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Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula® Investing screens.

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32 best dividend stocks selected for 2012 based on valuation and earnings.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

Joseph Piotroski's 9-point scoring system has proven a successful way to find value stocks that beat the market. Can we combine his method with the "good company at cheap price" precepts of Magic Formula Investing (MFI) to find potential winners? In this article, we take a look at MFI stocks with 8 or 9 Piotroski scores.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

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Dividends are great, but dividend stocks with significant capital appreciation potential are even better. Here are the top 30 Magic Formula stocks that pay a dividend.

With the U.S. debt quickly approaching 100% of the GDP and the declining financial condition of European countries, we are seeing some very jittery financial markets. Whether you live in the U.S. or are a citizen of the world, we should all be concerned with the current financial condition of the world, and many people are. This is evidenced by the significant run up in gold.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

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Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

Throughout history there have always been great companies that stand head-and-shoulders above their peers and the competition. They are loved by their shareholders, hated by the competition and known by all. Just as all great companies have have something in common, great dividend companies also have something in common – they consistently raise their dividends each year.

Dividends from a quality, well-diversified portfolio are much more predictable than capital gains and best of all, they are passive. You don’t have to do anything, they just show up in your brokerage account each quarter. Inflation? Not to worry, the good companies routinely raise their dividends well in excess of the inflation rate.

Now if copper continues to rally the S&P 500 could close above 1120. The 1120 range is very important because there is an opinion in some circles that a break of this number will cause massive short covering.

Dividend growth investing is a long-term strategy. A growing dividend is a sign that the company is becoming more valuable. Companies that consistently increase dividends tend to have steadily rising share prices and the best way to benefit from this is to buy and hold the stocks. Diversification and a focus on blue-chip stocks provides insurance for the few companies that don’t pan out.

Some of the best dividend stocks provide investors with the right to share ownership in some of the best managed companies in the world.Those companies are characterized by solid competitive advantages and products or services which have lasting pricing power.They generate enough cash flows to not only invest back in the growth of the business but also to share the prosperity with shareholders by