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Fri. Mar. 5, 2010

11 Dividend Stocks Providing Positive Feedback

What is the primary reason you invest in dividend stocks? For me, it is a means to build a growing income that can be relied on during retirement. One of the beauties of dividend investing is it provides you continuous feedback. As the years and decades go by you can see your earnings steadily grow as you invest your money in dividend stocks, and as an added bonus, great dividend stocks will increase their dividend payments each year.


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Wed. Aug. 26, 2009

Seven Stingy Dividend Stocks

I currently track 100 dividend stocks in my D4L-Dashboard and have determined some of the lower rated stocks could be buys if the companies simply chose to increase their dividends. For various reasons their management has elected keep a low payout ratio and deploy the excess cash elsewhere.


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Wed. Aug. 19, 2009

Six Great Dividend Stocks, But…

How about a list of some great dividend stocks that have a long history of increasing their dividends, some for decades? These aren’t just any dividend stocks they are supported by a powerful balance sheet and have a track record of generating consistent cash flows.  Even better, they are well-managed, and aside from the normal bumps in the road from the economic downturn, they are doing quite well, but…


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Wed. Jun. 3, 2009

Are Defense Stocks Good Defensive Stocks?

When the economy and the market starts heading south, many investors start buying Dividend Stocks. They have long been considered a defensive position in turbulent times. Given many investors recent defensive stance, one might ask how about some real defense stocks, as in the Aerospace and Defense industry.  Here are five for your consideration:


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Tue. May. 5, 2009

Underfunded Pension Plans: The Next Shoe To Drop?

As the government tries to thaw the credit freeze, the next potential catastrophe is starting to heat up. I am beginning to see more and more written on the pending problem of underfunded pension plans. Unfortunately, this problem could have many faces and take a significant amount of time to sort out.


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Wed. Apr. 22, 2009

A Two Step Process To Follow After A Dividend Freeze

I hate to sell a stock. When I buy a stock, my intention is to hold it forever and enjoy its ever-growing dividend income.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes a stock changes and no longer fits in my income portfolio. It could be a company that cuts its dividend or in some cases freezes its dividend. Let’s take a look at a two-step process designed to help us determine if we should sell a stock after a dividend freeze.
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Wed. Apr. 1, 2009

Low-Debt Dividend Stocks

With the dramatic market declines over the last 18 months, most dividend stocks appear to be fairly priced on a historic basis. However, when you consider the record number of dividend cuts and near-term prospects, many of the lower valuations are justified. So how do you sort through the massive Dividend Stock list to find the companies worthy of consideration?


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Mon. Mar. 30, 2009

General Dynamics Corp. (GD) Stock Analysis

This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net March 23, 2009.

Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of General Dynamics Corp. (GD). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

Company Description: General Dynamics is the world’s sixth largest military contractor and also one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of business jets.

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Fri. Mar. 6, 2009

As Financials Wither, One Titan Stands Strong

Last week we mentioned that JPMorgan (JPM), the second-largest U.S. bank, slashed its dividend by 87% to $0.05. Possibly that wasn’t quite enough to keep keep big brother happy, so JPM took their quarterly dividend down to $0.01/share. The dividend is to be paid on Friday, April 3, 2009 to common stockholders of record as of Friday, March 20, 2009. JPM closed down 8.14% – it is always good to deliver bad news twice.


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