http://www.profitableinvestingtips.com/investing-trading/invest-in-apple-for-the-dividend - Invest in Apple for the Dividend - Invest in Apple for the Dividend Is it time to invest in Apple for the dividend instead of projected growth? It has been about fifteen years since Apple last paid a dividend. Now the new CEO, Tim Cook, says that Apple will be paying a quarterly dividend and will be buying back shares. According to Apple the combined dividends and stock purchases will amount to $45 Billion over the next three years. The dividend part of this program will be around $10 Billion a year. Apple has had a spectacular rise from near oblivion in the mid 1990’s. It is truly a household name and it ranks in the top companies worldwide when measured by market capitalization. Part of company value is the nearly $100 Billion or so in cash and equities that it holds. Under former CEO Steve Jobs, Apple made great products and profited handsomely. Now the question for investors might be whether or not Apple is about to go the way of another large computer and electronics, Microsoft. Will Apple level off, continue to make lots of money and pay out handsome dividends? Will it seek to raise stock price by buying back stocks as its ability to produce stock gains dwindles? Is it time to invest in Apple for the dividend instead of for the growth as Apple joins the ranks of dividend stocks? At lot is made about the fact that Steve Jobs in gone. Those who choose to invest in Apple for the dividend may well believe that the creative spark in Apple died with its cofounder. However, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple was not the only creative mind in the company. Apple will likely continue to produce great products that everyone wants to have. However, there is such a thing as market saturation. Apple makes great products. But, for much of the world, if not most of the world, they are too expensive. And, competition could get tougher for Apple if it gets into the world of mid-priced consumer electronics. The implication of this line of reasoning is that Apple may well continue to wow us with new and innovative products. It may well continue to create a healthy income stream. It may be able to pay healthy dividends and even raise its stock price a bit by repurchasing its stock. But the time to invest in Apple for the dividend, instead of for expected growth, might well have come. When investing in companies with cash, investors look for stability and cash flow more so than growth. One issue for the immediate term is that Apple stock has gone up by half since Steve Jobs passed away. Part of this has likely had to do with successful product launches. Part may have had to do with previous concern about a transition after the expect death of the former CEO. With a successful transition investors may well be reassured that the company will not just fall apart.

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3. Is it time to invest in Apple for the dividend instead
of projected growth?
It has been about fifteen years since Apple last paid
a dividend.
Now the new CEO, Tim Cook, says that Apple will be
paying a quarterly dividend and will be buying back
shares.
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4. According to Apple the combined dividends and
stock purchases will amount to $45 Billion over the
next three years.
The dividend part of this program will be around
$10 Billion a year.
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5. Apple has had a spectacular rise from near oblivion
in the mid 1990’s.
It is truly a household name and it ranks in the top
companies worldwide when measured by market
capitalization.
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6. Part of company value is the nearly $100 Billion or
so in cash and equities that it holds. Under former
CEO Steve Jobs, Apple made great products and
profited handsomely.
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7. Now the question for investors might be whether or
not Apple is about to go the way of another large
computer and electronics, Microsoft.
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8. Will Apple level off, continue to make lots of money
and pay out handsome dividends?
Will it seek to raise stock price by buying back stocks
as its ability to produce stock gains dwindles?
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9. Is it time to invest in Apple for the dividend instead
of for the growth as Apple joins the ranks of
dividend stocks?
At lot is made about the fact that Steve Jobs in gone.
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10. Those who choose to invest in Apple for the
dividend may well believe that the creative spark in
Apple died with its cofounder.
However, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple
was not the only creative mind in the company.
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11. Apple will likely continue to produce great products
that everyone wants to have.
However, there is such a thing as market saturation.
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12. Apple makes great products.
But, for much of the world, if not most of the world,
they are too expensive.
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13. And, competition could get tougher for Apple if it
gets into the world of mid-priced consumer
electronics.
The implication of this line of reasoning is that Apple
may well continue to wow us with new and
innovative products.
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14. It may well continue to create a healthy income
stream.
It may be able to pay healthy dividends and even
raise its stock price a bit by repurchasing its stock.
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15. But the time to invest in Apple for the dividend,
instead of for expected growth, might well have
come.
When investing in companies with cash, investors
look for stability and cash flow more so than growth.
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16. One issue for the immediate term is that Apple
stock has gone up by half since Steve Jobs passed
away.
Part of this has likely had to do with successful
product launches.
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17. Part may have had to do with previous concern
about a transition after the expect death of the
former CEO.
With a successful transition investors may well be
reassured that the company will not just fall apart.
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18. But, even with its upcoming dividend and stock
buyback plan, Apple will hold over $50 Billion in
cash and cash equivalents and will be adding on as it
goes.
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19. It holds substantial offshore assets as well and will
likely not repatriate these unless there is a change in
the tax law.
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20. Whether you choose to invest in Apple for its
product innovation or invest in Apple for the
dividend depends on whether you think that the
company will come up with a product or two than
no one currently imagines, which everyone will
want to have, and which lots of folks will be able to
afford.
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21. Fundamental analysis will need to support positive
investor sentiment if investors are going keep
driving Apple stocks price upward.
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