Frontier Communications Shares Cross 9% Yield Mark

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Frontier Communications Corp (NASD: FTR) were yielding above the 9% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.40), with the stock changing hands as low as $4.44 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return. To illustrate, suppose for example you pu...