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When selecting income investments, the three most important questions to answer are : 1.) Is the investment increasing its dividend each year, 2.) Is the increase likely to continue into the future and 3.) Are you being...

Writing about dividend investing allows me to interact with knowledgeable investors and expose myself to new ideas. In response a recent post “How Much Money Will You Need For Retirement?“, two readers introduced me...

What makes investing in dividend stocks so intriguing is the power of compound dividends. Compound interest is what occurs when interest earned is added to the principle and is considered when calculating future...

I had hoped to feature a few high-yield stocks raising their dividends this week.  Patiently I watched the news wire for some announcements that fit the bill. As if they were waiting for the cue, three high-yield stocks...

It is not unusual after I publish a list of stocks to get a comment or two asking why those stocks and not these stocks. Often the real thrust of the question is why buy those low yield stocks when you can buy these high yield...

How much money will you need for retirement? This obviously is very important question, but also a very difficult question to answer. Many factors and assumptions that go into making this estimate With so many estimates and...

RPM International Inc. makes specialty coatings and products for the structural waterproofing and corrosion control markets, as well as products for the consumer, do-it-yourself and hobby markets. Linked here is a detailed...

It is good once again to see companies raising their dividends after last week pause and Kraft’s (KFT) announcement it was freezing its dividend at $0.29/share for the 5th straight quarter. Dividend increases are the fuel...

After another week of the market rallying, the number of stocks identified by my model as a buy fell to 4 stocks from 7. So what do you do if you are over-allocated in the four stocks that are a...

For many investors, there is no clear conviction as to how they should invest. Today’s investments are guided by what was read yesterday, and the media is constantly churning out new and different ideas. Granted it makes...