Dividend Income The stock market has got to be the weirdest market in existence. It is the only place where people go to buy things and hate it when those things go on sale. They love it when the things they want to buy are insanely overpriced and run in fear when they become great …
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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 …
Investing Principles – Value v. Growth | FAST Graphs
Introduction Today in this video I want to talk about some investing principles that kind of relate to me, and actually represent kind of a pet peeve of mine, if you will. In the investment industry there’s always a lot of discussion and even debates about which is a better way to invest – value …
17 Dividend Stocks for High Retirement Income: Part 2
Introduction In part 1 of this two-part series on dividend stocks for high retirement income I covered 2 utility stocks, 4 REITs, 1 information technology company, and 2 financials. With this part 2, I will cover 4 energy sector stocks, 2 and consumer staples, and 2 companies in communication services. Because I was covering so …
10 More of 50 Fairly-Valued Dividend Growth Stocks Offering Moderately High Yields: Part 2
Introduction This is the second of a five-part series presenting 50 dividend growth stocks that I have screened for current fair value. With this article I will be covering 10 additional dividend growth research candidates in addition to the initial 10 that I presented in part 1 found here. Furthermore, I wanted to be clear …
Are These 5 Dow Stocks As Cheap As They Appear?: Part 5 of 5
Introduction This is the final installment of the five-part series where I examined the past operating histories and valuations of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks. With this 5 Part series I attempted to cover the 30 Dow stocks in order of highest valuations to lowest. For the most part, I suggested that the …
Which Is the Better Valuation Metric? The P/E Ratio or the PEG Ratio: Part 1
Introduction Recently, I have been engaged in rather intense discussions regarding the validity of P/E ratios versus PEG ratios as proper or appropriate valuation metrics. I generally find these types of debates befuddling for a couple of reasons. One, they are often a result of a failure to communicate. Either party or sometimes both parties …
A Comprehensive Look At Dividend Growth Stock Valuations Sector By Sector: Part 2
Introduction Finding attractively valued dividend growth stocks is getting harder and harder to do. The overall market has been on a relentless advance for many years now, and high quality dividend paying growth stocks have been leaders. Consequently, valuations have become extended beyond historical norms and I contend prudence. Nevertheless, there are attractive dividend growth …
These Are The Only Dividend Champions And Contenders That Appear Attractively Valued
Introduction As the stock market continues its relentless advance, attractive valuations are getting harder and harder to find. This is especially true for the highest quality blue-chip dividend growth stocks. Perhaps more importantly, in addition to the market’s relentless advance, there has also been a clear flight to quality – especially with dividend growth stocks. …