I wonder if People still doubt Schiff

[theoakman]

January Picks

One of his picks is up about 1700% this year.

 

[LibForestPaul]

Don't care about good picks. Make money by not buying bad picks.

Real question, those divided yields, 10, 15, 20%, WTH?

 

[bill50]

Dividend yields are not the effective yield rate. They are the dividends paid per current price of the stock. You have to factor in stock appreciation too.

 

[Zippyjuan]

High dividend yields usually come from large DEPRECIATION of stocks- not apreciation. High dividend yields are fine if you have lots of cash coming into your company that you don't need. Otherwise they can be a sign of a company in trouble. But you don't always make money by running with the crowds. Smaller companies have greater potential for growth but also greater potential to lose money.

Updates: Ascendas-REIT (SIN : A17U)
Was $.92 now up to $1.90.
Dividend yield was listed at 11.4% so should be around 6% today (the listing I fouind does not list a dividend- did they drop it?- guess not- this says they paid out about $62 million for the second quarter http://www.theedgesingapore.com/component/content/8861.html?task=view ) They issued 350 million new shares last January which raised about $400 million and raised another $300 million in August.
This chart shows it at $1.60 a share at the start of January 2009: http://www.advfn.com/quote_Ascendasreit_SGX_A17U.html (perhaps adjusted for the new shares issued?). That would be a rise of about 18%. The trend is certainly upwards.

Duet Group (ASX: DUE )
Price on Jan 12: $1.35
52-week range: $1.07-$3.29
Dividend yield: 14.0%
Market cap: $852 million

Price today: $1.82 http://www.google.com/finance?q=ASX:DUE up $.05 or 37%.

Singapore Petroleum (SIN : S99)
Price on Jan 12: $1.58
52-week range: $1.25-$6.01
Dividend yield: 25.5%
Market cap: $816 million

Having troubles finding a $US share price on this one. This article hints the company has been sold and the shares may have been bought out by now: http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/123402794

By Sameera Anand | 25 May 2009 The Chinese oil giant inks a deal to buy Keppel's 45% stake in Singapore Petroleum for $1 billion, which will trigger a general offer to minority shareholders. PetroChina Company said yesterday it will buy the 45.51% stake in Singapore Petroleum Company that is owned by Keppel Corporation for S$1.47 billion ($1.02 billion). Once PetroChina receives approval, it will be required to offer all minority shareholders an exit, suggesting the total outlay for PetroChina could be $2.25 billion.

Skyworth Digital (HKG: 0751)
Price on Jan 12: $0.06
52-week range: $0.04-$0.13
Dividend yield: 11.8%
Market cap: $137 million

Again no $US share price but profits are reported to be up over 500% and dividend up to $.08 a share. http://www.chinesestock.org/show.aspx?id=61228&cid=28 IN terms of Hong Kong dollars it has gone from $.42 to about $8.00. http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/chart?symbol=0751.HK

Vitasoy International (HKG: 0345)
Price on Jan 12: $0.41
52-week range: $0.34-$0.51
Dividend yield: 3.6%
Market cap: $420 million

Once again prices in Hong Kong dollars- 52 week low was $3.05 and high $5.75 and is about $5.50 now. In Hong Kong- not US dollars an 80% increase. Changes in the value of the dollar vs the HK dollar will effect these numbers.

Yes, there are some nice returns in there.

By comparison, the US Dow Jones Industrial Average was about 8500 in January and sits at 10,500 today or an increase of about 24%. From the March bottom it is up almost 62%.

 

[theoakman]

Don't care about good picks. Make money by not buying bad picks.

Real question, those divided yields, 10, 15, 20%, WTH?

Rofl...1700%. You could compose a portfolio of 10 stocks and watch 9 of them go to Zero and still be up 70%. Do the math. Btw...most of his picks were up close to 100%. So yeah, you don't have a point.