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If you are looking for dividend buys, here are some stocks going ex-dividend during the last half of July. Most of the following stocks have a PE below 20, all have PEG ratios below 2.5, and yields over 2.5%.

First Defiance Financial (FDEF) 7/9/2008 Yield: 6.62% PE: 8 PEG: 0.99
Horizon Financial Corp (HRZB) 7/9/2008 Yield: 9.22% PE: 4 PEG: 0.36
West Coast Bancorp (WCBO) 7/9/2008 Yield: 6.62% PE: 13 PEG: 1.23
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI) 7/9/2008 Yield: 3.52% PE: 21 PEG: 1.12
Washington Federal Inc. (WFSL) 7/9/2008 Yield: 4.75% PE: 12 PEG: 1.47
BB&T Corporation (BBT) 7/9/2008 Yield: 7.78% PE: 8

I’ve received questions recently about all the stock dividend dates, so I thought I would clarify them for you. In addition, for those who are interested in ‘buying dividends’, I have listed the stocks going ex-dividend during the first two weeks of July. Here’s what each of the dividend dates mean.

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to t