Monday, November 24, 2008

11/24 buy : Lasalle Hotel Properties (LHO) @ $9.11

ex-dividend date 11/25/08
dividend  $0.085  (13.33%)
payable   12/15/08

LaSalle Hotel Properties is a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT). As of December 31, 2007, the Company owned interests in 31 hotels with approximately 8,500 rooms/suites located in 11 states and the District of Columbia. Substantially all of the Company’s assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, the LaSalle Hotel Operating Partnership, L.P. (Operating Partnership). The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. On January 26, 2007, the Company sold the LaGuardia Airport Marriott hotel.

Ex-dividend within next 7 days

Yields > 4% only, ave daily vol > 300,000, rated at least 3 S&P stars (out of 5)
  
Stock Symbol - Company Name  - Dividend Yield (%) - Ex-dividend date
XL      XL Capital Ltd.         28.66%     12/5/08
BAC     Bank of America         22.32%     12/3/08
WRI     Weingarten Realty       20.79%     12/3/08
FTR     Frontier Communications 14.20%     12/5/08
UDR     UDR, Inc                11.17%     12/5/08
EAT     Brinker International   11.03%     12/2/08
AVY     Avery Dennison           6.07%     12/1/08
VFC     V.F. Corporation         5.42%     12/5/08
SWK     The Stanley Works        4.88%     12/3/08
PEG     Public Service Enterprise 4.35%    12/4/08
GPC     Genuine Parts Company     4.19%    12/3/08
KMB     Kimberly-Clark            4.18%    12/3/08

Thursday, November 20, 2008

11/20 buy : Pennsylvania R.E.I.T. (PEI) @ $4.16

ex-dividend date 11/26/08
dividend  $0.57  (55%)
payable   12/15/08

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, founded in 1960 and one of the first equity REITs in the U.S., has a primary investment focus on retail shopping malls and power centers. Currently, the Company's retail portfolio is approximately 34 million square feet and consists of 56 properties, including 38 shopping malls, 14 strip and power centers, and four properties under development. The Company's properties are located in 13 states in the eastern half of the United States, primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region. PREIT is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Company's website can be found at www.preit.com. PREIT is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol PEI.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Ex-dividend within next 7 days

Yields > 4% only, ave daily vol > 300,000
  
Stock Symbol - Company Name  - Dividend Yield (%) - Ex-dividend date
PEI Pennsylvania R.E.I.T. 40.79% 11/26/08
HIG Hartford Financial 21.99% 11/26/08
LHO LaSalle Hotel 11.09% 11/25/08
CTL CenturyTel, Inc. 10.82% 11/28/08
STI SunTrust Banks, Inc. 9.90% 11/26/08
MI Marshall & Ilsley 8.83% 11/25/08
GXP Great Plains Energy 8.71% 11/25/08
MWV MeadWestvaco Corp. 8.06% 11/25/08
NWL Newell Rubbermaid Inc. 7.24% 11/25/08
LTD Limited Brands, Inc. 7.20% 11/24/08
JWN Nordstrom, Inc. 6.17% 11/25/08
TEG Integrys Energy 6.10% 11/24/08
LO Lorillard Inc. 5.90% 11/28/08
SVU SUPERVALU INC. 5.83% 11/26/08
MGA Magna International 5.60% 11/25/08
IVZ Invesco Ltd. 5.24% 11/24/08
STM STMicroelectronics 5.14% 11/24/08
SLE Sara Lee Corp. 4.45% 11/26/08
D Dominion Resources 4.38% 11/26/08
NOC Northrop Grumman 4.09% 11/26/08
TSO Tesoro Corporation 4.08% 11/26/08

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Ex-dividend Monday November 17, 2008

Yields > 4% only, ave daily vol > 50,000
  
Stock Symbol - Company Name  - Dividend Yield (%)
GBX   Greenbrier Co.       4.35  
GGB   Gerdau SA         10.30  
GLS   Genesis Lease 50.13  
HR   Health Care Realty   7.76  
PRM   Primedia         20.14  
REG   Regency Centers         8.22  
TAL   TAL International     10.65  

Ex-dividend Friday November 14, 2008

Yields > 4% only, ave daily vol > 50,000
  
Stock Symbol - Company Name  - Dividend Yield (%)
AWK   American Water Works   4.04  
MFC   Manulife Financial         4.85  
PCU   Southern Peru Copper         16.05  
TOT   Total         6.10  
VRS   Verso Paper         9.30 

Ex-dividend Thursday November 13, 2008

Yields > 4% only, ave daily vol > 50,000
  
Stock Symbol - Company Name  - Dividend Yield (%)
ACC   American Campus Communities        6.09  
AF   Astoria Federal         6.08  
BSET   Bassett Furniture         9.80  
DLX   Deluxe Corp   8.40
GNK   Genco-Shipping       19.87  
HE   Hawaiian Electric Industries         4.59  
HIW   Highwood Properties         7.71  
HNI   HNI Corp         5.43  
HOFT   Hooker Furniture         4.47  
IP   International Paper         7.40  
MAC   Macerich         13.59  
MNRTA   Monmouth Real Estate Investment   8.28  
OSK   Oshkosh       6.73  
PCL   Plum Creek Timber       5.07  
ROK   Rockwell Automation       4.47  
SWM   Schweitzer Maudit         4.02  
TGH   Textainer Group Holdings       9.16  
VLCCF   KnightsBridge Tankers       19.34  

Friday, November 7, 2008

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Today's buy : Protective Life (PL) @ $11.21

ex-dividend date 11/12/08
dividend  $0.12  (4.28%)
payable   12/01/08

Ex-dividend Wednesday November 12, 2008

Yields > 4% only, ave daily vol > 50,000
  
Stock Symbol Company Name   Dividend Yield (%)
ABR   Arbor Realty Trust         19.59  
ALE   Allete       4.78  
BKH   Black Hills Corp         5.32  
BLC   Belo Corp         13.10  
BP   BP PLC       6.34  
CIT   CIT Group       6.50  
CNP   CenterPoint Energy         6.26  
DD   Dupont       4.94  
DPL   DPL Inc.         4.99  
DRE   Duke Realty       13.06  
DUK   Duke Energy         5.44  
HME   Home Properties Inc.       6.53  
HTCO   Hickory Tech Corp         8.29  
JNY   Jones Apparel         5.32  
LLY   Eli Lilly         5.35  
MCHP   Microchip Technology       5.38  
NHP   Nationwide Health Properties   5.96  
OTTR   Otter Tail Corp         5.61  
PL   Protective Life         4.48  
Q   Qwest         9.47  
SE   Spectra Energy         5.20  
SMP   Standard Motor Products   8.70  
STU   Student Loan Corp         13.07  
TE   Teco Energy         6.13  
UNTD   United Online       5.56  
USMO   USA Mobility       10.49  
VVC   Vectren Corp         5.28  

Ex-dividend Monday November 10, 2008

Yields > 4% only, ave daily vol > 50,000
  
Stock Symbol Company Name   Dividend Yield (%)
MER   Merrill Lynch     7.00  
RRD   RR Donnelley     6.09 

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Ex-dividend Friday November 7, 2008

Yields > 4% only, ave daily vol > 50,000

Stock Symbol Company Name Dividend Yield (%)
AHGP Alliance Holdings Group 7.66
ED Consolidated Edison 5.37
FO Fortune Brands 4.62
VNO Vornado Realty Trust 5.68

Monday, November 3, 2008

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Ex-dividend Thursday November 6, 2008

Yields > 4% only, ave daily vol > 50,000
  
Stock Symbol    Company Name  Dividend Yield (%)
AEP   American Electric Power         4.94  
AHD   Atlas Pipeline Holdings       13.39  
AMSWA American Software         8.70  
APL   Atlas Pipeline Partners         21.94  
APU   Amerigas Partners         8.00  
ATN   Atlas Energy Resources       11.86  
BBEP   Breitburn Energy         16.12  
CDR   Cedar Shopping Centers       10.69  
HCN   Health Care REIT         6.21  
HCP   HCP Inc.         6.08  
MPX   Marine Products         4.74  
OLN   Olin Corp         4.52  
PAG   Penske Auto Group       4.67  
PFBC   Preferred Bank Los Angeles       5.58  
PPG   PPG Industries         4.31  
SEP   Spectra Energy Partners   6.64  
SUN   Sunoco Inc.         4.07  

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Ex-dividend Wednesday November 5, 2008

Yields > 4% only, ave daily vol > 50,000
  
Stock Symbol    Company Name      Dividend Yield (%)
AA                          Alcoa                                        5.94  
ARLP                     Alliance Resource Partners  9.11  
ASBC                     Associated Bancorp               5.85  
BPL                        Buckeye Partners                 9.05  
CFFN                     Capitol Federal Financial     4.52  
DPM                       DCP Midstream Partners   16.08  
ENP                        Encore Energy Partners LP   13.21  
EVEP                      EV Energy Partners             13.95  
EXLP                      Exterran Partners                13.80  
FE                           First Energy                            4.01  
FFCH                     First Financial Holdings         4.86  
MGG                      Magellan Midstream Holdings   6.80  
MMLP                   Martin Midstream Partners    12.50  
MMP                     Magellan Midstream Partners   7.84  
NP                          Neenah Paper                          4.94  
NRGY                    Inergy                                     12.02  
NTRI                     Nutrisystem                             5.07  
NYB                       NY Community Bancorp        6.78  
PFE                        Pfizer                                         7.17  
RGNC                    Regency Energy Partners    12.75  
STEL                     StellarOne Corp                       4.00  
STX                       Seagate Technology                 7.49  
SXL                       Sunoco Logistics Partners      8.75  
TNH                      Terra Nitrogen                      23.57  
WFC                      Wells Fargo                             4.27  
WMZ                    Williams Pipeline                    6.19  
WPZ                     Williams Partners                 12.10  
WY                       Weyerheuser                           6.20