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Tech stocks with dividends: A trio of turnarounds

 Jul 18, 2008 10:10 AM UTC
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"As the tech industry has matured, some technology companies are beginning to devote some of their cash flow to dividends," explain George Putnam, who notes, "This helps reduce downside volatility and offers some positive return when the stock prices lag."


In his industry-leading The Turnaround Letter, the advisor highlights some dividend-paying tech stocks; here a look at three of those picks.


"Many tech stocks have underperformed for the last couple of years as capital spending on technology products has been weak. The sector will eventually rebound, but the timing is far from certain.


"A conservative way to play the industry is to focus on technology stocks that pay dividends. That way you at least get paid something while you wait for the rebound. The following technology stocks pay decent dividends, many of them higher than the average 2.1% dividend paid by the stocks in the S&P 500 Index.

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