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.
Fri. Dec. 18, 2009
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8 Stocks Compounding Their Dividends *
Fri. Jul. 3, 2009
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Nine Stocks Giving Shareholders A Raise In The Second Quarter *
In 1985 I graduated from college and took my first job as a staff accountant with a $21,000 annual salary. Now I am over the same department that I was hired into and entry level staff accountants start with a base salary of $56,500 per year. That equates to a 4.2% annual increase. Just as employees expect an annual raise, so do dividend investors.
Fri. Mar. 13, 2009
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The Few, The Proud, The Dividend Raisers! *
This last week was similar to each of the two prior weeks in that we saw another large bank slash its dividend by more than 80%. Last Friday, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) cut its dividend by 85% to $0.05. The company said it would help them retain an additional $5 billion in common equity each year.
4 Dividend Stocks Increasing Shareholder Wealth With Higher Dividends *
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