Dividend Investing Blog
It’s the start of another month which means August stock picks must be made. With the market in a seeming tailspin the last couple weeks or so many “old” stocks are presenting new and attractive buying opportunities. Some of my favorites such as McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) has dropped considerably from about $103 to around $93, … Read more
Recently, I wrote a post about my July stock considerations and was focusing on two sectors I felt represented the best value in the high priced market of the day. The first sector I was considering was the financial sector with AFLAC Inc. (AFL), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) and U.S. Bancorp (USB) being my … Read more
Being a dividend growth investor I try to always focus on stocks that have a history of rising dividends and make my stock purchases accordingly while at the same time make consistent investments on a monthly basis. Of course, this is easier said than done in today’s market environment where PE’s and other traditional metrics … Read more
Everyday we hear report after report from our government and the Wall Street gurus that inflation in the United States has been and remains tame. In fact, according to the most recent report just published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that inflation rates as measured by the Consumer Price Index was a mere … Read more
As a dividend growth investor I am constantly looking for new ideas or themes to invest in. Often, we are blinded by the numerous headlines about the day’s trendiest stock and get lost in a sea of information. Well, I for one think that finding great investment themes doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, … Read more
We’re all familiar with the term “sleeping well at night.” It’s a broad phrase that can have many different meanings for different people. For me, low beta stocks help me “sleep well at night.” What exactly is a low beta stock? In its simplest definition beta is a measure of the volatility of a stock, … Read more
Being a dividend growth investor I try to always focus on stocks that have a history of rising dividends and make my stock purchases accordingly while at the same time make consistent investments on a monthly basis. Of course, this is easier said than done in today’s market environment where PE’s and other traditional metrics … Read more