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Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of the Magic Formula Investing screen.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of the Magic Formula Investing screen.

5 current Magic Formula stocks that look like excellent long-term dividend plays.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of the Magic Formula Investing screen.

Vector Group is a holding company with the main operating unit being Liggett Group, the maker of discount cigarette brands Liggett Select and Grand Prix. A dividend play with a 11% yield, does this stock look like a good Magic Formula choice?

The inner workings of the Magic Formula statistics remain a closely guarded mystery. Here are 4 stocks that appear to meet the MFI criteria but for some reason do not show up on the official screens.

Instead of focusing on total returns, future retirees could focus on generating sustainable dividend income from their portfolios, which is much less volatile that capital gains. Over the past decade dividends represented the only income that investors have generated in the markets. In essence, stockholders are “paid for waiting” until their portfolios rebound.

Much has been written in the media about the “record numbers” of companies cutting or failing to raise their dividends. Even with a large number of companies not increasing their dividends this year, there is still an abundance of companies that have.

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Lorillard owns the Newport cigarette brand, which has the highest market share of all menthol cigarettes. This is a fine Magic Formula pick, with durable brand advantages, strong financial metrics, and a healthy dividend.

A look at some of the changes that might occur to Atria, including dividends, cost savings, and debt, after the spinoff of PMI.

David Winters discusses Wintergreen Fund's first year of existence. Winters was "delighted" with his fund's 2006 return of 20.1%. Major positions at year end included Consolidated Tomoka (CTO), Reynolds American (RAI), Weyerhaeuser (WY), and HSBC (HBC). Winters also discusses his approach to investing in the letter.