I run my fundamental stock screener searching stocks with the highest dividend yield. Report list only companies included in index S&P 500. Not surprisingly except one (GM) there are only financials and banks in top ten. The one of the highest yield was for financials compared to other sectors already before credit turmoils. And after deep fall we can see almost incredible yield over 30% for MBI.I list below one more table. Just to show top 10 high dividend stocks purged from financials.Top yielding stocks in S&P 500 Symbol Company Name Industry Yield (MBI) MBIA Ord ...

Disclaimer: The article mentioned below mentions Trade-Ideas as an 'industry standard' and sprinkles a bit more praise on us but was written unsolicited by a former trader, Dave Goodboy, turned writer for TradingMarkets.com and other outlets."How To Use A Stock Screener"Goodboy's article addresses the most basic of scanner and screener tools available to the new trader/investor. Much of what he describes are the free tools available to help define the appropriate environment a trader has learned or researched to trade. I am only adding the following footnotes:"What's Free at Trade-Ideas"Don't forget about the free data Trade-Ideas provides in the form of End-of-Day data and even delayed intraday data. The cream rises to the top when we compare this data to what else is out there (many companies even charge for less quality data than what we give away)

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