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You know that buying a stock makes you part owner of a company, theoretically with millions of other people. But, while ownership has its privileges (at minimum you get a neat stock certificate and an invitation to the annual meeting), being an owner doesn't necessarily pay. Sure, you make money if the stock goes up, but only if you sell, and you can, in theory, lose all the value of your investment if the stock tanks.
Enter the dividend. Here, you get money simply from holding the stock. Companies pay a yield, which is expressed in a percentage based on the stock's price. For example, if a stock trades at $10, and pays a 10% annual yield, your dividend payment would be a $1. (Usually, companies break out the payments quarterly, so, using our example, you¿d get, well, a quarter each quarter.)
Companies that pay dividends fall into a few categories. First, you've got your big, stable companies that generate enough cash that it makes sense to throw some back to shareholders. Next, there are businesses, like real estate investment trusts, that are in the business of sitting back and receiving cash, then distributing it to holders. And, then there are companies that need to dangle a high dividend yield like a carrot to ease investor fears. Cigarette-maker Altria has been doing this for years.
Simply because a company pays a dividend doesn't make it a good investment. After all, you may want to take a chance on a growth stock that can move higher in price than dividend payers are known to do. But, you can¿t beat the safety of knowing that, even if a stock doesn't move in a year, you¿re at least making something off your investment.
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Monday, May 19, 2008
PennFuture's Annual Green Energy Conference Set for Thursday, May 29, 2008, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
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May 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture):
Cabinet Members Kathleen McGinty (DEP) Dennis Yablonsky (DCED), Mike DiBerardinis (DCNR), PUC Vice Chair James Cawley, and Energy CEOs John Rowe (Exelon), James Miller (PPL), and Julius Steiner (Gamesa) to join Legislative Leaders and Renewable Energy Executives and Financiers in Charting the Path of Pennsylvania's Green Energy Market PENNFUTURE'S ANNUAL GREEN ENERGY CONFERENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, May 29, 2008, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Pre-Conference Workshop on Renewable Energy Credits ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, May 28, 2:00 to 5:00 PM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center in Camp Hill ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) will hold its annual national conference of renewable energy leaders and advocates who are charting the path to grow Pennsylvania's green energy market on Thursday, May 29, 2008 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM at the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center in Camp Hill. A special pre-conference workshop on renewable energy credits will be held on Wednesday, May 28 from 2 to 5 PM, also at the Radisson.
The conference will focus on building the clean energy market through implementation of Pennsylvania's energy law, the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS), and legislation before the General Assembly creating Great Green Jobs for Pennsylvania, particularly the Energy Savings Bill and the Clean Energy Funding Bill.
John Hanger, former PUC commissioner and president and CEO of Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture), will chair the conference. CLE credits are available for attendance.
More information and the full agenda of the conference are available at www.pennfuture.org or by calling PennFuture at 1-800-321-7775.
The conference is sponsored by PennFuture, with generous support from the William Penn Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Energy Foundation, the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation and the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Conference sponsors include Acciona Energy, AES Corporation, BP Alternative Energy, Clipper Windpower, EverPower Renewables, Exelon Corporation, FPL Energy, Gamesa Energy USA, Horizon Wind Energy, Iberdrola Renewables, The Solar Alliance, SunTechnics Energy Systems, Sustainable Development Fund/The Reinvestment Fund, UPC Wind Management, US Wind Force and the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund.
SOURCE: Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future
Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future Jeanne Clark, 412-258-6683 or 412-736-6092 (cell) info@pennfuture.org www.pennfuture.org
Copyright Business Wire 2008
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