Ex-dividend date within the 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

CBL	CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.	36.76%	12/26/08
MO	Altria Group, Inc.	8.34%	12/22/08
AM	American Greetings Corporation	5.54%	12/23/08
POR	Portland General Electric Company	5.38%	12/23/08
XEL	Xcel Energy Inc.	5.28%	12/24/08
JTX	Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc.	4.77%	12/24/08
AEO	American Eagle Outfitters	4.00%	12/24/08

12/12 buy : Apollo Investment Corp. (AINV) @ $8.95

ex-dividend date 12/16/08

dividend  $0.52  (23.27%)

payable   12/29/08

Apollo Investment Corporation (Apollo Investment) is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has filed an election to be treated as a business development company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). The investment objective of the Company is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. Apollo Investment invests primarily in middle-market companies in the form of mezzanine and senior secured loans, as well as by making direct equity investments in companies. The Company also invests in the securities of public companies, as well as public companies whose securities are thinly traded. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 (fiscal 2008), the Company invested $1.8 billion across 27 new and existing portfolio companies. The investment advisor of the Company is Apollo Investment Management (AIM).

Headquarters:

9 West 57th Street,

41st Floor,

New York, NY 10019

Web Address: http://www.apolloic.com/

Ex-dividend date within the 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

AINV	Apollo Investment Corp.	20.76%	12/16/08
SFL	Ship Finance International Limited	20.36%	12/19/08
BVF	Biovail Corporation (USA)	17.84%	12/19/08
MPW	Medical Properties Trust, Inc.	16.62%	12/19/08
EGP	EastGroup Properties Inc.	6.98%	12/17/08
CINF	Cincinnati Financial Corporation	5.28%	12/17/08
HNZ	H.J. Heinz Company	4.50%	12/18/08
TMX	Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. (ADR)	4.19%	12/15/08
RF	Regions Financial Corporation	4.01%	12/15/08

12/04 buy : Macy's Inc (M) @ $8.01

ex-dividend date 12/11/08

dividend  $0.53  (7%)

payable   1/02/09

Macy's, Inc., formerly Federated Department Stores, Inc., is a retail company operating retail stores that sell a range of merchandise, including men’s, women’s and children’s apparel and accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings and other consumer goods. As of February 2, 2008, the Company operated 853 stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico under the names, Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s. 

12/02 buy : XL Capital (XL) @ $4.32

ex-dividend date 12/5/08

dividend  $0.19  (26%)

payable   12/30/08

XL Capital Ltd (XL) is a provider of insurance and reinsurance coverage to industrial, commercial and professional service firms, insurance companies and other enterprises on a worldwide basis. The Company operates through four business segments: Insurance, Reinsurance, Life Operations and Other Financial Lines. The Company provides commercial property and casualty insurance products on a global basis. The Company provides casualty, property risk (including energy and engineering), property catastrophe, marine, aviation, and other specialty reinsurance on a global basis. The Life Operations segment provides life reinsurance on business written by life insurance companies, principally to help them manage mortality, morbidity, survivorship, investment and lapse risks. The Other Financial Lines segment comprise the guaranteed investment contract (GIC) and funding agreement (FA) businesses.

The company, formerly known as EXEL Limited, was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

12/01 buy : Allied Capital (ALD) @ $2.34

ex-dividend date 12/10/08

dividend  $0.65  (111%)

payable   12/26/08

Allied Capital Corporation (ACC) is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that operates as a business development company. The Company's investment objective is to achieve current income and capital gains. The Company is engaged in private equity business. ACC primarily invests in debt and equity securities of private companies in a variety of industries. From time to time, it may invest in companies that are public but lack access to additional public capital. At December 31, 2007, the Company's private finance portfolio included investments in 120 companies. In addition to managing its own assets, ACC manages certain funds that also invest in the debt and equity securities of primarily private middle-market companies in a variety of industries. It may invest in the equity of these funds, along with other third parties. In September 2008, ACC announced that its Ciena Capital LLC unit filed for bankruptcy protection. In September 2008, ACC sold Norwesco, Inc.

Ex-dividend within the 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

 ALD                  Allied Capital                 111.11%    12/10/08

 GCI                   Gannett Co.                    18.37%     12/10/08

 CMA                 Comerica Incorporated 11.71% 12/11/08

 EQ                     Embarq Corporation         8.43% 12/8/08

 CEG                  Constellation Energy          7.81% 12/8/08

 BRE                  BRE Properties, Inc.          7.66% 12/11/08

 M                      Macy's, Inc.                         7.14%    12/11/08

 AEE                  Ameren Corporation          7.14%    12/8/08

 LEG                  Leggett & Platt                   6.85%    12/11/08

 HBAN               Huntington Bancshares     6.63%    12/10/08

 TXT                  Textron Inc.                       6.04%    12/10/08

 POM                 Pepco Holdings, Inc.         6.00%    12/8/08

 RYN                 Rayonier Inc.                      5.99%    12/8/08

 HUN                Huntsman Corp                   5.59%    12/11/08

 LM                   Legg Mason                          5.33%    12/8/08

 SCG                  SCANA Corp                        5.30%    12/8/08

 NYX                 NYSE Euronext                   5.04%    12/11/08

 MOT                Motorola                               4.64%    12/11/08