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The Dividend Investment Journey

Dividend Growth Investor — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:00:05 +0000

Most investors have specific goals in mind they pick a certain strategy to utilize. They then get to pick strategies that could help them achieve those goals. The end result from this exercise is that too often investors end up bailing out on strategies at the worst possible times. The reason for that is that they weren’t prepared for the rocky rides that would ultimately lead them to reach their goals later. Read More...

Nine stocks with increasing distributions

Dividend Growth Investor — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:49:20 +0000

I typically try to summarize each week’s dividend increases in the news by outlining the company that raised distributions and whether it is an achiever or not. Just because I list a stock in an article however does not mean I am recommending it. Identifying the dividend raisers each week however helps me in finding out quality dividend stocks which either should be bought on dips or after they have raised distributions for at least a decade. Even if a list contains some interesting stock ideas however, this does not mean that one should blindly enter a position in such securities.

The Best Trades could be the ones not entered

Dividend Growth Investor — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:41:00 +0000

I often analyze individual stocks on the dividend growth blog. Some if not most of the times however, after guiding readers through the company story I end up stating that the stock is either a hold or sometimes even a sell. This irritates most investors, who see the practice of reviewing a stock which results in a negative or neutral recommendation as a waste of their time. Continue Reading...

Five Dividend Stocks for long-term dividend growth

Dividend Growth Investor — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:28:52 +0000

Most younger investors tend to ignore dividend stocks, which typically are mature, slower growing companies with dependable cashflows a portion of which are distributed back to investors. Younger investors view these dependable income stocks as boring and too slow moving, which don’t have anything better to do with their cashflows but send them back to owners in the form of dividends.

Is now the time to sell your dividend stocks?

Dividend Growth Investor — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:59:08 +0000

The strong bullish move off of March 2009 lows has lifted many stocks, thus creating large unrealized paper gains for many dividend investors. While prices have enjoyed a steep run-up, dividend yields, which move inversely to prices, have declined in the process. Many dividend investors are now wondering if they should simply lock in their gains in stocks which are not yielding that much relative to others. Continue Reading...

Six Dividend Stocks for current income

Dividend Growth Investor — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:59:55 +0000

Most novice dividend investors typically are under the impression that successful dividend investing entails finding and purchasing the highest yielding stocks. This strategy is flawed, because it does not take into account the sustainability of the dividend. A company, which yields 20%, might generate a much lower yield on cost over time. Continue Reading...

Another aristocrat raising distributions

Dividend Growth Investor — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:28:39 +0000

With the market up strongly year to date after hitting a multiyear bottom in March, it is hard for investors to get excited about current dividend yields of 3%-4%. It is even harder to convince an investor that a 3% yielder which manages to raise distributions by 10% annually over the next 7 years would lead to a yield on cost which is twice the current yield right now.

Debt coverage for sustainable dividends

Dividend Growth Investor — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:23:45 +0000

Most companies use debt for a variety of reasons in their operations. It could be either short term or long-term obligations. If there’s anything the 2007-2009 financial crisis has taught us, it is that excessively leveraged companies could easily blow up after a chain of negative events. Thus it pays to know what the debt situation for a particular company you are investing in actually is.

Four Notable Dividend Increasers in the news

Dividend Growth Investor — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:06:41 +0000

Investors have typically concerned themselves about maximizing total returns over time. Total returns are the sum of capital gains and dividends received. Over the past two years markets have produced negative total returns to investors, which is especially troublesome for those who were planning to retire in the coming few years.

SYSCO Corporation (SYY) Dividend Stock Analysis

Dividend Growth Investor — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:24:49 +0000

SYSCO Corporation, through its subsidiaries, markets and distributes a range of food and related products primarily for foodservice industry.
SYSCO Corporation is a dividend champion as well as a component of the S&P 500 index. It has been increasing its dividends for the past 38 consecutive years. For the past decade this dividend growth stock has delivered an annual average total return of 6.20 % to its shareholders. Continue Reading...