Top 5 Dividend Companies To Own For 2014

Telecom industry services provider�CSG Systems (NASDAQ: CSGS  ) announced today�that it would initiate the payment of a quarterly dividend to investors, marking the first time in company history it has done so.

The board of directors said the quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share is payable on July 25 to the holders of record at the close of business on July 10. Going forward, it expects to pay dividends each year in September, December, March, and June.�

CSG Systems President and CEO Peter Kalan said: "Since our inception, we have demonstrated that we can grow revenues at or above the market, make important investments to help us get broader and deeper in our clients' operations, and generate strong, predictable cash flows. These characteristics have provided us with a strong balance sheet and the flexibility to continue to invest in our business while at the same time, return capital to our shareholders."

The regular dividend payment equates to a $0.60-per-share annual dividend, yielding 2.8% based on the closing price of CSG Systems' stock on June 24.

Top 5 Dividend Companies To Own For 2014: Philip Morris International Inc(PM)

Philip Morris International Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products in markets outside of the United States. Its international product brand line comprises Marlboro, Merit, Parliament, Virginia Slims, L&M, Chesterfield, Bond Street, Lark, Muratti, Next, Philip Morris, and Red & White. The company also offers its products under the A Mild, Dji Sam Soe, and A Hijau in Indonesia; Diana in Italy; Optima and Apollo-Soyuz in the Russian Federation; Morven Gold in Pakistan; Boston in Colombia; Belmont, Canadian Classics, and Number 7 in Canada; Best and Classic in Serbia; f6 in Germany; Delicados in Mexico; Assos in Greece; and Petra in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It operates primarily in the European Union, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Canada, and Latin America. The company is based in New York, New York.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Tim McAleenan Jr.]

  And lastly, Mankiw mentions emerging markets. If you want to bet against the United States dollar and own a company that generates all of its profits outside the United States, it could be useful to take a look at Philip Morris International (PM). Asia makes up 37% of its profits. The Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe make up 27% of its profits. Smoking rates in countries like Indonesia are increasing at 10-25% annual rates. The Marlboro brand is gaining market share in Asia. The company is planning aggressive expansion into Central Africa. If you want emerging markets exposure, Philip Morris International could be a decent way to cover your bases.

Top 5 Dividend Companies To Own For 2014: Cinemark Holdings Inc(CNK)

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries engage in the motion picture exhibition business. As of June 30, 2011, it operated 436 theatres with 4,983 screens in 39 states of the United States, as well as in Brazil, Mexico, and 11 other Latin American countries. The company is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By John Udovich]

  The shares of small cap IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) have slipped more than 10% this week on growth concerns - meaning it might be a good idea to take a closer look at the stock plus its performance�verses other cinema stocks like Carmike Cinemas, Inc (NASDAQ: CKEC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) along with the PowerShares Dynamic Leisure & Entertainment ETF�(NYSEARCA: PEJ).

Best Performing Companies To Own In Right Now: Psychemedics Corporation(PMD)

Psychemedics Corporation provides testing services for the detection of abused substances through the analysis of hair samples primarily in the United States. The company provides commercial testing and confirmation by mass spectrometry using various practices for cocaine; marijuana; PCP; methamphetamine, including Ecstasy; and opiates comprising heroin, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and oxycodone. Its tests provide information that indicates the approximate amount of drug ingested, as well as historical data, which shows a pattern of individual drug used over a period of time. The company offers its services to employers for applicant and employee testing, as well as to physicians, treatment professionals, law enforcement agencies, school administrators, parents concerned about their children?s drug use, and other individuals or entities engaged in business where drug use or potential drug use is an issue. Psychemedics markets its corporate drug testing services primarily t hrough its own sales force; and home drug testing service, PDT-90, through the Internet and retail distributors. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Acton, Massachusetts.

Top 5 Dividend Companies To Own For 2014: NGP Capital Resources Company(NGPC)

NGP Capital Resources Company is a business development company specializing in investments in small and mid size and middle market companies. The firm typically invests in acquisitions, buyouts, growth and development, revitalization, restructuring, recapitalizations, and special situations. It invests in energy companies with a focus on oil and gas exploitation, development, and production business; upstream businesses that acquire, develop, and produce oil, natural gas, and coal; midstream businesses that gather, process, store, and transport oil and natural gas; power generation and distribution; oil field services and other energy services; and alternative energy and other similar energy related businesses. The firm primarily invests between $10 million and $100 million in its portfolio companies. It invests in the form of secured, senior, and subordinate debt; convertible debt; preferred equity; project equity; production payments, net profits interests, and similar investments; and mezzanine loans and may receive equity investments in portfolio companies in connection with such investments. The firm makes asset and project based investments in private companies and can also invest in public companies. NGP Capital Resources Company was founded in 2004 and is based at Houston, Texas. It is a subsidiary of NGP Energy Capital Management.

Top 5 Dividend Companies To Own For 2014: RGC Resources Inc.(RGCO)

RGC Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the distribution of natural gas in Virginia. It is primarily involved in the regulated sale and distribution of natural gas to residential, commercial, and large industrial and transportation customers through underground mains and service lines in Roanoke, Virginia, and the surrounding localities. The company also provides non-regulated services. In addition, it offers information technology consulting services, as well as utility and regulatory consulting services to other utilities. The company operates approximately 1,045 miles of transmission and distribution pipeline; owns and operates eight metering stations; and a liquefied natural gas storage facility located in Botetourt County. RGC Resources, Inc. was founded in 1912 and is based in Roanoke, Virginia.