and web sites.

If you are looking for a book about how to invest in the stock market, you won't find it in this book. Ten Roads, is completely different from all his other investment books, a much easier read, much more humor, and by far his best book in my opinion.

Examples of some of the roads include starting your own business, become the CEO of an existing business (tip: take acting lessons!), and marrying into wealth (a very amusing and interesting chapter). The sooner you start down one of these roads, the sooner you will achieve wealth. And of course, the younger you are, the better your chances are of reaching your wealth goal. So don't waste any more time; buy a New Year's gift for yourself and get a copy of The Ten Roads to Riches: The Ways the Wealthy Got There (And How You Can Too!).

By Fred Fuld at Stockerblog.com

Basketball Stocks: and Why a Warren Buffett Company is Included

At last night's Lakers versus the Celtics basketball game, tickets supposedly went for $20,000 each from the scalpers. Basketball, in addition to being a great aerobic sport for participants, a great spectator sport for fans, and is big business. The following companies are involved the sport of basketball in some way, some just a small portion of their business.

Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC) Their Madison Square Garden division owns and operates the New York Knickerbockers basketball team; they also own the Madison Square Garden Arena, the New York Rangers hockey team, the New York Liberty women's basketball team, and the Hartford Wolf Pack hockey team. The stock has a PE of 45, a PEG of 5.62, and a yield of 2.7%.

Comcast (CMCSA) The company owns Comcast-Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, along with the the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, and the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League. The stock has a PE of 17, a PEG of 1.49, and a yield of 1.6%.

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS) markets basketballs and basketball equipment and apparel, along with all other types of sports equipment and sportswear. The stock has a PE of 11, and a PEG of 0.66.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) Warren Buffet's company owns Russell Corporation, which owns Spalding, a leading producer of basketballs, and has been the official ball supplier to the NBA since 1983. The stock has a PE of 18.

Amer Sports Oyj (AGPDY.PK) the largest manufacturer of sporting equipment in the world, owns the Wilson Sporting Goods Company, manufacturer of the official ball of all NCAA postseason tournaments.

Nike (NKE) produces balls for ULEB, including the Euroleague and is used in the NCAA and UAAP in the Philippines. The stock has a PE of 13, a PEG of 1.01, and a yield of 2%.

United States Basketball League Inc. (USBL.OB) is a Connecticut company that manages and franchises a professional basketball league in the United States. This is a very low market cap stock and should therefore be considered very speculative.

American Basketball Association, Inc. (ABKB.PK) operates a professional basketball league in the United States, along with selling league-related merchandise and products. This is a very low market cap stock and should therefore be considered very speculative.

If you like sports stocks, you should also check out Soccer, Racecar Motorsports, Golf, Hockey, and Tennis.

Author has owned USBL.OB for a long time. No recommendation expressed or implied.

By Stockerblog.com

Holiday Season Stock Exchange Hours

The major stock exchanges will close at 1pm Eastern time (10am Pacific time) on Wednesday, December 24, 2008, in observance of Christmas Eve.

The stock exchanges will be closed Thursday, December 25, in observance of Christmas.

The stock exchanges will be closed Thursday, January 1, in observance of New Years Day.

Highest Yielding Stocks Going Ex Dividend Early January

Investors occasionally use a stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' which is the technique of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets.

If you are interested in buying dividends, there are many stocks in many different industries to choose from. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks.

All of the following stocks have market caps over $500 million, and yield over 1%.

Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) Ex dividend date: 1/2/2009 Yield: 2.12%
Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) Ex dividend date: 1/2/2009 Yield: 24.96%
The Bank of Nova Scotia (USA) (BNS) Ex dividend date: 1/2/2009 Yield: 6.35%
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (CLI) Ex dividend date: 1/2/2009 Yield: 11.14%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Ex dividend date: 1/2/2009 Yield: 5.22%
SEI Investments Company (SEIC) Ex dividend date: 1/2/2009 Yield: 1.08%
Simpson Manufacturing Co, Inc. (SSD) Ex dividend date: 1/2/2009 Yield: 1.51%
Toronto-Dominion Bank (USA) (TD) Ex dividend date: 1/2/2009 Yield: 6.08%
Unibanco - Uniao Bancos Brasile SA (ADR) (UBB) Ex dividend date: 1/2/2009 Yield: 8.37%
Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) Ex dividend date: 1/5/2009 Yield: 1.61%
Gentex Corporation (GNTX) Ex dividend date: 1/5/2009 Yield: 5.23%
The Gap Inc. (GPS) Ex dividend date: 1/5/2009 Yield: 2.66%
Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (SSS) Ex dividend date: 1/5/2009 Yield: 7.36%
ABM Industries, Inc. (ABM) Ex dividend date: 1/6/2009 Yield: 2.77%
Apco Argentina Inc. (APAGF) Ex dividend date: 1/6/2009 Yield: 1.37%
Commercial Metals Company (CMC) Ex dividend date: 1/6/2009 Yield: 4.35%
Corn Products International, Inc. (CPO) Ex dividend date: 1/6/2009 Yield: 2.05%
American Express Company (AXP) Ex dividend date: 1/7/2009 Yield: 4.01%
BB&T Corporation (BBT) Ex dividend date: 1/7/2009 Yield: 7.32%
Brady Corporation (BRC) Ex dividend date: 1/7/2009 Yield: 3.05%
CH Energy Group, Inc. (CHG) Ex dividend date: 1/7/2009 Yield: 4.54%
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Ex dividend date: 1/7/2009 Yield: 2.88%
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP) Ex dividend date: 1/7/2009 Yield: 4.41%
Lincoln National Corporation (LNC) Ex dividend date: 1/7/2009 Yield: 10.26%
Masco Corporation (MAS) Ex dividend date: 1/7/2009 Yield: 8.88%
Monsanto Company (MON) Ex dividend date: 1/7/2009 Yield: 1.45%
NSTAR (NST) Ex dividend date: 1/7/2009 Yield: 3.94%
OGE Energy Corp. (OGE) Ex dividend date: 1/7/2009 Yield: 5.73%
AT&T Inc. (T) Ex dividend date: 1/7/2009 Yield: 5.77%
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Ex dividend date: 1/7/2009 Yield: 5.61%
WGL Holdings, Inc. (WGL) Ex dividend date: 1/7/2009 Yield: 4.62%
General Mills, Inc. (GIS) Ex dividend date: 1/8/2009 Yield: 2.96%
Progress Energy, Inc. (PGN) Ex dividend date: 1/8/2009 Yield: 6.41%
Universal Corporation (UVV) Ex dividend date: 1/8/2009 Yield: 5.45%
Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN) Ex dividend date: 1/8/2009 Yield: 1.23%
Velcro Industries, N.V. (VELCF) Ex dividend date: 1/9/2009 Yield: 1.56%
Tyco Electronics Ltd. (TEL) Ex dividend date: 1/9/2009 Yield: 3.81%


For more details on dividend definitions, check out definitions of dividend dates. If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the the High Yield Utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Author owns T, VZ, and PGN.

By Stockerblog.com

Madoff Investor Commits Suicide

Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet, a money manager who invested over $1 billion with Bernard Madoff reportedly committed suicide by slicing his wrists and taking sleeping pills. Madoff's Ponzi scheme is the worst in history, losing $50 billion of clients money.

STARmeter Ratings of People in the Financial Field

IMDB.com, also known as Internet Movie Database, publishes STARmeter ratings of anyone who has ever had anything to do with show business. I'm still not clear about how they calculate this, or what it really means, but here is a list of several people connected to the stock market along with their STARrating change from last week.

Suze Orman -26%
T. Boone Pickens -19%
Jim Cramer +3%
Timothy Sykes +6%
Dylan Ratigan +20%
George Soros +26%
Warren Buffett +127%
The Stockerblog proprietor +193%

How my rating increased so much, I can't even guess. Go figure.

Investment Trivia: What Billionaire Investor Appeared on a Soap Opera

Here is a trivia question for you. What billionaire investor appeared as himself on a soap opera?



Hint number 1: The Soap Opera is All My Children



Hint number 2: This billionaire appeared not once but twice in this TV series



Hint number 3: He plays himself in this show



Hint number 4: He also played the part of James Madison in an animated TV series called "Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776"



Give up? Who else but Warren Buffett. He appeared in the All My Children Episode 9869 on May 8, 2008 and Episode 9870 on May 9, 2008. He has also appeared in five documentaries. More interesting trivia about him is that his IMDB STARmeter Rating has gone up by 127% since last week.

Time for Brazil Stocks?

The iShares MSCI Brazil Index (EWZ) is down about 55% for the year, however, in the last month, it has risen over 35%. Brazil companies are on the move. Of the four BRIC countries, Brazil seems to be the country that is in the strongest shape and has the greatest potential. So what Brazilian stocks should you invest in? One resource is the book Investing in Stocks.

If you are looking for a petrochemical company, there is Braskem S.A. (BAK), the largest thermoplastics producer in Brazil. Unfortunately, the company has recently generated negative earnings; however, revenues for the latest quarter were up by 8.9%.

With growth in the rebuilding of infrastructure, the demand for steel should increase, and should benefit Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (SID), the second largest Brazilian steel manufacturer. The stock has a PE of 15.5, and a yield, based on historical payments this year, of 13%.

Companhia Vale (RIO) is the second largest mining company in the world and the largest logistics operator in Brazil. The stock has a PE of 7 and a yield of 1.1%.

Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A. (ITU) is the second largest bank in Brazil, and also owns the investment company, Investimentos Itau. The stock has a PE of 15.5 and a PEG of 0.84. It pays a small yield of 0.5%.

Telemig Celular Participacoes S.A. (TMB) is one of the largest cellular providers in Brazil. The stock has a PE of 5 and pays a small yield of 0.%.

If you like beer, you'll love Companhia de Bebidas Das Americas (ABV) also known as AMBEV, which distributes beer, soft drinks sport drinks, and bottled water. The stock has a PE of 19 and a PEG of 2.5. Their yield is 5.1%.

CPFL Energia S.A. (CPL) is one of the largest electrical utilities in Brazil with a PE of 12 and a PEG of 8.13. The yield is 13.1% based on historical dividend payments.

To see a list of all Brazilian stocks, check out WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or the book Investing in Stocks.

Author does not own any of the above. However, he wrote the above book.

By Stockerblog.com

Stockerblog Urgent News: NO MORE STOCK CERTIFICATES

(Washington DC, 12/17/08) Remember, you heard it here first. Effective January 1, 2009, stock brokerage firms which are Depository Trust Company participants (most of them are) will no longer allow the issuance of stock certificates for over 7,000 companies. The Securities and Exchange Commission made this decision on December 1 of this year. There are a small number of stocks which are not DTC registered, and those companies can have certificates issued until July 1, 2009.

Disclosure: Author buys and sells antique stock certificates

By Stockerblog.com

Smoking President Portfolio: Yields as High as 11%

Now that Barrack Obama is the president-elect, the United Stated will have the first smoking president in many years. Although he has made plans to quit smoking, he admits that he still hasn't yet stopped entirely. Will this have an effect on the consumption of cigarettes and tobacco? If you think so, and you have no objection to investing in cigarette stocks, you may want to consider the tobacco companies, especially because of their extremely high yields.

Vector Group Ltd. (VGR) is a Florida based company that has numerous brands of cigarettes including Liggett, Grand Prix, Eve, Pyramid, USA and nicotine-free Quest. The stock has a PE of 15 a PEG of 1.25, and pays a yield of 11.7%.

Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) makes and markets cigarettes and other tobacco products including the Camel, Kool, Pall Mall, Doral, Winston, Salem, Misty, Capri, Dunhill, State Express 555, and Natural American Spirit brands. The stock has a PE of 9 a PEG of 1.33, and pays a yield of 8.4%.

Altria Group Inc. (MO) is a Virginia based company that makes and markets cigarettes, cigars, and beer. It is the largest cigarette company by market cap in the US. The stock has a PE of 5 a PEG of 0.86, and pays a yield of 8.5%.

British American Tobacco plc (BTI) is a London based company that markets cigarettes and cigars under the Dunhill, Kent, Kool, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Vogue, Viceroy, and Peter Stuyvesant brands. It is one of the largest cigarette companies in the world by market cap. The stock has a PE of 14 a PEG of 1.17, and pays a yield of 3.5%.

Philip Morris International, Inc. (PM) markets Marlboro, L&M, Philip Morris, Chesterfield, Parliament, Lark, and Virginia Slims outside the United States. The stock has a PE of 12 a PEG of 1.1, and pays a yield of 5.1%.

Lorillard, Inc. (LO) has the Newport, Kent, True, Maverick, Old Gold, and Max brands. The have a PE of 12, a PEG of 1.44, and a yield of 6.3%.

If you like high yield stocks, you should check out electric utilities and gas utilities. You can also download an Excel database of monthly dividend stocks and utility stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.