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Fri. Jul. 17, 2009 D4L commentary

Seven Companies Raising Their Dividends

It is well-documented that a significant portion of the historical equity returns are a result of reinvested dividends. Performance in any given year is driven by capital appreciation, but long-term returns are largely the result of reinvested dividends. It is important to note that you can reinvest dividends without participating in a formal DRIP plan. However, you can’t reinvest dividends unless the company pays them, and the really good companies increase their cash dividends each year.


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Fri. May. 29, 2009 D4L commentary

Dividend Stocks Are ‘Slow Good’

For years Heinz Ketchup ran commercials describing their product as ’slow good’. It was an obvious inference to ’so good’ and that it was worth waiting on.  Investing in dividend stocks in very similar. You certainly won’t find sudden wealth on any given day, but over time those compounding dividends will handsomely reward you.


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Ten Dividend Kings raising dividends for over 50 years (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/17/10)
The Top 40 Dividend Stocks for 2009 book review (Dividend Growth Investor, 5/15/09)
Anticipating Dividend Increases (Buying Value, 3/7/10)
Read more on Dividends at Wikinvest
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