What the Dividend Focused Funds Are Holding
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 [...]
How to Invest in Mergent’s Dividend Achievers Without Buying Individual Stocks
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 thing is [...]
Hot Market Again – Good or Bad
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 of months [...]
Sivy’s Definition of an Undervalued Stock
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 records and [...]
Some Recent Dividend Transactions
The beauty of dividend payments is that they just happen – there is nothing that I need to do other than keep holding on to the underlying security. Depending on the company, the dividend payments are deposited into my account at the same 4 times each year. If you have an account that allows you [...]
Bonus and Raise Time = More Money Invested
It is the time of year when the company I am with pays out the bonuses as well as provided raises. My favorite part about this time of year is that the way my investments are set up, I end up investing more money than I did the year before. I participate in both my [...]
