The following stocks are trading ex-dividend May 25 - May 29

Yields > 3% only, ave daily vol > 300,000

Stock Symbol - Company Name - Dividend Yield (%) - Ex-dividend date

BX	The Blackstone Group L.P.	10.42%	5/27/09
DNP	DNP Select Income Fund Inc.	10.17%	5/27/09
TEG	Integrys Energy Group, Inc.	9.84%	5/27/09
HRZ	Horizon Lines, Inc.	8.80%	5/28/09
EDE	The Empire District Electric Company	8.72%	5/28/09
HTE	Harvest Energy Trust (USA)	8.61%	5/26/09
O	Realty Income Corp	8.48%	5/28/09
BPO	Brookfield Properties Corporation (USA)	7.76%	5/28/09
D	Dominion Resources, Inc.	5.73%	5/27/09
GXP	Great Plains Energy Incorporated	5.61%	5/27/09
BOH	Bank of Hawaii Corporation	4.81%	5/27/09
SLE	Sara Lee Corp.	4.77%	5/28/09
TRMK	Trustmark Corporation	4.54%	5/28/09
B	Barnes Group Inc.	4.54%	5/27/09
SVU	SUPERVALU INC.	4.47%	5/28/09
WMI	Waste Management, Inc.	4.32%	5/28/09
CBT	Cabot Corporation	4.22%	5/27/09
CTB	Cooper Tire & Rubber Company	4.20%	5/29/09
WHR	Whirlpool Corporation	4.10%	5/27/09
NVE	NV Energy, Inc.	4.01%	5/29/09
TIN	Temple-Inland, Inc.	3.65%	5/28/09
CFR	Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.	3.58%	5/28/09
FMER	FirstMerit Corporation	3.40%	5/28/09
BGG	Briggs & Stratton Corporation	3.25%	5/28/09
DOV	Dover Corporation	3.21%	5/27/09
TWX	Time Warner Inc.	3.19%	5/27/09
CSX	CSX Corporation	3.18%	5/27/09
K	Kellogg Company	3.15%	5/28/09
CBE	Cooper Industries, Ltd.	3.07% 5/27/09

5/18 buy : Provident Energy Trust (PVX) @ $5.15

Ex-Dividend Date:   5/19     Payable Date:  6/15

Provident Energy Trust (the Trust) is an open-end investment trust created to hold, directly and indirectly, all types of petroleum and natural gas and energy related assets, including without limitation facilities of any kind, oil sands interests, electricity or power generating assets and pipeline, gathering, processing and transportation assets. The Trust's business activities are conducted through two business segments: Canadian oil and natural gas production (Provident Upstream) and Provident Midstream. Provident Upstream includes exploitation, development and production of crude oil and natural gas reserves. Provident Midstream includes processing, extraction, transportation, loading and storage of natural gas liquids, and marketing of natural gas liquids. The Trust's oil and gas production business segment operates in Canada, and Midstream business operates in Canada and the United States.

Company Contact

Headquarters:700 112 -4th Ave S.W. Calgary T2P 0H3 CAN

Web Address: http://www.providentenergy.com

5/18 buy : Avon Products (AVP)

Ex-Dividend Date:   5/19  Dividend:  $0.21  Div Yield:  3.66%  Payable Date:  6/01/09

Avon Products, Inc. (Avon) is a global manufacturer and marketer of beauty and related products. Its products fall into three product categories: Beauty, which consists of cosmetics, fragrances, skin care and toiletries (CFT); Fashion, which consists of fashion jewelry, watches, apparel, footwear and accessories, and Home, which consists of gift and decorative products, housewares, entertainment and leisure, children's and nutritional products. Sales from Health and Wellness products and mark., a global cosmetics brand that focuses on the market for young women, are included among these three categories based on product type. Avon primarily sells its products to the consumers through the direct-selling channel. The Company's segments are based on geographic operations in six regions: Latin America; North America; Central and Eastern Europe; Western Europe, Middle East and Africa; Asia Pacific, and China.

Company Contact

Headquarters:1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105-0196

Web Address: http://www.avon.com

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend Tuesday May 19

Stock Symbol - Company Name - Dividend Yield (%) - Ex-dividend date

AVA	Avista Corporation	5.45%	5/19/09
AVP	Avon Products, Inc.	3.70%	5/19/09
BMS	Bemis Company, Inc.	3.82%	5/19/09
HE	Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.	7.59%	5/19/09
MCHP	Microchip Technology Inc.	6.79%	5/19/09
PVX	Provident Energy Trust (USA)	12.37%	5/19/09
NCMI	National CineMedia, Inc.	5.28%	5/19/09

The following stocks are trading ex-dividend Monday May 18

Stock Symbol - Company Name - Dividend Yield (%) - Ex-dividend date

AFL

AFLAC Incorporated  3.54%    5/18/09

E

Eni S.p.A. (ADR)   7.27%   5/18/09

HON

Honeywell International Inc.   3.86%   5/18/09

MFC

Manulife Financial Corporation (USA)    4.96%    5/18/09

MRO

Marathon Oil Corporation   3.31%   5/18/09

REG

Regency Centers Corporation  5.90%   5/18/09

UN

Unilever N.V. (ADR)   5.49%   5/18/09

NAT

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited   15.58%   5/18/09