Kara Crawford at kara@traderplanet.comadmin@traderplanet.comhttp://www.traderplanet.com/TraderPlanet.com offers its popular content for commercial syndication via RSS. The feeds include backlinks for the full articles and automatically assign author attribution, which is required. To syndicate these RSS feeds on a commercial Web site, TraderPlanet.com, LLC requires the execution of standard linking agreement. Contact Kara Crawford at kara@traderplanet.com for further details.en-ushttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53631-finding_low_risk_dividend_stockshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53631-finding_low_risk_dividend_stocks<p>A stock with a high yield doesn’t mean much if the dividend is cut or eliminated, and the stock price declines significantly. Sometimes it is desirable to accept higher risk for a higher yield. Other times we may be accepting higher risk and are not being adequately compensated for the additional risk. What can we do to help gauge the risk of an individual stock?</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53631-finding_low_risk_dividend_stocks'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/815/?a=1071><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/murphy.gif border=0 /></a></p> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:59:15 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53632-stock_analysis_nucor_corporation_nuehttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53632-stock_analysis_nucor_corporation_nue<p>Nucor Corporation is engaged in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. As the largest minimill steelmaker in the U.S., Nucor has one of the most diverse product lines of any steelmaker in the Americas. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53632-stock_analysis_nucor_corporation_nue'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/832/?a=1073><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/jobman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:48:58 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53633-six_dividend_stocks_avoiding_the_june_freezehttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53633-six_dividend_stocks_avoiding_the_june_freeze<p>For a dividend investor, there is not much worse than a stock that cuts or eliminates its dividend. Suddenly, the reason you purchased the stock no longer exists. Many dividend investors, myself included, have a hard and fast rule to immediately sell any stock held as income investment if it cuts its dividend. However, when a company freezes its dividend at the current rate, the decision is not as clear-cut. At this point you must look look at alternative investments, along with the company’s...</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53633-six_dividend_stocks_avoiding_the_june_freeze'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:44:19 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53634-why_we_are_dividend_growth_investorshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53634-why_we_are_dividend_growth_investors<p>We have all heard it… Stodgy, for old people, yawn, boring! These have all been used to describe dividend growth investing. As a dividend growth investor, I sometimes think our strategy is the most misunderstood. Periodically, it is good to remind ourselves why we are dividend growth investors.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53634-why_we_are_dividend_growth_investors'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/815/?a=1071><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/murphy.gif border=0 /></a></p> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:49:20 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53635-stock_analysis_cincinnati_financial_corp_cinfhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53635-stock_analysis_cincinnati_financial_corp_cinf<p>Cincinnati Financial Corp. markets primarily property and casualty coverage; it also conducts life insurance and asset management operations. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53635-stock_analysis_cincinnati_financial_corp_cinf'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/815/?a=1071><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/murphy.gif border=0 /></a></p> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:13:55 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53636-6_dividend_stocks_working_even_when_i_m_nothttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53636-6_dividend_stocks_working_even_when_i_m_not<p>This past week I have been vacationing more than 1,500 miles from my home. As with most vacations, I have not done much work this week. However, a quick check of my brokerage account shows that my dividend stocks have been very busy this week. It is nice to know my income portfolio never takes a day off. What’s even better is the portfolio is frequently getting a raise through higher cash dividend payments.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53636-6_dividend_stocks_working_even_when_i_m_not'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/815/?a=1071><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/murphy.gif border=0 /></a></p> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:12:31 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53637-what_determines_a_dividend_stock_s_yieldhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53637-what_determines_a_dividend_stock_s_yield<p>If income investing were as simple as picking the stock with the highest yield, everyone would be an expert. Most assume that yield is heavily influenced by risk, but much more goes into determining yield. Below are several important factors that influence a stock’s yield, along with some illustrative examples:</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/53637-what_determines_a_dividend_stock_s_yield'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/815/?a=1071><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/murphy.gif border=0 /></a></p> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:01:39 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/41645-stock_analysis_kimberly_clark_corp_kmbhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/41645-stock_analysis_kimberly_clark_corp_kmb<p>Kimberly Clark Corp. is a global consumer products company produces tissue, personal care and health care. Its brands include Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Kleenex, Scott and Kimberly-Clark. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/41645-stock_analysis_kimberly_clark_corp_kmb'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:37:06 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/41455-9_dividend_stocks_building_future_yieldhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/41455-9_dividend_stocks_building_future_yield<p>Having narrowly missed the tech bubble bursting, I purchased my first dividend stock on December 11, 2003. I had heard dividend investments were supposed to be safer, but knew very little else about the strategy. I was fortunate enough to accidentally buy enough good dividend stocks to learn the “secret” of dividend investing.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/41455-9_dividend_stocks_building_future_yield'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/834/?a=1070><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/wyckoff.gif border=0 /></a></p> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:44:30 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/41456-increasing_dividend_yield_part_iii_preferred_stockhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/41456-increasing_dividend_yield_part_iii_preferred_stock<p>This is the third installment in a multi-part series that looks at various options used by income investors to boost their yield while waiting for dividend growth to lift their portfolio’s overall yield-on-cost. Last week we looked at <strong>REITs</strong>. This week we are looking at <strong>Preferred Stock</strong>.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/41456-increasing_dividend_yield_part_iii_preferred_stock'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:39:58 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/39577-stock_analysis_leggett_amp_platt_inc_leghttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/39577-stock_analysis_leggett_amp_platt_inc_leg<p>Leggett &amp; Platt Inc makes a broad line of bedding and furniture components and other home, office and commercial furnishings, as well as diversified products for non-furnishings markets. Link here is a detailed analysis and commentary.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/39577-stock_analysis_leggett_amp_platt_inc_leg'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/624/?a=1067><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/dinapoli.gif border=0 /></a></p> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:48:08 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/39578-5_dividend_stocks_delivering_what_s_importanthttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/39578-5_dividend_stocks_delivering_what_s_important<p>The income statement is where you find all the metrics that The Street loves. It therefore must be the most important financial statement. Not! That title goes to the lowly cash flow statement. Ultimately cash flow is what drives the value of any financial asset, including dividend stocks.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/39578-5_dividend_stocks_delivering_what_s_important'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/815/?a=1071><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/murphy.gif border=0 /></a></p> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:12:08 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/39579-increasing_dividend_yield_part_ii_reitshttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/39579-increasing_dividend_yield_part_ii_reits<p>This is the second installment in a multi-part series that looks at various options used by income investors to boost their yield while waiting for dividend growth to lift their portfolio’s overall yield-on-cost. Last week we looked at <strong>Utilities</strong>. This week we are looking at <strong>Real Estate Investment Trusts </strong>.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/39579-increasing_dividend_yield_part_ii_reits'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/815/?a=1071><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/murphy.gif border=0 /></a></p> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:42:00 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/36955-stock_analysis_meridian_bioscience_inc_vivohttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/36955-stock_analysis_meridian_bioscience_inc_vivo<p>Meridian Bioscience Inc. develops, makes and sells disposable diagnostic test kits and related products used for the rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/36955-stock_analysis_meridian_bioscience_inc_vivo'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/744/?a=1072><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/firman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:32:51 +0000http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/36956-11_dividend_stocks_providing_positive_feedbackhttp://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/36956-11_dividend_stocks_providing_positive_feedback<p>What is the primary reason you invest in dividend stocks? For me, it is a means to build a growing income that can be relied on during retirement. One of the beauties of dividend investing is it provides you continuous feedback. As the years and decades go by you can see your earnings steadily grow as you invest your money in dividend stocks, and as an added bonus, great dividend stocks will increase their dividend payments each year.</p><a href='http://www.traderplanet.com/commentaries/view/36956-11_dividend_stocks_providing_positive_feedback'>Read More at TraderPlanet.com &#187;</a><p align=center><a href=http://www.traderplanet.com/tradertube/index/832/?a=1073><img src=http://www.traderplanet.com/themes/trader_plain/gfx/jobman.gif border=0 /></a></p> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:40:31 +0000