Telecom Services

This debt-laden name may have seen a pop for the start of 2013, but I’d stay away.
Is now the time to buy shares?
This Softbank-Sprint buyout makes me want to sell some of the latter.
Telecom stocks are known for high yield, but some are better buys than others.

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Competitors look to edge out Apple.

Hang Up on Verizon Real Money Pro($)

From today’s elevated level, if you insist on holding, you may see nothing in the way of total return.
The Playbook tablet and BB10 may be too little, too late for the struggling mobile phone pioneer.
Chasing dividend yield as a meme may have played itself out.
Given the fast-changing qualities of telecom, legitimate approaches here may receive more serious consideration.
This telecom fund now offers dividends above 7% -- even better than so-called ‘dividend-focused’ ETFs.

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