My Top Performing Dividend Stocks
I use Microsoft Money to manage my portfolio. It allows me to keep good track of what I have been buying, what I have received in dividends, and most importantly what my returns have been. These returns are available in a number of different formats, including Total Return YTD, Total Return since originally buying the [...]
No Roundup Today – Thanks to Get!
I am sorry I will be unable to post my usual weekly roundup today. I am still having problems with Norwegian internet provider Get! and there long lead times for service and seemingly unwillingness to help me get a stable internet connection at home. Thanks for your patience and continuing to read The Dividend Guy!
Advice for Impateint Investor
When discussing investment moves with other investors I often am reminded of the following quote from Warren Buffet: “The Stock Market is designed to transfer money from the Active to the Patient.” The best returns come from those who wait for the best opportunity to show it self before making a commitment. Those that chase [...]
Some New Additions to The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
As many of you may already know, there is an index product put out by the same company that does the world famous S&P 500 that is focused exclusively on companies that have followed a managed-dividends policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 25 years. It is called the S&P 500 Dividend [...]
Updated The Dividend Guy Site Theme
Welcome to the newly redesigned ‘The Dividend Guy’ site. I would like to thank David over at 1955 Design for all the help with the design and development for the new layout. I need your help – as my readers come from all over the world and use multiple browsers (i.e. Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari) [...]
The 10 Most Important Things I Have Learned About Dividend Investing
It’s only when the tide goes out that you learn who has been swimming naked. – Warren Buffet Warren Buffet says it best in this famous quote. For investors, the only true thing we have to help us build successful portfolios is learning and being prepared. Investors learn in many different ways – by reading [...]
Incorporating Company Pension Plans into My Dividend Portfolio
In one of my more recent posts, I gave a description of the various accounts I hold and where they fit into my overall portfolio. A big part of my account is my Sun Life Pension Plan that I get as a result of working for my employer. In this account, my company automatically provides [...]
Favorite Dividend Stocks of The Dividend Guy Readers
In one of my recent book giveaways, I asked readers to enter the contest by including the favorite dividend stocks. Thanks again for everyone who entered the contest and provided me with a stocks. In todays post, I am going to present the stocks that were mentioned in the comments as a way to generate [...]
