Me and the wife are investing in DRiPs. At the moment we're putting a few hundred dollars a month into the Bank of Montreal. We'll move on to something else when we have a few hundred shares.

I have an IRA that focuses heavily on high-dividend companies. According to The Motley Fool, stocks that pay dividends increase in value at a rate of 2.5x that of non-dividend companies.

I have shares in the following companies:

• AGNC - a REIT stock...Insane dividends. They've been paying out 20% interest per year for over 2 years now. They buy up mortgages and undervalued houses, fix them up, and sell/rent them. Fantastic company.
• BJBHX - a high-growth mutual fund with a 7% yearly dividend. Its been the most solid investment I've made. Its gone up about 5% since I bought in March or April, but its dividends have been great.
• CEL - The leading Israeli telecommunications company (think Verizon of Israel). Way undervalued earlier this year, because there were fears that the Israeli government would block/ban some internet access...Dropped like 30%. I bought it at $26 a share. Its $32.50 now, and returns 7-10% in dividends per year.

Overall, my portfolio has gained a little since last year...I did make a bad investment on a trust that dropped 30% in a day, and I lost a bit of money on that. However, most other stocks I have been in have done well. Very happy with the three I've listed.

I'd suggest mutual funds and/or high-dividend stocks that are secure. There are a lot out there that are major companies that offer between 5-7% returns per year...Thats way better than CDs or America's wonderful Social Security system.

i am but not in the elecronics market.

I have mutual funds, but not individual stocks.

My best investment was a chinese beauty farm. I after 2 years I got half of the invested money back just from dividends. I sold them with a 200% profit.

I only invested 300 Euro though. So 150 Euro from dividends  600 Euro from capital gain = 750 Euro profit.

Too bad I am not in a job these days and no money to invest. 300 Euro was quite a sum for me. (I am a student, work part-time and have a job interview tomorrow - wish me luck) 

the man has eyes!!

even I didn't see it.. and I wote it!