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Wed. Feb. 17, 2010 D4L commentary

38 Dividend Securities For A Well-Rounded Asset Allocation

I am a firm believer that asset allocation plays a significant part in a portfolio’s long-term results. Recently, I received a question asking if you could have a diversified portfolio of dividend stocks. It is an interesting question that deserves further examination.


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Wed. Dec. 9, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

3 Styles Of Sucessful Dividend Investing

There are certainly many ways to categorize the different styles of investing in dividend stocks, including yield, risk, growth, etc. An investment strategy based on any of these could be successful, if implemented within the framework well-crafted plan. Over the years, I have found that most dividend investing styles fall into one of the three major categories listed below:
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Wed. Nov. 18, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

A Winning Investment Strategy

We all want to succeed in everything that we do, including investing in the stock market. Though I have no analytical data to back it up, I am convinced that most people will lose money in the stock market over their lifetime. So why do so few people succeed at investing? Could it be that an individual’s desire to succeed be a significant reason for their failure.


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Fri. Nov. 13, 2009 D4L commentary

9 Dividend Stocks Sending More Cash To Shareholders

We all are looking for the perfect dividend stock. In an utopian world, the perfect dividend stock would be one that is both high-yield and provide a high dividend growth rate. Its share price would appreciate ratable with its increasing dividend. All of this would be driven by increasing earnings and cash flow.


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Ten Dividend Kings raising dividends for over 50 years (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/17/10)
Five Dividend Stocks for long-term dividend growth (Dividend Growth Investor, 10/27/09)
Anticipating Dividend Increases (Buying Value, 3/7/10)
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Wed. Oct. 7, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

10 Best U.S. Dividend Stocks

In everything we do, we always want to be the best or be associated with the best. You never hear fans yelling, ‘We’re number 2, we’re number 2′, while holding two fingers in the air.  The same is true when selecting dividend stocks.

This is an article that I started to write several times, but would always stop after getting mired in the details. My natural tendency is make every question an analytical exercise and solve it by modeling and crunching numbers.

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Mon. Oct. 5, 2009 D4L analysis

Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) Dividend Stock Analysis

This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net September 28, 2009.

Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

Company Description: Automatic Data Processing Inc. is one of the world’s largest independent computing services companies, provides a broad range of data processing services.

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Tue. Sep. 8, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

Dividend Stocks Are Getting Expensive

Over the last several weeks, the number of dividend stocks my model identified as a buy has greatly declined. On July 3rd it flagged 14 stocks as potential buys verses only 7 stocks on August 29th. The August 29th list had the advantage of using a quarter point lower minimum dividend. Needless to say the recent market rally has made many dividend stocks expensive.


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Tue. Aug. 11, 2009 D4L commentary

Another Call For The Bottom

The markets have seen some significant gains since their March lows. Each time this occurs there is a new round of experts calling the bottom. Time and time again the market throws them a cruel twist and heads lower.  Will this time be different?


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Wed. Jul. 22, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

Should You Still Buy-And-Hold Stocks?

The buy-and-hold investment strategy has taken a lot of abuse since the market turned down.  But this isn’t the first time it has happened. It seems that each time the market cycles down, the same group of naysayers come out proclaim buy-and-hold as dead and attack it most visible proponents like Warren Buffett, John Bogle and Jeremy Siegel. Eventually, the market turns, the naysayers disappear and the buy-and-hold investors make a lot of money.


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Stock Analysis: United Technologies Corp. (UTX) (The DIV-Net, 1/25/10)
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