5 High Yield Stocks For The Ultimate Retirement Portfolio

By Daniel Carver Today I want to analyze five stocks that I feel are ideally suited for the ultimate retirement portfolio. We’ll be paying special attention to their dividend yields and the prospects for that yield to continue unchanged, to rise or to fall. We’ll also match up these picks to a competitor, assuring a balanced view. I will be analyzing these companies from the vantage point of a value investor. Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) and CNH Global N.V. (CNH) are both in the farm and construction machinery industry. Their market caps are $64.64 and $9.9 billion, respectively. Caterpillar’s been in business continuously since 1925 and CNH Global since 1991. Both businesses are cyclical and their fortunes rise and fall with the GDP, but remember; we are looking at long term investment. Think retirement portfolio! The clear choice in this round is Caterpillar whose dividend yield will help smooth out the rough spots. CNH Global doesn’t offer a dividend nor does it offer the track record enjoyed by Caterpillar. Caterpillar, Inc. CNH Global N.V. Fundamentals Value Fundamentals Value Price/Earnings Ratio 14.84 Price/Earnings Ratio 10.24 Price/Earnings Growth Ratio 0.61 Price/Earnings Growth Ratio 0.72 Price to Book 4.43 Price to Book 1.24 Return…