Comments on: Interest Rates: Things Are Not Always As They Have Been *

By: TheLocoMono

TheLocoMono — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:38:00 +0000

Having taken notice of the interest rates in the past five years or so, I never realized how much of an influence interest rates can have on the economy.

It is a good to learn what causes and effects lowering/raising rates can have,not just for savers but for spenders and the economy as a whole.

I can see why dividends are more attractive for the longer term because interest rates are truly short term and simply put, beyond the control of investors.

By: sirbeef

sirbeef — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:36:00 +0000

Great blog, brother. Keep on trucking.
Long live Jeremy Siegel and dividend investing.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:22:00 +0000

After reading your post, I did a little research on the energy sector and it’s insane what some of those companies are trading at.

BTW, great points and I love the blog!

By: Dividends4Life

Dividends4Life — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:54:00 +0000

Anon: I can’t speak for the others, but for me I don’t invest in “sin” stocks. Each of the products represented has had a detrimental effect on someone in my extended family. For me, it is not something I am comfortable investing in.

Best Wishes,
D4L

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:26:00 +0000

questyion i read through the div net and nobody talks about PM, phillip morris international, it is my largest stock holding and I honestly see it doing double digit growth for the rest of my life. It was the best performing part of altria which was the best performing stock of the past 50 years at well over 100,000% n that time frame. It also pays a nice div at 3.5%. Just curious why none of you div guys like it. Is it because its ethical thing?

By: Jae Jun

Jae Jun — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:20:00 +0000

Good points D4L.

I also believe it’s due to the excess money the Fed printed out back in 2003(? I think) thus increasing the money supply, which in turn isn’t exactly helping to strengthen the dollar.

By: lulugal11

lulugal11 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:18:00 +0000

Excellent points. It makes you wonder why the man on the street sees certain things that the Fed is doing wrong but the Fed does not seem to get it.

By: passivefamilyincome

passivefamilyincome — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:53:00 +0000

Great post. I agree with both of your points on why the economy is not responding.