Top 10 High Dividend Companies To Invest In 2014

Vanguard is a well known leader for cost effective investment solutions for retail investors. I've been using their products for almost 10 years now. Vanguard offers two well known dividend stock ETFs: the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) and the Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VYM). These ETFs provide above market yields with potential upside. This past Friday (June 14), VIG closed at $67.72, with a trailing twelve month dividend of about $1.43, which provides a yield of 2.1%. In comparison, VYM closed at $57.36 with a trailing twelve month dividend of about $1.63, offering a yield of 2.8%. The SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (SPY), as a proxy for the broader market, closed at $163.18 with a trailing twelve month dividend of about $3.18, offering a yield of 1.9%. In terms of holdings, VIG has 147 stocks, while VYM has almost 400.

Top 10 High Dividend Companies To Invest In 2014: Symmetry Medical Inc (SMA)

Symmetry Medical Inc. designs, develops, and produces implants and related surgical instruments and cases to orthopedic device manufacturers worldwide. It offers orthopedic implants that are used in reconstructive surgeries to replace or repair hips, knees, and other joints, such as shoulders, ankles, and elbows; trauma implant systems, which are used primarily to reattach or stabilize damaged bone or tissue while the body heals; and spinal implant systems, including plates and screws used by orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons in the treatment of degenerative diseases, deformities, and injuries in various regions of the spine. The company also provides surgical instruments, such as knee cutting blocks, osteotome revision systems, reamers, and retractors used in hip, knee, and shoulder reconstruction procedures, as well as in spinal, trauma, and other implant procedures. In addition, it produces a range of plastic, metal, and hybrid orthopedic cases to store, transport, and arrange surgical instruments and related implant systems, and other medical devices for orthopedic device manufacturers; endoscopy cases for endoscope sterilization; dental cases used in dental implant and general dental procedures; sterilization containers for the sterilization of various surgical instruments; and other cases for arthroscopy, osteobiologic, cardiovascular, ophthalmology, and diagnostic imaging, as well as ear, nose, and throat procedures. Further, the company engages in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of aerospace products comprising net shaped aerofoils and non-rotating aircraft engine forgings produced for the aerospace customers; and offers aerospace machining capabilities. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana.

Top 10 High Dividend Companies To Invest In 2014: Empire Mining Corporation(EPC.V)

Empire Mining Corporation engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties. The company primarily explores for chromite, copper, molybdenum, gold, silver, lead, and zinc deposits. Its properties are located primarily in Turkey, Albania, and Serbia. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Top 5 Diversified Bank Companies To Own In Right Now: Blackstone Ventures Inc. (BLV.V)

Blackstone Ventures Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties. It primarily focuses on nickel and copper metals. The company�s principal exploration projects are located in Norway and Sweden. It also has interests in mineral properties located in Ontario and Nunavut, Canada. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Top 10 High Dividend Companies To Invest In 2014: Remington Resources Inc (RGM.V)

Remington Resources Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada. The company has an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in Blunt Claims with 3 mineral claims covering 627 hectares in the Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia. It was formerly known as Goldera Resources Inc. and changed its name to Remington Resources Inc. in April 2006. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Top 10 High Dividend Companies To Invest In 2014: Fisher Communications Inc.(FSCI)

Fisher Communications, Inc., an integrated media company, through its subsidiaries, engages in television and radio broadcasting businesses. The company owns and operates network-affiliated television stations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California, as well as engages in Internet business; and radio stations and managed radio stations in Washington and Montana. It also owns and operates Fisher Plaza, a commercial building that includes a data center designed to enable companies to distribute analog and digital media content through various distribution channels, including broadcast, satellite, cable, Internet, broadband, and other wired and wireless communication systems, as well as houses various companies, including media and communications companies. The company owns and operates 13 full power television stations, 7 low power television stations, and 10 owned and managed radio stations in the Western United States. Its television stations reach 4.2 million househo lds. The company was formerly known as Fisher Companies, Inc. and changed its name in March 2001. Fisher Communications, Inc. was founded in 1910 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Top 10 High Dividend Companies To Invest In 2014: Ryder System Inc.(R)

Ryder System, Inc. provides transportation and supply chain management solutions. It operates in three segments: Fleet Management Solutions (FMS), Supply Chain Solutions (SCS), and Dedicated Contract Carriage (DCC). The FMS segment offers leasing, contract maintenance, contract-related maintenance, and commercial rental of trucks, tractors, and trailers primarily in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It also offers fleet support services, such as fuel, insurance, safety, administration, environmental management, and information technology services. In addition, this segment sells its used vehicles through 55 company owned retail sales centers, as well as through its Web site, Usedtrucks.Ryder.com. Its customers include small businesses and enterprises operating in transportation, grocery, lumber and wood products, food service, and home furnishings industries. The SCS segment provides supply chain consulting solutions in North America and Asia. It offers di stribution management, transportation management, and professional services, as well as various support services, such as information technology and engineering solutions. This segment primarily serves automotive, electronics, high-tech, telecommunications, industrial, consumer goods, consumer packaged goods, paper and paper products, office equipment, food and beverage, and general retail industries. The DCC segment offers vehicles and drivers as part of a transportation solution in the United States. It combines the equipment, maintenance, and administrative services of a service lease with drivers and additional services, such as routing and scheduling, fleet sizing, safety, regulatory compliance, risk management, technology and communication systems support, and other technical support. This segment serves energy and utility, metals and mining, retail, construction, healthcare products, and food and beverage industries. The company was founded in 1933 and is based in Mia mi, Florida.

Top 10 High Dividend Companies To Invest In 2014: Mattson Technology Inc.(MTSN)

Mattson Technology, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and support of semiconductor wafer processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits for the semiconductor industry worldwide. Its dry strip products include the SUPREMA strip system that incorporates its inductively coupled plasma (ICP) technology photoresist process module, and vacuum-based productivity platform for processing of sub 30 nm devices. The company?s rapid thermal processing products include the Helios and Helios XP systems for conventional annealing applications, and the Millios system for millisecond anneal applications. Its etch products comprise the paradigmE and Alpine that feature a proprietary Faraday-shielded ICP with etch bias control to provide process on-wafer performance. The company sells its products directly, as well as through distribution agreements to foundries, and memory and logic device manufacturers. Mattson Technology, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

Top 10 High Dividend Companies To Invest In 2014: Inergetics Inc.(NRTI.OB)

Inergetics, Inc., through its subsidiary, Millennium Biotechnologies, Inc., operates as a research-based bio-nutraceutical company in the United States. The company engages in the research, development, and marketing of specialized nutritional supplements as an adjunct to medical treatments for select medical conditions, as well as for athletes seeking improved recovery. Its products are used by immuno-compromised individuals undergoing medical treatment for diseases, including cancer, as well as wound healing and post-surgical healing and geriatric patients. The company?s product line includes Resurgex Select, a nutritional formula for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatments; and Resurgex Essential and Resurgex Essential Plus, the ready-to-drink product line for the long-term care-geriatric markets. It also provides Surgex, a nutritional support formula for athletes, who suffer from fatigue, lean muscle loss, lactic acid buildup, oxidative stress, and stressed immune systems. The company was formerly known as Millennium Biotechnologies Group, Inc. and changed its name to Inergetics, Inc. in March 2010. Inergetics, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Paramus, New Jersey.

Top 10 High Dividend Companies To Invest In 2014: Silver Sun Resource Corp (SSU.V)

Silver Sun Resource Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal deposits in North America. The company holds a 100% interest in the Cherry Hill gold mine located near Yreka in northern California. It also holds interests in the Zacatecas, Salvador, and Mina San Jose properties located in the prolific Zacatecas Silver District, Mexico, as well as in the Yoreme Silver Project located in the mining district of Alamos, state of Sonora, Mexico. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Top 10 High Dividend Companies To Invest In 2014: Twin Butte Energy Com Npv (TBE.TO)

Twin Butte Energy Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas properties in Western Canada. The company�s principal properties include the Frog Lake property, Silverdale area, Freemont area, and Primate area located in the Lloydminster region of Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada. It has approximately 220,000 net undeveloped acres of land. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.