Dow just hit a 8 month high.

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This is true, but you can still lose your ass with a corparation that pays good dividends. I bought GE around 25 and though it was a good deal.

yeah but that's short term thinking. Do you think GE will still be at 12.25 5 years from now? the bigger question is, "how much is GE paying out in dividends during this stretch?"

I just got a $40 dividend from HIMX based off an initial $335 investment.

PGH has jumped between $5 and $8 since I bought it, but I'm still getting my .10 a share monthly dividend.

That's one of the arguments people keep throwing at Peter Schiff "Oh your investment values have been hit hard." And he responds "All investment values have been hit hard, but mine are still paying out dividends."