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Wed. Oct. 20, 2010

We Were Dividends, Before Dividends Were Cool *

It seems nowadays that every investing article ends with the same conclusion – you should be buying dividend stocks. They are all quoting studies citing the performance edge that dividends have enjoyed over the long-term and the value of a semi-fixed return generated from periodic dividend payments. However, you should beware of some of the information provided. Beyond the simple concepts, some of the writers are making really bad recommendations and cross-breeding dividend investing with their preferred form of investing.


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Mon. Aug. 23, 2010

UGI Corporation (UGI) Dividend Stock Analysis *

This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net August 16, 2010.

Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of UGI Corporation (UGI). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

Company Description: UGI Corp. operates propane distribution, gas and electric utility, energy marketing and related businesses through subsidiaries.

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Wed. Jan. 27, 2010

10 Stocks With 100+ Years of Dividend Payments *

Over the last couple of years we have seen companies fail to raise their dividend, cut their dividend and some even decided to stop paying their dividend. In some cases their financials did not warrant the change. One way to weed these out is to look for companies with a dividend culture. Below are 10 companies that have paid a dividend for over 100 years and have increased their dividend for at least 20 years. They are presented here in descending rank of how long they have paid a dividend:


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Fri. May. 1, 2009

IBM Assumes Familiar Leadership Role *

IBM (IBM), a name once synonymous with blue-chip technology, faced a near-death experience in the early 1990′s when it misjudged the  importance of PCs at a time when demand for mainframes was waning and corporate downsizing was in full swing. IBM has never been able to regain it technology bellwether crown from Microsoft (MSFT) and Intel (INTC), but it has taken steps to regain its leadership role.


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Mon. Oct. 1, 2007

UGI Corporation (UGI)

Description: UGI Corp. operates propane distribution, gas and electric utility, energy marketing and related businesses through subsidiaries.


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