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Wed. Mar. 10, 2010 D4L classics, commentary

Increasing Dividend Yield Part II: REITs

This is the second installment in a multi-part series that looks at various options used by income investors to boost their yield while waiting for dividend growth to lift their portfolio’s overall yield-on-cost. Last week we looked at Utilities. This week we are looking at Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).


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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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Hedge Fund Panel: Is There Alpha In Asset Allocation? (Och, Mindich, Singh & More) (market folly, 2/4/10)
The Importance of Asset Allocation (The Rhino Stock Blog, 1/26/10)
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Fri. Sep. 18, 2009 D4L commentary

9 Stocks Increasing Their Dividends

It is good once again to see companies raising their dividends after last week pause and Kraft’s (KFT) announcement it was freezing its dividend at $0.29/share for the 5th straight quarter. Dividend increases are the fuel that keeps our dividend income machines running. Without dividend increases, many dividend stocks would not fare well when compared to other income-based investments.


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