The Pocket Change Portfolio (PCP) was first introduced on September 13, 2008 as a real money dividend income portfolio funded by the “pocket change” earned from my various online endeavors. Each month I report on the portfolio’s progress and update its holdings.
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Tue. Mar. 22, 2011
pcp, progress
February 2011 Pocket Change Portfolio Performance Update *
Mon. Jan. 24, 2011
analysis
AT&T Inc. (T) Dividend Stock Analysis *
This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net January 17, 2011.
Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of AT&T Inc. (T). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:
Company Description: AT&T Inc. provides telephone and broadband service and holds full ownership of AT&T Mobility (formerly Cingular Wireless). AT&T Corp. was acquired in late 2005 and BellSouth in late 2006.
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Wed. Jan. 19, 2011
classics, commentary
What Will Your Dividend Income Be When You Retire? *
We all want a secure retirement where we don’t have to worry about making ends meet. After spending 30 or more years in the workforce, its time to kick back and enjoy our golden years. Unfortunately, many people don’t plan for retirement and just assume that their company pension, 401(k) or Social Security will take care of them. That’s a dangerous assumption and a recipe for disaster.
Wed. Dec. 8, 2010
classics, commentary
13 Dividend Stocks With A Good Yield/Growth Mix *
As dividend growth investors we understand the danger of focusing on high yield alone. Many, if not most, high yields are simply not sustainable over the long term. However, we often turn our heads to what can be an equally dangerous metric – high dividend growth rates. Like high yields, high dividend growth rates often are not sustainable. As a company grows and matures, incremental sales and earnings are harder to come by. So what is a good mix of yield and growth?
Wed. Dec. 1, 2010
classics, commentary
11 Higher-Quality, High-Yield Dividend Stocks *
A successful dividend growth investor must start young enough to allow time for dividend growth to occur. What happens when a person waits too late in life to start investing and they need immediate income? Many times the person will invest in high-yield, high-risk stocks and lose their savings. If income is needed immediately and you want to mitigate the risk (to a degree), there are some things that can be done, such as…
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Wed. Aug. 18, 2010
classics, commentary
My Top 6 Performing Dividend Stocks Just Might Surprise You *
As I have stated many times, my goal is to create an ever growing income stream from dividend stocks. Secondarily, it is my desire to beat the S&P 500 over time. With that said, I rarely look at the capital performance of individual stocks. However, I recently sorted my portfolio by Total Gain % (total gain/basis) and was mildly surprised at the top performers.
Wed. Aug. 11, 2010
classics, commentary
10 Stocks With Sustainable Dividend Growth *
In the past we have looked at the importance of a company’s ability to sustain its dividend. However, as an investor in dividend growth stocks, it is not enough to simply sustain the dividend – I want to own companies that are capable of sustained dividend growth. Needless to say, this is a little more difficult to evaluate, but here are few important things to consider…
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Wed. Aug. 4, 2010
classics, commentary
Income Annuities vs. Dividend Stocks *
I was born in 1962 which puts me on the tail-end of the Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964). We have been described by some as “the pig in the python.” Over the decades, the sheer size of our group has redefined many aspects of society. As we approach the tail of the python and look toward retirement, once again we have the government and others scrambling to figure out how to handle this aging and albeit disruptive force.
Fri. Feb. 26, 2010
commentary
18 Dividend Stocks Raising Their Yield On Cost *
For dividend growth investors, there are certain attributes of investments that are more relevant than others, such as yield and dividend growth. To illustrate the power of dividend growth consider that an investment’s yield-on-cost will double every 5 years if they grow their dividend by 15%/year or 7 years at 10%/year or 14 years at 5%/year.
10 Higher Yield Dividend Stocks *
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