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Wed. Apr. 15, 2009 Dividends4Life commentary

International Income Investing

Any investor that understands the merits of asset allocation also understands the importance of including an international allocation in their portfolio. The concept is that in “normal” times there is always a market somewhere in the world rallying. To meet my set international allocation, I have focused on the following four areas of my overall portfolio:
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8 Comments AOD, BP, CNI, EFA, ETO, PID, SHEN, SI, SYK, UL

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Fri. Dec. 5, 2008 Dividends4Life commentary

Eight Stocks Raising Dividends During The Market Downturn

You can’t spend earnings. At first glance, this probably seems like an odd statement, possibly even incorrect. However, it is not only correct, but an important investing axiom for any type of investor. Through fraud and manipulation an income statement can be made to look quite impressive.