2016-04-18 08:00
Unilever PLC (UL) operates in the fast-moving consumer goods market in the Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Middle East. The company operates through Personal Care, Foods, Refresh… Read More
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On my way to financial independence with Dividend Growth Stocks
2016-04-15 13:32
This is a guest post from Roadmap2Retire blog, which documents the retirement journey of a dividend growth investor from Canada.
I am an advocate of dividend growth investing – an inv… Read More
2016-04-15 09:00
This is a guest post from Roadmap2Retire blog, which documents the retirement journey of a dividend growth investor from Canada.
I am an advocate of dividend growth investing – an inv… Read More
2016-04-13 08:00
As a dividend growth investor, my goal is to generate a certain amount of money that would pay for my expenses in retirement. I work to achieve this goal by creating a portfolio of companies… Read More
2016-04-11 08:00
The Procter & Gamble Company (PG), together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells branded consumer packaged products worldwide. It operates through five segments: Beauty, Hair an… Read More
2016-04-06 08:00
This is a guest post written by Retire Before Dad. He writes about dividend investing, personal finance and travel at the Retire Before Dad blog.
I’ve been an active DRIP (dividend r… Read More
2016-04-04 15:16
As an investor, I have always believed in diversification. I would rather err on the side of caution, rather than swing for the fences. It makes no sense to take excessive risks on a concent… Read More
2016-04-04 08:00
As an investor, I have always believed in diversification. I would rather err on the side of caution, rather than swing for the fences. It makes no sense to take excessive risks on a concent… Read More
2016-03-30 08:00
I believe that diversification is the only free lunch in investing. However, different investors have different takes on the topic of diversification. Some claim that it makes sense to only… Read More
2016-03-28 19:12
Dividend Growth Investing is a strategy where an investor acquires shares in a company that has a track record of regular annual dividend increases. Only companies that have a certain type o… Read More
2016-03-28 19:11
This is a guest post written by Ben Reynolds at Sure Dividend. Sure Dividend helps individual investors build high quality dividend growth portfolios from Dividend Aristocrats and othe… Read More
2016-03-28 18:27
There are two certainties in life – death and taxes. Every April, we have to file a tax return with the Federal government and pay our taxes due. Whenever I do my tax return, I always… Read More
2016-03-18 08:00
One of the best things to come out of writing this site for the past 8 years is the ability to connect with others who may share similar goals and interests with me. The best part is questio… Read More
2016-03-16 17:50
The first three weeks of this month have been terrible for investors worldwide. It could be painful to watch your portfolio value decrease day after day. The funny part is now we have a lot… Read More
2016-03-16 17:50
The list of dividend champions is the most complete list of US dividend stocks that have managed to boost dividends for 25 years in a row. David Fish painstakingly maintains this list, and s… Read More
2016-03-16 17:50
In the past week, two of my holdings raised their quarterly dividends. Unfortunately, those dividend increases were pretty pathetic. I evaluated each of them, to determine what to do in this… Read More
2016-03-09 09:00
The most important ingredients for success in investment is initial capital outlay at a favorable valuation, annual return and time. Many times investors are able to identify a good company… Read More
2016-03-07 22:47
The analysis of my past investments from 2008 to now has shown a few interesting lessons. The first is that I do not know which companies will be the best ones to own in the future, in advan… Read More
2016-03-07 22:47
ConocoPhillips (COP) just announced that it is cutting its quarterly dividend from 74 to 25 cents/share. This comes after management constantly reiterated that the dividend is a priority. Un… Read More
2016-03-02 12:00
The beginning of this year was characterized with a correction in stock markets around the world. The big problem has been the energy sector, which has dragged down returns for investors. So… Read More
2016-02-29 18:14
In a previous article I mentioned that my current dividend income stream is close to covering anywhere between 60% - 80% of my total monthly expenses. My strategy for reaching the dividend c… Read More
2016-02-27 23:55
"You pay a dear price for cheery consensus. "
Warren Buffett
I like to buy shares when prices go down. This ensures that my capital buys me more shares, and therefore buys me more div… Read More
2016-02-27 23:54
Experience, however, indicates that the best business returns are usually achieved by companies that are doing something quite similar today to what they were doing five or ten years ago&hel&hell…Read More
2016-02-27 23:54
As part of my portfolio management process, I scan the list of dividend increases every week. I use this list in order to monitor dividend increases from companies I own, and also monitor th… Read More
2016-02-27 23:54
I invest in dividend growth stocks for the regular and growing stream of cash dividends. I monitor the list of dividend increases every week. There were several companies that raised dividen… Read More
2016-02-27 23:50
The power of compounding is seen as of the eight wonders of the world.
Time is an ally to the quality business. Most of the companies we discuss on this site are some of the best business b… Read More
2016-02-27 23:49
Most of my money is invested in a portfolio of companies that have a track record of regular dividend increases. I have found that dividend payments in a diversified portfolio of equities i… Read More
2016-02-04 16:00
Some of the best investors in the world, Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett, have been able to make it by having a concentrated portfolio of securities. Their thinking is that investors who a… Read More
2016-02-02 23:20
It is nice to have a diversified income stream. While many seem to look for a focused method, I look for a diversified method of generating income. The more diversified, the better.
One of… Read More
2016-01-30 02:33
To be honest, I didn’t do much investing wise in January. Of course, I didn't panic and I stayed the course. Per my earlier article I shared with you, I proceeded according to plan:
1… Read More
2016-01-30 02:33
Most readers know me as a person that buys a stock in a company I like, and then I keep building a position as long as valuation and allocation to security makes sense. Once I purchase a se… Read More
2016-01-25 17:38
Warren Buffett is one of the best investors in the world. He is skilled in the art of capital allocation. I have always suspected that the Oracle of Omaha is actually a dividend investor, be… Read More
2016-01-19 16:50
Today marks the eight year of Dividend Growth Investor website. I wanted to thank all of you who follow my humble site. I didn’t really expect that I will still be going strong for 8 y… Read More
2016-01-19 16:50
In the first two weeks of this year, the stock market has been down a lot. For someone who invests for dividends, I am relatively agnostic about stock price fluctuations. As long as the divi… Read More
2016-01-19 16:49
I have been investing in dividend stocks and writing about it on this site for almost eight years. My portfolio has increased several times in value over that period, fueled by my consi… Read More
2016-01-13 12:53
The first week of this year has been brutal for many investors. It is during times like these that you see who really is a long-term investor, and who is just a pretender. When you are a lo… Read More
2016-01-11 16:40
I posted my goals for 2016 a few weeks ago. After some changes that I became aware of subsequent to posting the article, I have some changes. I have had some change in plans about my g… Read More
2016-01-11 13:44
My goal as a dividend investor is to build a diversified portfolio of income producing investments, which grow earnings and reward shareholders with higher dividends every year. I only purch… Read More
2016-01-08 19:42
My goal as an investor is to generate a sustainable stream of dividends, which will pay for my expenses in retirement. I need this income stream to be as secure as it can be, in order to pay… Read More
2016-01-06 14:20
Each year I try to look at what content was enjoyed by readers. I tried to compile the list of most read articles on Dividend Growth Investor website from 2015. The list of articles includes… Read More
2016-01-04 14:36
One of the most popular questions I get asked is whether investors should ever dip into principal. The short answer is almost always:
"No"
Anytime someone asks me whether they should ever… Read More
2015-12-30 13:42
A dividend king is a company that has managed to increase dividends to shareholders for at least fifty years in a row. There are only a handful of these companies worldwide, most of them bei… Read More
2015-12-28 15:35
Dividend growth investing is a wonderful strategy. Most of the work in selecting and purchasing an attractive security is done upfront. After that, the dividend investor is paid a growing di… Read More
2015-12-17 09:00
As many of you know, my goal is to eventually be able to cover my expenses with dividend income from my portfolio. In order to get there, I save money each month and allocate them in dividen… Read More
2015-12-15 20:44
Last week was particularly busy for me on the investing front. I ended up selling almost my entire position in Kinder Morgan (KMI) at approximately $16/share after the company cut dividends… Read More
2015-12-10 15:57
This just in, Kinder Morgan (KMI) announced it was cutting its quarterly dividend by 75% to 12.50 cents/share ( 50 cents/year). Source: Press Release
I have changed my mind from my article… Read More
2015-12-10 15:57
In my site, I try to stress out the importance of diversification, patience and not chasing yield. The truth is that I have learned the hard way to keep those items in mind, any time I am in… Read More
2015-12-07 02:21
As most of you know, Kinder Morgan is one of my largest holdings. The position is a result of accumulating the limited partnership units over the past 7 – 8 years through KMR, which we… Read More
2015-12-03 01:05
Last week I purchased shares of Hershey (HSY). The Hershey Company (HSY), together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacturing, marketing, selling, and distributing various chocolate and… Read More
2015-11-30 09:00
As a dividend investor, my goal is build a portfolio that regularly grows dividend income. This ensures that my dividend income maintains its purchasing power, without me having to add new f… Read More
2015-11-29 23:27
I view each investment I make as a seed that I plant for the long-term. Some seeds could turn into a tree that would provide fruit (dividend income) for decades to come. My goal as an invest… Read More
2015-11-21 23:25
One of my largest holdings is McDonald’s (MCD). The company recently raised its quarterly dividend by 4.7% to 89 cents/share. McDonald's is a dividend champion which has raised its div… Read More
2015-11-18 21:03
I started my site dedicated to dividend investing in January 2008. I had been able to accumulate some money for the first time in 2007, and had spent hundreds of hours teaching myself how to… Read More
2015-11-18 20:41
In a previous article, I discussed that I will reach Financial Independence some time in 2018. After I reach the dividend crossover point, my dividend income will pay for expenses. Many assu… Read More
2015-11-18 20:41
The more I learn and experience about investing, the more convinced I become that doing nothing is the best strategy for long-term success in a portfolio. I believe that time in the ma… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
There are several guidelines about becoming a successful dividend investor. They are centered around several key points I am going to be discussing in the next three weeks. I will be updati… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
There are thousands of companies in the world, who have chosen to list their shares on a stock exchange. It would take a lifelong journey, in order to learn everything there is about every o… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
You have saved up some money after working hard for many years, and now you have decided to put it to work. You see hundreds of articles on investing online, and hundreds of strategies that… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
For your weekend reading enjoyment, I have highlighted a few interesting articles from the archives, which I find to be relevant today. The first five articles have been written and pos… Read More
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