| Common Stocks for Income |
| Below we have begun to list common stocks that have reasonable yields with decent safety We DO NOT list common stocks of companies with high yields while on the verge of bankruptcy etc. Of course the advantage of buying common stocks with decent yields is that historically--over time they have performed very well combining the dividends received with the capital gain potential |
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| Consolidated Edison Latest Financials for Period End 03/31/2008 Consolidated Edison, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides electric, gas, and steam utility services in the United States. It provides electric service to approximately 3.2 million customers and gas service to approximately 1.1 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, as well as provides steam service to office buildings, apartment houses, and hospitals in parts of Manhattan. The company also provides electric service to approximately 0.3 million customers in southeastern New York and adjacent areas of northern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, and gas service to approximately 0.1 million customers in southeastern New York and adjacent areas of eastern Pennsylvania. In addition, Consolidated Edison owns, leases, or operates generating plants and participates in other infrastructure projects; sells electricity directly to delivery-service customers of utilities primarily in the northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions; and provides energy-efficiency services, including the design and installation of lighting retrofits, high-efficiency heating, ventilating and sells electricity to industrial and large commercial customers, as well as to residential customers. Consolidated Edison was founded in 1884 and is based in New York, New York. Yield as of 11/19/2008 6% |
| Great Plains Energy Latest Financials for Period End 6/30/2008 Great Plains Energy Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the United States. It generates electricity utilizing coal, nuclear, natural gas, oil, and wind resources. The company also provides retail electricity supply services; and strategic planning, consulting and billing, and scheduling services in the natural gas and electricity markets. As of December 31, 2007, it served approximately 506,000 customers located in 24 counties in western Missouri and eastern Kansas comprising 446,100 residential and 57,600 commercial customers, as well as 2,300 industrials, municipalities, and other electric utilities. Great Plains Energy had approximately 4,000 megawatts of generating capacity. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Yield as of 10/17/2008 9.1% |
| Empire District Electric Latest Financials for Period End 6/30/2008 The Empire District Electric Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in parts of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. It operates in three segments: Electric, Gas, and Other. The Electric segment generates electricity from coal, natural gas, and hydro sources; and supplies electric service at retail to 121 incorporated communities and various unincorporated areas, as well as at wholesale to four municipally owned distribution systems. As of December 31, 2007, it had generating facilities with an aggregate generating capacity of 1,255 megawatts; transmission systems consisted of approximately 22 miles of 345 kV lines, 434 miles of 161 kV lines, 744 miles of 69 kV lines, and 81 miles of 34.5 kV lines; and distribution systems consisted of approximately 6,785 miles of line. This segment also owns and operates water pumping facilities and distribution systems consisting of a total of approximately 86 miles of water mains in three communities in Missouri. It primarily serves residential, commercial, industrial, wholesale on-system, and wholesale off-system customers. The Gas segment provides natural gas distribution to communities in northwest, north central, and west central Missouri. Its principal gas utility properties consisted of approximately 87 miles of transmission mains and approximately 1,110 miles of distribution mains. This segment primarily serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The Other segment engages in the leasing of fiber optics cable and equipment. The company was founded in 1909 and is based in Joplin, Missouri. Yield as of 11/19/2008 7% |
| Pinnacle West Capital Latest Financials for Period End 6/30/2008 Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated electric utility company in the United States. It engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, through various fuels, including coal, gas and oil, nuclear, and solar, as well as provides retail and wholesale electric services. Pinnacle West Capital also engages in real estate development and investment activities in the western United States. The company was founded in 1920 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Yield as of 11/19/2008 7.2% |
| Progress Energy Latest Financials for Period End 6/30/2008 Progress Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated energy company serving the southeast region of the United States. It engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in North Carolina, South Carolina, and west central Florida. The company also provides coal terminal services, which include procuring and processing coal, and transloading and marketing synthetic fuels. It offers its coal terminal services in Kentucky and West Virginia. The company serves textile, chemical, metal, paper, food, rubber and plastics, wood products, and electronic machinery and equipment sectors, as well as phosphate rock mining and processing, electronics design and manufacturing, and citrus and other food processing sectors. As of December 31, 2007, it had approximately 21,000 megawatts of regulated electric generation capacity and served approximately 3.1 million retail electric customers. Progress Energy, formerly known as CP&L Energy, Inc., was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. Yield as of 8/14/2008 5.5% |
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| Latest Financials for Period End 06/30/2008 Ameren Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility holding company in Missouri and Illinois. It engages in rate-regulated electric generation, transmission, and distribution businesses; rate-regulated natural gas transmission and distribution businesses; and non-rate-regulated electric generation businesses. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Yield as of 9/12/2008 6.4% |
| Latest Financials for Period End 6/30/2008 Pfizer, Inc. engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of prescription medicines for humans and animals worldwide. Its Pharmaceutical segment offers Lipitor for elevated cholesterol levels in the blood; Norvasc for hypertension; Caduet for cardiovascular events; Chantix/Champix for smoking cessation; Lyrica for neuropathic pain; Geodon/Zeldox, a psychotropic agent; Aricept for Alzheimer�s disease; and Zoloft for various disorders. It also offers Celebrex for arthritis pain, and inflammation and acute pain; Vfend for esophageal candidiasis and blood stream infections; Zyvox for bacterial infections; and Selzentry/Celsentri for adults infected with only CCR5-tropic HIV-1 detectable. In addition, this segment provides Viagra for erectile dysfunction; Detrol for overactive bladder; Camptosar for metastatic colorectal cancer; Sutent, an oral multi-kinase inhibitor; Xalatan/Xalacom for open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension; Genotropin for growth disorders; and Zyrtec/Zyrtec for allergies and hives. The company�s Animal Health segment offers parasiticides, anti-inflammatories, antibiotics, vaccines, antiemetics, and anti-obesity agents. It also provides Revolution/Stronghold for dogs and cats; Rimadyl for pain and inflammation associated with canine osteoarthritis and soft tissue orthopedic surgery; Clavamox/Synulox for skin and soft tissue infections; RespiSureOne/StellamuneOne to prevent pneumonia in swine; Bovi-Shield Gold for reproductive and respiratory protection; Dectomax, an injectable and pour-on formulations; Draxxin, an antibiotic for infections in cattle and swine; and Excede to treat infections. Pfizer, Inc. also involves in contract manufacturing and bulk pharmaceutical chemicals businesses. It serves doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, hospitals, pharmacy benefit managers, managed care organizations, and government agencies. The company was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Yield as of 11/7/2008 7.9% |