Dividend Growth Stock Owens Corning (OC) Owens Corning is a subscriber request that I am covering today. If you are a long-term investor, you understand that you are investing in the business behind the stock. Consequently, you also understand that the performance of the business is what will ultimately reward you or conversely hurt you …
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5 Dividend Growth Stocks Offering A Margin of Safety | FAST Graphs
Stocks with a Margin of Safety During uncertain economic times – as we are experiencing currently – the ever-important principles of valuation and margin of safety become even more important. As 2022 brought us a bear market after enjoying a very strong and long-running bull market, valuations have improved tremendously. Nevertheless, since the market was …
Selecting the Best Dividend Growth Stocks for Total Return: Part 2
Dividend Growth Stocks for Total Return In part 1 of this two-part series on dividend growth stocks, I stressed the importance of having a plan. Commonly referred to as an investment policy statement, it is arguably the critical first step. However, once that plan is firmly established and clearing your mind, the second step is …
Constructing a Dividend Growth Stock Portfolio for Total Return (Part 1)
Dividend Growth Stock Portfolio – Stock Selection Process A common mistake that investors make regarding dividend portfolio construction is not having a well-thought-out plan. It is quite common for investors to compile what could best be described as a “junk drawer” instead of a successful strategy. The reasons for this are many. Over time investors …
Building a Dividend Growth Portfolio To Meet Your Unique Needs
Dividend Growth Portfolio I am on record of often pointing out that it is a market of stocks and not a stock market. The same concept applies to individual investors. It is a market of investors, not an investor’s market. In short, this is a fancy way of saying that just like stocks, not all …
Dogs of the DOW: Lessons on Valuation And Dividend Growth | FAST Graphs
Dogs of the Dow Each year financial news services such as the Wall Street Journal and others like to talk about the strategy known as Dogs of the Dow. This is a popular and established strategy involving buying the 10 stocks with the highest dividend yields of the 30 Dow components at the first of …
Tesla: Sinking Ship Or Rocketship Ready To Launch? | FAST Graphs
Introduction Tesla (TSLA) has been one of the fastest growing companies on the planet based on sales growth. Earnings growth, however, has been more erratic in the past, but is beginning to generate strong growth. As far as the stock price is concerned, it has been a roller coaster. From the middle of 2018 through …
Knowing When to Sell a Stock: 15 Real-Life Examples to Guide Your Decision
When to Sell A Stock Introduction One of the most common complaints I hear from investors is that their advisors or brokers like to tell them when to buy a stock, but never tell them when to sell. Whether those criticisms are fair or not, the when to sell a stock decision is certainly the …
How to Safely Maximize The Yield Of A Dividend Growth Stock Portfolio (Part 3 of 3)
Stock Portfolio There are many strategies that can be employed to maximize the yield from a dividend growth stock portfolio. Some are riskier than others. In fact, some can be extremely risky such as chasing what some call “sucker yields” which are companies paying double-digit dividend rates. As the old saying goes “if it sounds …
20 Dividend Growth Stocks For Faster Growth And Profit (Part 2 of 3)
Dividend Growth Stocks In part 1 I covered a model portfolio that was built on August 24, 2021, with the primary objective of generating a higher level of current income safely. To repeat and clarify, the primary focus was for the highest level of current income possible without taking on undue risk. In theory, equal …