Geraldine Weiss — Blue-Chip Dividend
What it finds: 4%+ yielding companies worth $10B or more with sturdy balance sheets and consistent quality, after Weiss's 'Dividends Don't Lie' framework. It uses a 4% yield floor rather than each company's own yield history. • Source: 'Dividends Don't Lie' (1988) & 'The Dividend Connection' (1995). • Typical trigger: Yield ≥ 4%, D/E ≤ 0.5, quality ≥ 65, Piotroski ≥ 6, market cap ≥ $10B.
Geraldine Weiss — 'Dividends Don't Lie' (1988). Investment Quality Trends newsletter ranked top-tier by Hulbert; established dividend-yield-as-valuation methodology.
Filter breakdown
- Dividend yield 4%+
- Debt to equity up to 0.5
- Company quality score 65+
- Health score 6+
- Worth $10B+
- $5M+ a day
- Price $10+ in US dollars (outside the US, companies worth $2B+ pass)
- Sorted by dividend yield, highest first
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