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Wed. Feb. 17, 2010 D4L commentary

38 Dividend Securities For A Well-Rounded Asset Allocation

I am a firm believer that asset allocation plays a significant part in a portfolio’s long-term results. Recently, I received a question asking if you could have a diversified portfolio of dividend stocks. It is an interesting question that deserves further examination.

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Fri. Feb. 12, 2010 D4L commentary

20 Dividend Stocks Riding The Tsunami Of Dividend Increases

What a difference a year makes. This time last year we were looking at big-name dividend cuts and very few increases. Last week’s 16 increases set the stage for this week’s flood of companies, large and small, raising cash dividends paid to their shareholders.

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The ten year dividend growth requirement (Dividend Growth Investor, 3/3/10)

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9 Small/Mid-Cap Dividend Stocks Answering The Call

I have set aside 15% in my asset allocation for small and mid-cap equities. Generally, smaller cap securities are more volatile, but often offer a higher rate of return over the long-term. Most of this allocation is covered by small cap mutual funds in my 401(k).

1 Comment CINF, CLX, CRRC, CTBI, GPC, HCC, JNJ, KO, LEG, MMM, PG, RLI, TEG ________________________________________________________________________________________

Tue. Nov. 24, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

7 Dividend Stocks To Take The Emotion Out Of Investing

Deep-down in my soul, I am a contrarian. The third quarter market run-up converted most of the great dividend stock buys into ‘ok’ buys (at best). As September came to a close, I felt a sense of excitement entering October. This is the month that stocks have traditionally gone on sale. I was prepared to make a double allocation (or more) depending on the level of the markets decline. It didn’t happen. Once again, investor emotions drove the market in an unpredictable direction.

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Ten Dividend Kings raising dividends for over 50 years (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/17/10)

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Read more on How To Invest, Dividends at Wikinvest

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Wed. Nov. 18, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

A Winning Investment Strategy

We all want to succeed in everything that we do, including investing in the stock market. Though I have no analytical data to back it up, I am convinced that most people will lose money in the stock market over their lifetime. So why do so few people succeed at investing? Could it be that an individual’s desire to succeed be a significant reason for their failure.

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Interesting Dividend and Investing Sites to Consider (Dividend Growth Investor, 1/16/10)

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7 Dividend Stocks To Slay The Wall Street Giants

Driven by computers that cost more than the average person will earn in their lifetime the investment markets move at light speed. To keep pace hedge funds, mutual funds, institutional investors and multi-billion dollar money managers spend large sums of money on high-tech tools to give them an edge. Throw in some illegal insider trading from big names in the industry and it leaves you wondering what chance does a small individual investor have?

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Tue. Oct. 20, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

International Diversification Begins At Home

With the recent decline in the U.S. dollar, investors are thinking more about international diversification. This can be accomplished by many different means such as buying a foreign stock, buying an ADR of a foreign company or investing in an international fund. However, one method that is often overlooked is buying a large U.S. multi-national company.

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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Dividend Stock Analysis (Dividend Growth Investor, 6/5/09)

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Analysis (The DIV-Net, 2/19/10)

Read more on Colgate-Palmolive Company at Wikinvest

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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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Ten Dividend Kings raising dividends for over 50 years (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/17/10)

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10 Best U.S. Dividend Stocks

In everything we do, we always want to be the best or be associated with the best. You never hear fans yelling, ‘We’re number 2, we’re number 2′, while holding two fingers in the air. The same is true when selecting dividend stocks.

This is an article that I started to write several times, but would always stop after getting mired in the details. My natural tendency is make every question an analytical exercise and solve it by modeling and crunching numbers.

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