http://dividendsvalue.com Dividend Investing & Value Investing For A Superior Portfolio Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:30:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net March 8, 2010. Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Meridian Bioscience Inc. (VIVO). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: Company Description: Meridian Bioscience Inc. develops, makes and sells disposable diagnostic test kits and related products used for the rapid diagnosis ... http://dividendsvalue.com/5905/meridian-bioscience-inc-vivo-dividend-stock-analysis/ Each Sunday I highlight the Carnivals I participated in over the past week, along with any notable articles that I came across. For those readers not familiar with carnivals, it's where personal finance bloggers submit their best articles of the week with one blog serving as the host. The entries ... http://dividendsvalue.com/5821/weekly-links-march-14-2010/ Each month I update the Pocket Change Portfolio (PCP). The table below reconciles the PCP from beginning of period to end of period for February 2010, Year-To-Date (2010) and Life-To-Date. The Portfolio Returns line provides the calculated return for the three displayed periods. Description February-2010 Year-To-Date Life-To-Date Beg. Portfolio Value 25,987.33 21,411.36 - Online Cash Receipts 6,267.18 11,076.37 31,132.39 Online Expenses - (4.95) (238.58) Gross Profit 6,267.18 11,071.42 30,893.81 Dividends 46.26 63.46 365.98 Interest ... http://dividendsvalue.com/5949/pocket-change-portfolio-february-2010/ We all know what surprising The Street will do to a stock’s price. The street focuses on quarterly revenue, EPS, EBIT, EBITDA and margins. The income statement is where you find all the metrics that The Street loves. It therefore must be the most important financial statement. Not! That title ... http://dividendsvalue.com/5932/5-dividend-stocks-delivering-whats-important/ The greatest compliment a colleague can pay you is to purchase your premium service (unsolicited), then ask if he can become an affiliate. I was certainty humbled when The Dividend Guy did just that. But he didn't stop there. Earlier this year he did a full review on the D4L-Premium ... http://dividendsvalue.com/5939/d4l-premium-services-affiliate-review/ This is the second installment in a multi-part series that looks at various options used by income investors to boost their yield while waiting for dividend growth to lift their portfolio's overall yield-on-cost. Last week we looked at Utilities. This week we are looking at Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Below ... http://dividendsvalue.com/5917/increasing-dividend-yield-part-ii-reits/ This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net March 1, 2010. Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of The Coca-Cola Company (KO). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: Company Description: The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest soft drink company. It engages in the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of ... http://dividendsvalue.com/5845/the-coca-cola-company-ko-dividend-stock-analysis-2/ Each Sunday I highlight the Carnivals I participated in over the past week, along with any notable articles that I came across. For those readers not familiar with carnivals, it's where personal finance bloggers submit their best articles of the week with one blog serving as the host. The entries ... http://dividendsvalue.com/5761/weekly-links-march-7-2010/ Once again it is time for a goals/progress update. I am pleased to report that annualized dividend income rose in February, extending the streak to 12 months after February 2009's decline. Since I began publicly tracking annualized dividend income in November 2007, it has increased in 26 of the last ... http://dividendsvalue.com/5890/progress-update-february-2010/ What is the primary reason you invest in dividend stocks? For me, it is a means to build a growing income that can be relied on during retirement. One of the beauties of dividend investing is it provides you continuous feedback. As the years and decades go by you can ... http://dividendsvalue.com/5872/11-dividend-stocks-providing-positive-feedback/