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Sat. Nov. 7, 2009 D4L progress

Progress Update – October 2009

Once again it is time for a goals/progress update. I am pleased to report that annualized dividend income rose in October, extending the streak to 8 months after February 2009’s decline. Since I began publicly tracking annualized dividend income in November 2007, it has increased in 22 of the last 23 months.


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Wed. May. 6, 2009 D4L classics, commentary

Are ETFs and CEFs Good Income Investments?

Dividend investing is not about buying high-yield stocks to generate a high income. Instead, dividend investing is all about finding solid dividend stocks that are reasonably priced and are expected to continue raising their dividends in the future. Most of the time their current yields aren’t eye-popping, but the growing divdends over time will more than compensate for the current yield.  So, are Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Closed Ended Funds (CEFs) a good fit for this strategy?


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Fri. Apr. 3, 2009 D4L classics

Will ETFs Be The End Of Traditional Mutual Funds?

A relative new comer to the investment world is the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).  You can think of it as a cross between individual stocks and mutual funds, with a mixture of advantages and disadvantages of each. An ETF trades on a stock exchange like a stock but the underlying investment holds stocks and bonds similar to a mutual fund. Like stocks, when you buy and sell an ETF you generally pay a commission.  Since the underlying securities are not being traded there are potential tax efficiencies from avoiding capital gain distributions and minimizing management fees.


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