Holding A High Dividend Stock For A Couple Of Years
With BP on my mind after writing last night’s article, I was once again a bit surprised to study the full effects that dividend payments can have—not just in terms of total returns—but also in...
View ArticleWhy You Do Not Invest Based On Yahoo Finance
From 1926 through 1991, a company called Eastern Airlines flew an unofficial monopoly over the northeasterly American skies. Headquartered in Miami, it was one of the “Big Four” airlines and featured...
View ArticleBest Buy Stock As A Long-Term Investment
For a company with a wildly impressive track record of rewarding shareholders, Best Buy sure is an ugly company. Since 1985, Best Buy has compounded wealth for shareholders at a rate of 20.58% annually...
View ArticleAT&T And DirecTV: Dividend Outlook Post-Merger
Since 2008, AT&T has established the custom of raising its quarterly dividend by a penny per share, or $0.04 annually. That pattern has taken the $1.60 dividend in 2008 up to $1.88 here in 2015....
View ArticleApple To Replace AT&T In The Dow Jones
Because of the coincidence that I wrote an article about AT&T’s merger with DirecTV on the eve of the Dow Jones announcement that Apple would be replacing AT&T in the Dow Jones Index, I...
View ArticleHow A Beginner Should Start Investing With The Right Mindset
Although there are a couple of exceptions, there are very few things that send people to this site quite like searching Google for advice on how to start the beginning stages of dividend investing....
View ArticleDonald Yacktman On Investing With Low Expectations
Donald Yacktman once said that investors make serious money when there is a mismatch between an investor’s assumptions about the future of the company and the expectations of the general investor...
View ArticleBP’s Dividend
Funny how things can change so fast, isn’t it? This time last year, BP was making $3.96 per share in profits and paying out $2.34 in dividends for a payout ratio of 59%. When I first started writing...
View ArticleThe Big Picture Issues With Wal-Mart Stock Right Now
I saw the recent news release that Wal-Mart is shaking up its top management positions in an effort to spur growth, with the latest strategy involving small neighborhood stores and more organic,...
View ArticleBlendle: The Reason Some Online Articles Will Start Costing $0.20 Each
As a small fish in the publishing industry, I understand why it can be difficult to develop a business model that is sustainable for the long term, especially when you use the old profit expectations...
View ArticleThe Long-Term Threat To Visa, Mastercard, Discover, And American Express
After I recently discussed a college friend that is currently focusing on making large share purchases in the four major credit card companies each month, a reader asked me why I wouldn’t do that...
View ArticleFacebook The Business (Not The Stock)
Usually, when it comes to stocks with high growth rates, I don’t get to show my full appreciation for the business because the P/E ratio is something obscene (thus obliterating the margin of safety...
View ArticleGeneral Electric Keeps Selling Pieces Of GE Capital
One of the hard parts about studying companies is recognizing how singular transactions can change the risks associated with the business even though the outward appearance remains the same. It is hard...
View ArticleMaking Moves
The stock market declines of the past couple of days have created some intriguing buy opportunities. Just now, I published a post on Patreon about several stock purchases I made earlier today, which...
View ArticleWhy Amazon’s Expected Delivery Dates Are So Far In Advance
If you have ever purchased anything through Amazon, you may have noticed that the expected date for delivery is often two or three weeks ahead of the time you made your purchase. Just now, I was...
View ArticleJ.P. Morgan’s Dividend Increases Should Come As No Surprise
Over two years ago, Warren Buffett mentioned that he owns 1,000,000 shares of J.P. Morgan in his personal account. He expressed his admiration for the CEO Jamie Dimon, but he did not go into much...
View ArticleThe Chorus Of People Criticizing Conoco Phillips
Here is a quick piece of information that will help you funnel oil-related news better. Whenever you hear people talk about current production in the Bakken oil fields, that usually refers to Exxon...
View ArticleThe Terms Of The BHP Billiton Spinoff Of South32
I’ve been conversing with the investor relations department at BHP Billiton trying to figure out the terms of the South32 spinoff of BHP Billiton for American shareholders that own American Depository...
View ArticleSouthern Company Stock In A Dividend Portfolio
In January, the price of Southern Company stock was $53 per share, perhaps giving people some pause that the price of the Southeastern electric giant was drifting towards expensive territory. In...
View ArticleThe South32 Component Of The BHP Billiton Spinoff
I’ve been studying BHP Billiton non-stop the past week or two because the company seems to offer one of the better dividend opportunities in the market today. BHP Billiton has returned almost 13% since...
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