Monthly High Yield Shares Researched By “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. High yield investing is popular especially just before the next dividend payout. In order to receive the next dividend, investors must take a look at the ex-dividend date. If you own a share or fund before this day, you will receive the next dividend. I screened interesting high yielding stocks going ex-dividend within the next month – November 2012. As result, we found 84 stocks with an average dividend yield of 6.18 percent. Eight stocks have a double-digit yield and thirty-three a buy or better recommendation.

The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) owns Alabama Power Company (Alabama Power), Georgia Power Company (Georgia Power), Gulf Power Company (Gulf Power), and Mississippi Power Company (Mississippi Power), each of which is an operating public utility company.

The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) witnessed volume of 17.16 million shares during last trade however it holds an average trading capacity of 4.13 million shares. SO last trade opened at $45.15 reached intraday low of $44.81 and went +0.44% up to close at $45.32.

Southern Company (NYSE:SO) announced a regular quarterly dividend of 47.25 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable March 6, 2012, to shareholders of record Feb. 6, 2012. This marks 257 consecutive quarters - dating back to 1948 - that Southern Company will have paid a dividend to its shareholders.