Best Gold Stocks To Watch For 2014

Millions of investors have turned to dividend stocks to provide income, and they can ill-afford to have those stocks cut their payouts right now. Yet in one sector, things look particularly dangerous for dividend investors right now.

In the following video, Fool markets analyst Mike Klesta talks with Fool contributor Dan Caplinger about this dangerous sector. As Dan notes, with large drops in revenue expected in the current quarter, several companies in the industry have already been forced to cut their dividends dramatically, and further cuts could come in the near future if prospects for the industry don't rebound quickly. Dan concludes with some guidance on what to look for in assessing whether the industry can avoid further problems down the road and how price increases in ETFs SPDR Gold (NYSEMKT: GLD  ) and iShares Silver (NYSEMKT: SLV  ) could help companies sustain their dividends.

Best Gold Stocks To Watch For 2014: KOFAX PLC ORD GBP0.025(KFX.L)

Kofax plc develops and markets capture driven business process automation solutions worldwide. The company provides enterprise software solutions, such as Kofax Capture for capturing documents from paper and electronic sources; Kofax Transformation Modules to classify and separate documents, and extract and validate information; Kofax e-Transactions to send and receive electronic invoices without paper; Kofax Front Office Server that triggers back office business processes from front office equipment; and Kofax Monitor to monitor and analyze the performance of capture systems. It also offers Kofax Communication Server, which enables the automated exchange of business critical information linking devices, including MFPs, fax, phone systems, and email and SMS, as well as applications comprising ERP and CRM systems, and Kofax Capture; Kofax Express that captures paper documents into archives; and Kofax VRS Elite, a scanner that automatically examines documents and applies the correct settings to deliver scanned images. In addition, the company provides Atalasoft DotImage SDK, a photo and document imaging toolkit for the Microsoft .NET platform that enables image scanning, viewing, annotation, compression, and processing for customized desktop or Web applications; MarkView for Accounts Payable, which is used for transaction processing; MarkView AP Advisor to control financial functions; and SupplierExpress that processes invoice capture and entry, as well as professional, training, and support services. Further, it offers industry solutions for banking, mortgage processing, insurance, government, business process outsourcing, and health care segments; Microsoft Sharepoint solutions; business processes, such as invoice processing, digital mailroom, and medical claims processing; and resources, including case studies, white papers, customers, blogs, webinars, newsletter, and video testimonials. Kofax plc was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Best Gold Stocks To Watch For 2014: Stewart Enterprises Inc.(STEI)

Stewart Enterprises, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides funeral and cemetery products and services in the death care industry in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a range of funeral merchandise and services, as well as cemetery property, cremation, merchandise, and services. Its funeral homes provide various services and products, including the family consultation, removal and preparation of remains, usage of funeral home facilities for visitation, worship and funeral services, transportation services, flowers, and caskets. The company also sells cemetery property and related merchandise, which includes lots, lawn crypts, family and community mausoleums, monuments, markers, and burial vaults; and provides burial site openings and closings and inscriptions. In addition, it maintains cemetery grounds under cemetery perpetual care contracts and local laws. As of January 31, 2011, the company owned and operated 218 funeral homes and 141 cemeterie s. Stewart Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1910 and is based in Jefferson, Louisiana.

Top Stocks To Watch Right Now: Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc.(PCRX)

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in the development, commercialization, and manufacture of pharmaceutical products for use in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. The company develops pharmaceutical products based on its proprietary DepoFoam drug delivery technology. Its product portfolio includes EXPAREL, a long-acting non-opioid postsurgical analgesic for postsurgical pain management; DepoCyt for the treatment of lymphomatous meningitis, a cancer of the immune system; DepoDur for controlling post operative pain; DepoNSAID, which is in preclinical trials for the relief of acute pain; and DepoMethotrexate that is in preclinical trials for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis oncology. The company was formerly known as Pacira, Inc. and changed its name to Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in October 2010. Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.