November 2011
November 30, 2011 –
|
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: [more]
November 29, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: MCD
, PEP
, ABT
Most investors aren't very good at investing. I suspect over their lifetimes, most investors will end up losing money in the stock market. So why do they keep coming back, and is there anything that can be done to turn the losses into gains? [more]
November 28, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: MKC
, BDX
, HRL
As we officially head into the holiday season, many of us in the U.S. did not have to go into work today in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Though not much is happening at the office, there are still many working for me today. Not people, but my Dividend Stocks. It is great to know while I am relaxing with family and watching the big game, those stocks are hard at work providing me an additional income stream. [more]
November 25, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: BMS
, AVY
, SON
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: [more]
November 24, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: BDX
, ABT
, MDT
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Becton, Dickinson and Co. (BDX). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: [more]
November 23, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: EMR
, PG
, MMM
Commitment is a word often thrown around, but rarely backed up with actions. Salesmen are committed to your needs until you sign on the dotted line - then they are committed to next unsigned contract. A true measure of character is how committed are you to doing right when the times are hard and you are tempted to go astray? This same test can be applied to companies that pay and increase their dividends. [more]
November 22, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: MCD
, TGT
, WMT
To make our world easier to understand and explain, we like to organize and categorize things into groups for ease of reference. Dividend Stocks are no different. They can be placed into a few categories based on their historic performance and expectations for the future. Here are three broad categories and some representative selections from each: [more]
November 21, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: JCI
, SYY
, HD
Some traditionalist would say your home is your greatest wealth building asset. I would argue it is not. Others would say your income is your greatest wealth building asset. Thought there is a lot of truth to the statement, it is still not your greatest wealth building asset. So, what is your greatest wealth building asset? Everyone is born with it. Few realize its importance until they lose most of it. The asset is so priceless it can’t be bought. Your most valuable wealth building asset is time. [more]
November 19, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: KO
, ADP
, PEP
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 update its holdings. [more]
November 18, 2011 –
|
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: [more]
November 17, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: INTC
, AMD
, TXN
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Intel Corporation (INTC). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: [more]
November 16, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: WMT
, INTC
, MCD
Who wouldn't like to earn a safe 15% on their original investment? Normally double-digit returns are the fodder of con artists or associated with extraordinarily risky investments. In either of these cases, the person is usually left holding despair in one hand and an empty wallet in the other. [more]
November 15, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: WMT
, CL
, MCD
This year the market has been quite volatile. With significant run ups followed by steep declines. This has provided income investors first hand experience in managing both their emotions and their income portfolio in an unsettled market. [more]
November 14, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: MRK
, PRU
, ADP
For a dividend investor, there is not much worse than a stock that cuts or eliminates its dividend. Suddenly, the reason you purchased the stock no longer exists. Many dividend investors, myself included, have a hard and fast rule to immediately sell any stock held as income investment if it cuts its dividend. [more]
November 12, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: JNJ
, INTC
, PEP
Once again it is time for a goals/progress update. I am pleased to report that annualized dividend income increased in October, extending the streak to 16 consecutive months of increases after June 2010's decline. Since I began publicly tracking annualized dividend income in November 2007, it has increased in 45 of the last 47 months. [more]
November 10, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: MSFT
, AAPL
, GOOG
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: [more]
November 09, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: COP
, INTC
, MCD
Growth or yield? In a perfect world, income investors would want both from their investments and are not interested in investments that offer neither. This is where the common ground ends, and the debate begins. Without the benefit of a perfect world, we are left with the middle ground which is a balancing act between growth and yield. How much yield are you willing to give up for growth at a certain level, and how much growth will you sacrifice for a higher yield? [more]
November 08, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: BP
, CNI
, VOD
Knowledgeable investors will agree that a well-planned asset allocation should include a defined percentage dedicated to international investments. As an investor in dividend growth stocks, this has been one of the more challenging allocations within my portfolio. [more]
November 07, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: ADM
, EMR
, HON
In the U.S. and Canada, most companies pay dividends quarterly. In other parts of the world, it is not uncommon for companies to pay an annual or a semi-annual dividend. That is not to say that North American companies sometimes choose not to pay quarterly dividends. For many years McDonald’s (MCD) paid an annual dividend. Since 2000, Walt Disney Co. (DIS) has paid an annual dividend and Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (RT) has paid a semi-annual dividend. Going in the other direction, Realty Income Corp. (O) and Gas Natural Inc. (EGAS) pay monthly dividends. [more]
November 04, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: CAH
, MCK
, OMI
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: [more]
November 03, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: KO
, DPS
, PEP
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Coca-Cola Company (KO). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: [more]
November 02, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: COP
, JNJ
, INTC
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]
November 01, 2011 –
|
RELATED TICKERS: KMB
, MCD
, GD
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]
RSS Headlines
Fool UK