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Fri. Feb. 5, 2010 D4L commentary

16 Dividend Stocks Aspiring To Be A Champion

There are winners and there are champions in every walk of life. The difference is subtle, but very real. A champion is driven for success and will not let anything stand in its way. Some dividend stocks can be classified as champions. A bad economy, tight credit markets and a dark cloud of uncertainty are enough send some dividend companies running for the exit. However, these are the times that champions stand firm.


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Twenty Dividend Increases in the news (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/8/10)
Four Prominent Dividend Growth Stocks with rising yields on cost (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/15/10)
Anticipating Dividend Increases (Buying Value, 3/7/10)
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Wed. Jan. 27, 2010 D4L classics, commentary

10 Stocks With 100+ Years of Dividend Payments

Over the last couple of years we have seen companies fail to raise their dividend, cut their dividend and some even decided to stop paying their dividend. In some cases their financials did not warrant the change. One way to weed these out is to look for companies with a dividend culture. Below are 10 companies that have paid a dividend for over 100 years and have increased their dividend for at least 20 years. They are presented here in descending rank of how long they have paid a dividend:


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Ten Dividend Kings raising dividends for over 50 years (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/17/10)
Twelve Dividend Stocks Increasing Dividends (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/1/10)
Anticipating Dividend Increases (Buying Value, 3/7/10)
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Thu. Dec. 31, 2009 D4L commentary

Seven Stocks Expected to Grow Their Dividends in 2010

In this space we normally look at companies that have recently raised their dividends. However, as the year draws to a close there were very few companies of note increasing their dividends this week. With that, I thought it would be interesting to see who might be the big dividend raisers in 2010. Here are seven companies  for your consideration:


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Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock Dividend Analysis (Dividend Growth Investor, 3/12/10)
Ten Dividend Kings raising dividends for over 50 years (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/17/10)
Why Procter & Gamble Is Still The One To Watch (Investment U, 12/28/09)
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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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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)
12 High Yield, Rising Dividend, Low Payout Stocks (Scott's Investments, 2/26/10)
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Tue. Oct. 20, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

International Diversification Begins At Home

With the recent decline in the U.S. dollar, investors are thinking more about international diversification. This can be accomplished by many different means such as buying a foreign stock, buying an ADR of a foreign company or investing in an international fund. However, one method that is often overlooked is buying a large U.S. multi-national company.


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Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Dividend Stock Analysis (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/26/10)
Colgate Palmolive (CL) Dividend Stock Analysis (Dividend Growth Investor, 6/5/09)
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Analysis (The DIV-Net, 2/19/10)
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Tue. Oct. 6, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

Three Dividend Stocks With A Perfect Risk Score

A good system continues to improve itself. I maintain an extensive database with a minimum of 10 years of information on each of the 110+ stocks that I track. This data is gathered from various sources deemed reliable.  Most data is generic and can be pulled from various sites. That is except some S&P risk and quality information (RQ).


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Trading System Testing and Risk Management with Multiple Securities (The Essentials of Trading, 9/23/09)
Risk Analysis of Portfolio – 2009 3Q (Dividend Tree, 10/14/09)
David Rosenberg: Equities carry too much risk (Dah Hui Lau (David), 9/24/09)
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Tue. Sep. 1, 2009 D4L commentary

What’s Wrong With P&G?

Product demand for household and personal care products is generally stable and not affected by changes in the economy or geopolitical factors. Investors know this and when the economy and the market turn down, many investors start buying defensive stocks. Since the end of the year, many non-cyclical companies have seen dramatic increases, with one notable exception, Procter & Gamble (PG).


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Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock Dividend Analysis (Dividend Growth Investor, 3/12/10)
Why Procter & Gamble Is Still The One To Watch (Investment U, 12/28/09)
Procter and Gamble Can't Halt Consumer's Retreat (The Value at Risk, 8/5/09)
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Mon. Mar. 2, 2009 D4L commentary

Federal Reserve To Urge Banks to Stop Paying Dividends

Last Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that The Federal Reserve is urging Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) and dozens of banks getting bailout funds to put the money into new loans, bolster loss reserves and not to pay dividends to shareholders. It seems the message has been heard. JPMorgan (JPM), the second-largest U.S. bank, slashed its dividend by 87% to $0.05. CEO Jamie Dimon said the decision wasn’t “directly related” to the $25 billion it received under the government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Not all companies have the government helping them run their businesses, so they are free to continue raising their dividends. Here are several that have done just that:


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Auerback: Bernanke Fesses Up: America Has No ‘Insolvency’ Issue (naked capitalism, 2/26/10)
Breaking: Darrell Issa Requests Subpoena in AIG/Fed Bailout Cover-Up (naked capitalism, 1/27/10)
Here We Are Again (Financial Armageddon, 3/9/10)
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Mon. Sep. 22, 2008 D4L DIV-Net, analysis

Stock Analysis: Colgate Palmolive (CL)

This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net September 15, 2008.

Linked here is a PDF copy of my detailed analysis of Colgate Palmolive (CL). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

Company Description: Colgate-Palmolive Company (Colgate) is a consumer products company, whose products are marketed throughout the world. Colgate’s Oral Care products include toothpaste, toothbrushes, oral rinses, dental floss and pharmaceutical products.

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Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Dividend Stock Analysis (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/26/10)
Stock Analysis: Colgate Palmolive (CL) (The DIV-Net, 9/15/08)
A Rock-Solid Stock Recommendation (The Iconoclast Investor, 9/27/08)
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