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Fri. Nov. 27, 2009 D4L commentary

9 Dividend Stocks Working Hard During The Holidays

As we officially head into the holiday season, many of us in the U.S. did not have to go into work today in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Though not much is happening at the office, there are still many working for me today. Not people, but my Dividend Stocks.  It is great to know while I am relaxing with family and watching the big game, those stocks are hard at work providing me an additional income stream.


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The Post-Thanksgiving Effect: Big Gains in the Week Ahead? (Investment U, 11/26/09)
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Wed. Oct. 14, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

Dividend Payout vs. Free Cash Flow Payout

I am a firm believer in keeping things simple. However, you can simplify things to the point they no longer have value. In my opinion, a lot of the commonly used financial metrics can be very misleading unless you understand what is behind them. I would put EBIT, EBITDA and Dividend Payout in this category. As an investor in dividend stocks, I see Dividend Payout used a lot, so let’s take a closer look at it.


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Five Dividend Stocks for long-term dividend growth (Dividend Growth Investor, 10/27/09)
Ten Dividend Kings raising dividends for over 50 years (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/17/10)
Anticipating Dividend Increases (Buying Value, 3/7/10)
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Fri. Nov. 28, 2008 D4L commentary

NIKE (NKE), Donaldson (DCI), Hormel (HRL), McCormick (MKC) and Others Increase Dividends

Dividend investing in the classic implementation focuses on identifying solid companies with a record of growing their dividends each year; and an expectation that it will continue into the future. The focus is not solely on yield but a combination of yield and dividend growth. Often it is the lower yield, higher growth, security that will provide the best return over time.


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Seven notable dividend increases (Dividend Growth Investor, 11/24/08)
Spam: The New Economic Indicator (Disciplined Approach to Investing, 11/16/08)
Donaldson Co. Increases Dividend 4.5% (Disciplined Approach to Investing, 11/25/08)
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