Have you ever pondered the concept of forever or infinity? It is truly mind boggling! What is even more astonishing is that when I buy a stock, my target holding period is forever. For most people, myself included, that is hard to grasp and to carry out. When things start going bad, our primal instinct of flight kicks in and we want to sell. In many cases, that is the time we should be buying. Holding a stock through an economic downturn is much easier when it pays a rising dividend.
Fri. Apr. 16, 2010
commentary
4 Dividend Stocks Raising Dividends and Expectations *
Wed. Apr. 29, 2009
classics, commentary
Elite Dividend Stocks *
There are many lists of dividend companies such as S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, US Broad Dividend Achievers™ Index and The U.S. Dividend Champions. They all have one thing in common – trying to narrow the population to the very best dividend companies. When combined, as I did with the Stock Ideas list, this is a large and daunting list of 319 unique companies. So, how do we find the Elite companies on this list?
Fri. Apr. 17, 2009
commentary
Procter & Gamble (PG) Increases Dividend 10% *
If you closely follow the daily financial news, it is easy become jaded and start believing that there isn’t any good news good news out there. Don’t be confused by the noise. There are still great companies committed to generating superior returns and rewarding their shareholder ever-increasing dividends. One blue-blood aristocrat did just that this week.
Stocks Trying To Entice Investors With Their Dividends *
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