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Wed. Feb. 2, 2011

Building Yield: 15 Consumer Goods Dividend Stocks *

Over the next several weeks I plan to look at different sectors that have traditionally been very friendly to dividend investors. Each of these sectors have attributes that make the companies in them potentially desirable to long-term buy-and-hold dividend growth investors. Understanding these attributes will hopefully help us to select the very best companies for our income portfolios. First up the Consumer Goods Sector
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Fri. May. 28, 2010

9 Stocks Not Missing Their Opportunity To Raise Dividends *

At some point in the future will we look back at our actions today and refer to them as our greatest missed opportunity? A successful dividend growth strategy takes time. Unfortunately, many income investors don’t have the luxury of time on their side and must focus on high-yield investments to meet current expenses. These high-yield investments are often accompanied by high-risk. For those with time, a solid long-term strategy focusing on quality stocks that grow their dividends will treat them well in their retirement years.


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Fri. May. 29, 2009

Dividend Stocks Are ‘Slow Good’*

For years Heinz Ketchup ran commercials describing their product as ‘slow good’. It was an obvious inference to ‘so good’ and that it was worth waiting on.  Investing in dividend stocks in very similar. You certainly won’t find sudden wealth on any given day, but over time those compounding dividends will handsomely reward you.


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Fri. Mar. 13, 2009

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.


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