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This month has been another month marked with volatility and continued weakness in the financial sector. For example, my Citigroup holdings value went from anywhere just above $900 to around $1100. A $200 swing on around 46 shares is pretty huge volatility. The good thing is I will still be receiving dividends from Citi which will allow me to purchase additional shares at these prices. As I am a 20+ year investor, I have the time to let things play out. My returns as a result of my …

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Every once in a while I run across some research that speaks to the power of dividend reinvesting. I have a whole series of posts, available in my sidebar about what I call The Dividend Key. I recently saw a document from the folks over at Legg Mason (pdf) that provide us with more research on the topic. In this article, they state that dividends have been an important component of total return - to the tune of 41%. Below is a chart they presented, which shows the dividend contribution …

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Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails (NIN) fame kicked some music label butt in this past couple of weeks by releasing a 36 track album on his own using only the web as a means of distribution. He racked up sales of a cool $1.6 million. I think this is a strong message for the record companies that things are changing and the middle-man is not required anymore. As usual, I looked at this from an individual investor perspective and came away with this learning: The more people involved with …

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