Archive for “April 2007”

What the Dividend Focused Funds Are Holding

Written by The Dividend Guy on April 29, 2007 4 Comments »

Last post, I wrote about a number of index funds and ETFs that were mentioned over at Seeking Alpha that track the Mergent’s Dividend Achiever index. I thought it might be interesting to see what some of these funds were reporting as their largest holdings.

Most index funds and ETFs list the top 10 holdings […]

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How to Invest in Mergent’s Dividend Achievers Without Buying Individual Stocks

Written by The Dividend Guy on April 27, 2007 3 Comments »

So you say you love dividend stocks and know in your heard that buying stocks that consistently raise their dividends will be crucial to a well performing portfolio. However, like a lot of people you neither have the time nor the inclination to research, keep track of, and purchase individual securities. The good […]

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Hot Market Again - Good or Bad

Written by The Dividend Guy on April 21, 2007 8 Comments »

Things seem to be going crazy again in the markets. Oil is up, the Dow is making record highs, and money is flowing into the market like there is an endless supply of gains to be had out there. Kind of scary if you ask me.

Investors have short memories. Only a couple […]

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Sivy’s Definition of an Undervalued Stock

Written by The Dividend Guy on April 15, 2007 2 Comments »

Michael Sivy over at Money.com writes articles that I have referred to many times on my site. He has a good approach to investing that focuses on value. He also has the Sivy 70 which are his picks going way out into the future - mostly large dividend paying companies with good track […]

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