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Here’s a good article on the basics of oil futures pricing: Oil Fundamentals . Concepts hold true for other commodities.

These authors claim that High Yield, Low Payout  ratio stocks have the best performance.  This author applies the formula to stocks and here are his results: 10 Stocks With Sustainable Dividends. He discusses the indicator further in this article: A Simple Indicator for Dividend Investors.

This article gives A Look at the Legendary and Secretive Renaissance Technologies’ Medallion Fund . Given the returns, I’m putting this on my reading list.

To wrap up, this article also gives sector average dividends: Top 5 U.S. Dividend Paying Stocks for 2010

Dividend stock lists are always fun to examine because sometimes there is a nugget or two in the list.  Here’s 34 S&P 500 Stocks Yielding More Than 5% Dividends.

With a list like the above, you have do some research to see if the dividends are sustainable going forward.  Here’s a good article on the topic: What Dividend Stocks Can’t Do

To start that analysis, I recommend Finviz Stock Screener - All Categories. I like this screener because it has lots of options and is very organized.

As I go through the list, I don’t see much room for stock appreciation. This is not surprising as one is usually buying for the dividends – not the price appreciation.

However, I think a better strategy is to have lower dividends with higher stock appreciation. I’ll explore this in future blogs.

In the meantime, here are some very interesting prospects: This Sticky Stock Is a Steal and 1 Reason Procter & Gamble Is a Must-Have.

The US Champions List is a list of stocks that have paid higher dividends for at least 25 years. The spreadsheet is an excellent tool for researching these stocks.

Here’s as an article by the person who put together the list.

Nacco: From ‘Contender’ to ‘Champion’ .

As usual, do research before investing.

Here are some recommendations on dividend stocks: A Dividend Champion Smackdown

I like the way the author thinks. Of course, do your own research before buying.