DD Research Tools & Dividend Ideas Lists

Research Tools
Dividend Detective offers the following tools to aid subscribers who want to do their own research.

Click here for details on Dividend Capture and Special Dividend tools.

Dividend News: Lists breaking dividend news such as announcements, dividend raises and dividend cuts from a variety of wire sources. This report is an important resource for all subscribers looking for dividend stock candidates to research on their own.

What's Hot Now?: Successful investing is as much about picking stocks or funds in a hot sector as it is about picking a stock with the best fundamentals. We have identified more than 60 market categories (industries, etc.) of interest to high-dividend investors. For each category, we list the highest dividend yielding stocks (or funds) making up that category.

The table lists total returns (share price changes plus dividends received) for the past month, year-to-date, and last 12-months for each category. It  also lists the average yield for stocks making up each category plus a trend score intended to reflect trend strength. The higher the trend score, the more powerful the recent share price trend. Click on an category name to view the same information for each of the stocks or funds making up the category. Optionable stocks are indicated by a checkmark.

Monthly Dividend Scoreboard: Many income investors prefer to receive monthly dividends. Similar to the What's Hot Now?, this report, updated daily, list the same information for 200+ stocks and funds that pay monthly dividends.

Research Center: Use this feature to look up fundamental information such as a business summary, earnings forecasts, financial strength indicators and more about any common stock. The page also includes instructions for using the information to evaluate stocks (not usable for funds, ETFs, or preferred stocks) .

Dividend Ideas
Screens are programs usable for finding stocks and funds that meet specific requirements. This section includes lists of promising stocks and funds derived from Dividend Detective's proprietary screens. Consider the lists turned up by these screens to research candidates, not buy lists. The more you know about your stocks, the better your results.

Dividend Monsters: The fifty highest-yielding stocks that meet our screening requirements.

Monthly Monsters: 25 highest yielding monthly payers

Monthly Paying Preferreds: All known preferreds paying monthly.

High Dividend ETFs: All dividend paying exchange-traded-funds, sorted with the highest yielding funds at the top.

Preferred Monsters: Twenty-five highest yielding preferred stocks that are credit-rated investment quality by S&P.

Foreign Stocks Trading in U.S.: High-dividend foreign stocks trading as ADRs on U.S. stock exchanges.