January 2013
January 31, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: IBM
, HPQ
, MSFT
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:
Company Description: IBM's global capabilities include information technology services, software, computer hardware equipment, fundamental research, and related financing. [more]
January 30, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: MSFT
, MCD
, INTC
Investing in dividend growth stocks is a long-term proposition. One of the beauties of following a dividend growth strategy is that you don't have to watch your portfolio or the market on a daily basis. For the most part, daily, monthly and yearly movements are just noise in the system. [more]
January 28, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: WFC
, BBT
, O
This company is an American multinational diversified financial services company with operations around the world. It is the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by assets and the largest bank by market capitalization. In 2011, it was the 23rd largest company in the United States. For many years it has been a popular holding of Warren Buffett. [more]
January 26, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: EMR
, JNJ
, KO
The Pocket Change Portfolio (PCP) was first introduced on September 13, 2008 as a real money dividend income portfolio funded by the "pocket change" earned from my various online endeavors. Each month I report on the portfolio's progress and dividends earned. Total dividends received during the month were $1,351.35, consisting of: [more]
January 25, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: NUE
, CMC
, X
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Nucor Corporation (NUE). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:
Company Description: Nucor Corporation is the largest minimill steelmaker in the U.S., with one of the most diverse product lines of any steelmaker in the Americas. [more]
January 24, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: COP
, CVX
, XOM
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of ConocoPhillips Co. (COP). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:
Company Description: ConocoPhillips Co. is one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) companies in the world, COP spun off its downstream assets in May 2012. [more]
January 23, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: AFL
, GD
, MSFT
I currently track over 220 dividend growth stocks in my D4L-Database and have determined some of the lower rated stocks could be buys if the companies simply chose to increase their dividends. For various reasons their management has elected keep a low payout ratio and deploy the excess cash elsewhere. [more]
January 21, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: WMB
, BLK
, OKE
In the southern U.S. where I live, there has been some controversy over harvesting forests of hardwoods and reseeding them with pines. Growing hardwoods is very similar to investing in dividend stocks. What you plant or invest in today will not yield much for years to come. That is not to say progress is not seen. It is just slow and deliberate. To grow hardwoods it takes great foresight and commitment to the process. The small investments we make in quality dividend stocks each month won’t yield large payments in the near-term. It will take time for the payments to grow and compound, but they will. [more]
January 19, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: VFINX
, BRK-B
After each quarter-end, I review my asset allocation and year-to-date total returns by category. The attached PDF contains my actual asset allocation as of 2012-Q4. Below is a high-level summary of the information contained in the PDF... [more]
January 18, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: CTBI
, IBKC
, HBHC
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Community Trust Bank Corp. (CTBI). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:
Company Description: Community Trust Bank Corp. owns and operates Community Trust Bank, Inc. of Pikeville, KY, which provides commercial banking services in Kentucky and West Virginia; and a trust company. [more]
January 17, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: CL
, PG
, KMB
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Colgate-Palmolive (CL). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:
Company Description: Colgate-Palmolive Company (Colgate) is a major consumer products company that markets oral, personal and household care and pet nutrition products in more than 200 countries and territories. [more]
January 16, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: ADP
, EMR
, GPC
New income investors naturally focus on yield, but the highest yielding stocks aren't always the best investments. To find the very best dividend growth stocks an investor must identify companies that will not just sustain their dividends, but increase them every year. To find these jewels in the rough, there are two very important things the investor must look for. [more]
January 14, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: F
, PAA
, DDR
Ford Motor Company (F) is the second-largest U.S.-based automaker and the fifth-largest in the world based on 2010 vehicle sales. Founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903, the company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. Ford owns small stakes in Mazda of Japan and Aston Martin of the United Kingdom. It employs about 213,000 employees at around 90 plants and facilities worldwide. [more]
January 12, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: AFL
, EMR
, MCD
Once again it is time for a goals/progress update. I am pleased to report that annualized dividend income increased in December, extending the streak to 30 consecutive months of increases after June 2010's decline. Since I began publicly tracking annualized dividend income in November 2007, it has increased in 59 of the last 61 months... [more]
January 11, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: NKE
, CROX
, DECK
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Nike, Inc. (NKE). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:
Company Description: Nike, Inc. is the world's leading designer and marketer of high-quality athletic footwear, athletic apparel and accessories. [more]
January 10, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: SYY
, NAFC
, SPTN
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Sysco Corporation (SYY). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:
Company Description: Sysco Corporation is a large distributor of food and related products, primarily to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry. [more]
January 09, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: KO
, JNJ
, EMR
As a fiscal conservative, the direction of our country concerns me. With the current administration's primary focus on fixing the budget deficit with higher taxes on the "wealthy", rather than a combination of higher revenue AND meaningful spending cuts, our country is left in a perilous situation. I am reminded of the following quote: [more]
January 07, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: SSS
Thursday, the President signed the Fiscal Cliff Bill into law. So will that be good for dividend stocks? The short answer is probably "yes", if you define good as an increase in share price. However, if you were hoping for a steep decline (a.k.a. a buying opportunity) you may have to wait a little longer. Politicians are still in Washington, so the decline may still come as they work through the spending side. [more]
January 04, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: CLX
, PG
, CL
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of The Clorox Company (CLX). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:
Company Description: The Clorox Company is a diversified producer of household cleaning, grocery and specialty food products is also a leading producer of natural personal care products. [more]
January 03, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: PG
, CLX
, CL
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Procter & Gamble (PG). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:
Company Description: The Procter & Gamble Company is a leading consumer products company markets household and personal care products in more than 180 countries. [more]
January 02, 2013 –
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RELATED TICKERS: COP
, CVX
, NWN
Ben Grossbaum was born on May 8, 1894 in London and moved to New York with his family when he was one year old. Young Ben was motivated by the death of his father and the humiliation of poverty. Wanting a better life, he became a model student, graduating as the class salutatorian from Columbia University at the age of 20. [more]
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