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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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8 Dividend Stocks Covering Their Dividend

As we discussed last week, when selecting a dividend growth stock there is really only one factor that is important – sustainability. As dividend growth investors we are looking for stocks can continue to raise their dividends indefinitely into the future. One metric that provides an indication of a dividend’s sustainability is its payout ratio.

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Twelve Dividend Stocks Increasing Dividends (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/1/10)

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Progress Update – November 2009

Once again it is time for a goals/progress update. I am pleased to report that annualized dividend income rose in November, extending the streak to 9 months after February 2009’s decline. Since I began publicly tracking annualized dividend income in November 2007, it has increased in 23 of the last 24 months.

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Wed. Dec. 9, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

3 Styles Of Sucessful Dividend Investing

There are certainly many ways to categorize the different styles of investing in dividend stocks, including yield, risk, growth, etc. An investment strategy based on any of these could be successful, if implemented within the framework well-crafted plan. Over the years, I have found that most dividend investing styles fall into one of the three major categories listed below:
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Five Dividend Stocks for long-term dividend growth (Dividend Growth Investor, 10/27/09)

Dividend Investing: Two Common Questions? (Dividend Tree, 1/28/10)

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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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The F.I.R.S.T. System: Searching For the “Holy Grail” of Investing (Investment U, 10/28/09)

Choosing Dividend Stocks: Six Steps For Finding These Safe, High-Yield Investments (Investment U, 1/22/10)

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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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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Tue. Oct. 6, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

Three Dividend Stocks With A Perfect Risk Score

A good system continues to improve itself. I maintain an extensive database with a minimum of 10 years of information on each of the 110+ stocks that I track. This data is gathered from various sources deemed reliable. Most data is generic and can be pulled from various sites. That is except some S&P risk and quality information (RQ).

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Never Fall In Love With A Stock

Over time we tend grow fond of people we have a relationship with. Sometimes we grow to love them like a brother or sister; sometimes even more. In much the same way we can easily grow to love certain stocks, but this is not necessarily a good thing.