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This article is a continuation of a monthly series highlighting the top net payout yield stocks that was started in June (see article ). The series highlights the best stocks for the upcoming month. Please review the original article for more information on the net payout yield concept. November Returns Below are two charts highlighting the monthly returns of the top 10 stocks from November (see original list here ). Due to limitations with YCharts, the chart was broken into the Top 5 and Next 5 lists. Read the full article at Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: Long AMP, COP, DTV, GS, KSS, MSI, NLY, WLP. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

This article is a continuation of a monthly series highlighting the top net payout yield stocks that was started in June (see article). The series highlights the best stocks for the upcoming month. Net Payout Yields Defined The net payout yield is the combination of the dividend yield and the net buyback yield added together to calculate the yield returned to shareholders. The net buyback yield adds stock repurchases and subtracts shares issued. The yield is calculated using the amount of buybacks over the last four quarters divided by the current market cap. Read the full article at Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: Long COP, DTV, GS, KSS, MSI, WLP. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

This article is a continuation of a monthly series highlighting the top net payout yield stocks that was started in June (see article). The series highlights the best stocks for the upcoming month. Net Payout Yields Defined The net payout yield is the combination of the dividend yield and the net buyback yield added together to calculate the yield returned to shareholders. The net buyback yield adds stock repurchases and subtracts shares issued. The yield is calculated using the amount of buybacks over the last four quarters divided by the current market cap. Read the full article at Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: Long COP, GS, KSS, MSI, and WLP. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

This article is a continuation of a series highlighting the top net payout yield stocks that was started in June (see article) and repeated in July (see article). The series is meant to highlight the best stocks for the upcoming month so this report is clearly late. Though with the majority of the month left, it is still worth reviewing last month's results and the updated list as of data from August 10th. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: Long all positions mentioned. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

Last week, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) announced an additional $3B buyback program (see article here on avoiding stock) that signaled to investors to be cautious. While the amount sounded significant, the details suggested the buyback wouldn't amount to much more than 1.5% of the outstanding stock each year. Now after the close on Friday, Bristol-Myers announced the agreement to purchase Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) along with AstraZeneca (AZN) for $5.3B. This deal surely suggests that the company won't buyback as much stock as expected at least in the near term. The timing of the two announcements has to be in question. Why increase a buyback with the stock hitting a ten year high? Not to mention right before announcing a cash intensive acquisition that will not only strain any cash that could be used for a buyback, but also that is dilutive making the stock less attractive. Investors buying last week have to feel duped. Read the full article at Seeking Alpha. Di...