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Wed. Dec. 16, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

The 2010 Dividend Aristocrats

The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats is the most prestigious list of dividend stocks. The Dividend Aristocrats index is designed to measure the performance of S&P 500 constituents that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. This index is a member of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats index series.


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Dividend Aristocrats List for 2010 (Dividend Growth Investor, 12/30/09)
Where are the original Dividend Aristocrats now? (Dividend Growth Investor, 11/11/09)
Comprehensive Review Of The Dividend Aristocrats (Disciplined Approach to Investing, 1/22/10)
Read more on Dividend aristocrats, S&P 500 (SPX) at Wikinvest
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Wed. Jun. 24, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

3 Simple Steps For A Successful Retirement

Have you ever read something then paused and said well that’s stating the obvious? Then upon further reflection realize what is obvious to you may not be obvious to others. This happened to me recently as I was scanning some retirement headlines.


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The Math of Retirement; Not Good (Random Roger's Big Picture, 2/18/10)
Decades of Social Crisis? (naked capitalism, 6/24/09)
The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio: Your Retirement’s Financial “Declaration of Independence” (Investment U, 5/12/09)
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Wed. May. 13, 2009 D4L commentary

No Such Thing As Free (TARP) Money

Several banks have learned the hard way that when you get the U.S. government’s money, even in the form of a loan, as a bonus you get the government’s “help” running your business.  Needless to say, this is not very appealing to most businesses. Looking at the country’s deficit, the government doesn’t specialize in running anything in the black. So what’s a company to do when they realize they’re in a bad relationship?


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Wed. Jan. 21, 2009 D4L commentary

TARP Investment ROI Significantly Down

When the government wants to spend pork, but not call it pork they rebrand it as an “investment” in our future. Such is the case with the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). So, as taxpayers and “investors” how have we fared with our “investment” and how does TARP fit into our dividend portfolios?


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Fri. Dec. 19, 2008 D4L commentary

Big Names, Big Dividend Increases

Compound interest is what occurs when interest previously earned is added to the principle and is considered when calculating future interest – i.e. earning interest on interest. So, what’s more powerful than compound interest? Compound dividends! Compound dividends are like compound interest on steroids – you are not only earning on reinvested dividends, but the dividend rate is increasing.


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Dividend Stocks in the news (Dividend Growth Investor, 12/22/08)
Ten Dividend Kings raising dividends for over 50 years (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/17/10)
Anticipating Dividend Increases (Buying Value, 3/7/10)
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Tue. Dec. 9, 2008 D4L tools

Dividend Investing vs. S&P Index Fund

Part of my kids’ college fund is invested in Vanguard’s S&P 500 Index Fund (VFINX). When I opened the October statement, I was mildly surprised to see the net asset value had fell below the September 1997 level when the account was first opened. Over the year I have become somewhat disenchanted with mutual funds, ETFs and CEFs due to their recent poor performance relative to my dividend investments.


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Sun. Oct. 12, 2008 D4L commentary

How To Be a Better Investor During These Difficult Times

A recent article on The Motley Fool pointed out that now is the time that Baron Rothschild was referring to when he said, “Buy when blood is in the streets.” It listed the following 5 ways to help you be a better investor during these difficult times:
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Tue. Sep. 16, 2008 D4L commentary

7 Stocks Priced For Buying

When investors purchase their initial position in a stock, it is usually after their most rigorous research. Once a stock is in their portfolio, some investors relax on the research for subsequent purchases. Each and every time you purchase a stock, you should run it through the same process as if you were buying it for the first time.


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Thu. Aug. 28, 2008 D4L commentary

Are You Creating Your Greatest Missed Opportunity?

Each month the Wealth, Money & Life Network chooses a topic for that month’s theme. Since our members are a diverse group, the selected topic is usually broad, allowing each of us an opportunity to address it from our perspective. This month, Missed Opportunities was selected as our topic.


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Dividend Growth beats Dividend Yield in the long run (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/10/10)
Foreign Markets Offer Higher Dividend Yields (Top Foreign Stocks, 3/14/10)
Dividend Yields are rising (Dividend Growth Investor, 10/29/08)
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