Weekly Dividend Investing Roundup - May 31, 2008

Written by The Dividend Guy on May 31, 2008

Weekly Roundup

Of special note this week is an article written by Thicken My Wallet on the topic of dividend growth companies who decide to forgo recent dividend increases. This is timely for me as I am still waiting for a dividend increase from Royal Bank and Home Depot (which probably won’t come). During the analysis of these stocks, it is important to understand why a dividend increase did not come. Only then should a decision be made. Dividends4Life echos my sentiment on the company in his post about the company. I personally am working through that with Home Depot!

The Carnivals

Carnival of Everything Finance had Dividend Yield or Dividend Growth?

The Carnival of Personal Finance had The Top 5 Ways to Lose Money in Stocks

Carnival of Money Stories included my review of my yearly dividend income

Festival of Stocks had my dividend stock analysis on Husky

The Posts

To be successful in investing, do the opposite of what you think is correct

Always, Always, Always have an investment policy

Also, make sure you also develop your own investing style

You can be diversified with only three index funds

Get some of the gas money back by buying energy stocks?

Liquidity is not [his] goal: a lack of debt and investments that generate cash flow are

Ego is investing’s worst enemy (perhaps tied with emotion IMHO)

Wondering why your investment returns are crap?

The Articles

Investing during a rough market

Keys to avoiding dividend cuts

Contrarian strategies to boost returns?

The wealthy can teach us some things about money management


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5 Comments so far

  1. thickenmywallet May 31, 2008 8:33 am

    Thanks for the mention. Keep up the good work.

  2. Dave June 1, 2008 6:30 am

    Ever since I heard a guy talking on CBC radio about how great dividend stocks were, I’ve been studying them. I’ve wanted to make a portfolio, but as a 31 year old, only either studying or backpacking overseas, I’ve not had much of a chance.
    As a new investor, it is taking a while for me to put meaningful amounts of cash into each asset class. Pennywise and dollar foolish, I don’t want to pay the trading fees associated with purchasing small amounts of several companies. Also, my wife does not share my vision of investing when the Money Market is guaranteed. Also, in a couple years, I want to put a down payment on a house, so I wonder how bright it is to make a portfolio before I buy a home.
    I really envy your portfolio, but all I have is $10000 in the Money Market, and $10000 in Allied Capital - not a dividend aristocrat, but pretty darn close. After looking at your portfolio, I would like to buy $5000 worth of shares in Bank of America if I can convince my wife. Hopefully I can come up with a good argument.

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  4. Tyler @Dividend Money June 2, 2008 7:26 am

    Thanks for the mention and the link!
    On the topic of Canadian bank stocks…my favorite Canadian bank (Scotiabank - BNS) raised its dividend slightly. I knew that they had avoided a lot of the subprime mess and that their international holdings are growing, but you can never be too sure.
    It’s always good to take a second look at companies that don’t raise the dividend as expected.

  5. Brip Blap June 10, 2008 7:21 pm

    Thanks for the mention!

    - Steve

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