CVS Caremark Now #40 Largest Company, Surpassing American Express + MORE

Telus Corp (T) is getting ready for its 2 for 1 split. Are you ready? – myfirst50000.com Tomorrow, it will happen. For the first time in its history, Telus is going to split! I am quite exciting by this. I had experiment not split but roll over, like 8 to 1 in the case of DNI Metals (DNI) and also BNT. In both cases, following the roll over, the stock had gained in value. Will Telus split stocks will gain in fabulous value? That’s what we are going to watch out for tomorrow and in the days to come… Continue...

Optical Cable Corp. (OCC) Declares $0.02 Quarterly Dividend; 1.9% Yield + MORE

Optical Cable Corp. (OCC) Declares $0.02 Quarterly Dividend; 1.9% Yield – streetinsider.com Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/Optical+Cable+Corp.+%28OCC%29+Declares+%240.02+Quarterly+Dividend%3B+1.9%25+Yield/8255232.html for the full story. Continue Reading On streetinsider.com » Passive Income Targets – April 2013 – intelligentspeculator.net I’ve gotta say, I never could have imagined how well this would be turning out to be. Since starting to do monthly updates about my passive income project, my revenues have been increasing steadily almost every single month. Part of it is expected as investments continue to compound and I reinvest all income… Continue Reading On intelligentspeculator.net » Dividend Increase: PG – dgmachine.blogspot.com/ Procter & Gamble (PG)...

New Trade: Long eBay ($EBAY) & Short Yahoo ($YHOO) + MORE

Energy Transfer (ETE and ETP) MLP Update – dividendmonk.com/ Energy Transfer Equity L.P. (ETE) is at the top of a complex energy partnership structure involving Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), Regency Energy Partners (RGP), Southern Union assets, Sunoco Logistics Partners (SXL) and Sunoco retail assets. -ETE Distribution Yield: 4.28% -ETE Five Year Distribution Growth: 12… Continue Reading On dividendmonk.com/ » New Trade: Long eBay ($EBAY) & Short Yahoo ($YHOO) – intelligentspeculator.net I’ll start off by saying that this morning I will be closing out 2 existing trades. I actually have 2 trades that have returns over 20% and 1 that is...

Las Vegas Sands Larger Than S&P 500 Component DuPont + MORE

Recent Buy – dividendmantra.com It takes a lot of conviction and belief in an overarching goal to invest fresh capital in the face of a stock market that is breaking new records seemingly daily. But, I have the kind of conviction necessary to do this. I’m simply trying to buy time via passive income that will exceed my expenses and therefore free me from the need to work a full-time job to sustain myself… Continue Reading On dividendmantra.com » Hedge Funds Buying These Technology Dividend Stocks – dividends4life.com Looking to trade technology stocks that offer dividend income and show the...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Posts Q1 EPS of $1.59 + MORE

Capital Allocation – dgmachine.blogspot.com/ In my quarterly review that was published recently on Seeking Alpha, I mentioned that I would be temporarily suspending new capital investment during the second quarter and allocating my savings for the next few months to my emergency cash reserve. I wanted to take a moment to elaborate on the reasons for that decision… Continue Reading On dgmachine.blogspot.com/ » JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Posts Q1 EPS of $1.59 – streetinsider.com Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/JPMorgan+Chase+%26+Co.+%28JPM%29+Posts+Q1+EPS+of+%241.59/8249550.html for the full story. Continue Reading On streetinsider.com » Dividend Link Roundup Time – thedividendguyblog.com 1. Target Corporation (TGT) Dividend Stock Analysis @...

Richardson Electronics Ltd (RELL) Declares $0.06 Quarterly Dividend; 2% Yield + MORE

Dividend Stocks You Should Buy – dividends4life.com According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), global per-barrel oil prices will fall below $100 by the end of 2014. Additionally, the US oil imports will reduce to half of the mid-2000 level. This decline in imports is an indicator to the upsurge in the domestic oil production. The US per-day oil production in 2014, could reach its highest level in the past two-and-a-half decades… Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » Richardson Electronics Ltd (RELL) Declares $0.06 Quarterly Dividend; 2% Yield – streetinsider.com Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/Richardson+Electronics+Ltd+%28RELL%29+Declares+%240.06+Quarterly+Dividend%3B+2%25+Yield/8246354.html for the full story. Continue Reading On...

Adtran, Inc. (ADTN) Declares $0.09 Quarterly Dividend; 1.8% Yield + MORE

Looking For Value, Growth And Income After The Recent Market Run Up – thediv-net.com A significant portion of all the great advantages that the world has received through the promise of technology can be credited to the Big 3: Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), Intel Corp. (INTC) and Microsoft (MSFT).  Great gratitude should be attributed to these technology titans, because, thanks to them, the world enjoys a functioning Internet and enormous productivity advances… Continue Reading On thediv-net.com » Welcome in my TFSA portfolio AltaGas Ltd (ALA)! – myfirst50000.com Its now done and completed, AltaGas Ltd (ALA) is now from my portfolio, the...

A Real Dividend Growth Machine: Q1 2013 Review + MORE

Berkshire Hathaway Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing Google – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) has taken over the #3 spot from Google Inc (NASD: GOOG), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating » Continue Reading On forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel » AltaGas Ltd (ALA) not yet in – myfirst50000.com I had call TD Waterhouse over the weekend to have some money transfer over my TFSA. But I must admit that I...

Dividend Links + MORE

MV Oil Trust (MVO) Declares $0.87 Quarterly Distribution; 12.8% Yield – streetinsider.com Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/MV+Oil+Trust+%28MVO%29+Declares+%240.87+Quarterly+Distribution%3B+12.8%25+Yield/8236495.html for the full story. Continue Reading On streetinsider.com » Walt Disney Now #28 Largest Company, Surpassing Home Depot – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) has taken over the #28 spot from Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating » Continue Reading On forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel » Blackrock Advisors Top Dividend...

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Analysis + MORE

Sunstone Hotel Investors Larger Than S&P 500 Component Apollo Group – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (NYSE: SHO) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example Apollo Group, Inc. (NASD: APOL), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating » Continue Reading On forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel » Weekend Readings – intelligentspeculator.net   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0ilMx7k7mso Continue Reading On intelligentspeculator.net » High Dividend Growth REITs: Digital Realty Trust (DLR)...

McCormick & Co., Inc. (MKC) Declares $0.34 Quarterly Dividend; 1.9% Yield + MORE

Notable Two Hundred Day Moving Average Cross – PDH – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In trading on Wednesday, shares of PetroLogistics LP (NYSE: PDH) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $13.20, changing hands as low as $13.05 per share. PetroLogistics LP shares are currently trading down about 1.9% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of PDH shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Continue Reading On forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel » Thinking About Getting Into Apple (AAPL)? I’d Get In Now – intelligentspeculator.net Apple’s (AAPL) stock has been off to a tough start to the year so far as...

TSX 60 Ex Dividend Date + Best 2013 Dividend Stock Update +16.79% + MORE

Kimberly-Clark Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing Texas Instruments – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) has taken over the #91 spot from Texas Instruments Inc. (NASD: TXN), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating » Continue Reading On forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel » TSX 60 Ex Dividend Date + Best 2013 Dividend Stock Update +16.79% – thedividendguyblog.com     At the beginning of each month, I produce a recap of the dividend...

The Four Percent Rule is Dependent on Dividend Yields + MORE

When Dividends Pay Dividends – dividends4life.com For most taxpayers, the fiscal cliff deal made permanent the 15% rate on dividends and long-term capital gains — for investments longer than a year — that had been temporary since the Bush tax cuts of the early 2000s. Though the recent deal raised those rates to 20% for taxpayers with incomes exceeding $450,000 for filers of joint returns, and $400,000 for single filers, this is still low Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » The Montreal Ritz Carlton and the Dividend Girl and her mom – myfirst50000.com My mom came for Easter and we had...

The Three P’s – Patience, Persistence, Perseverance + MORE

Dividend Growth Investing: A Strategy For Young Investors, Too – dgmachine.blogspot.com/ A new article of mine has been published on the investing website Seeking Alpha. The article is entitled Dividend Growth Investing: A Strategy For Young Investors, Too. It examines possible investing outcomes for young people who start with an aggressive growth investing strategy and then switch to dividend growth investing, compared with a person who follows a dividend growth investing strategy from the start. Continue Reading On dgmachine.blogspot.com/ » Best Dividend Links of The Week – thedividendguyblog.com Let’s jump into the links… 1. Bank of Montreal – Dividend Fact Sheet @...

Sprint Nextel Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing Becton, Dickinson and Co. + MORE

Do You Keep A Stash Of Cash In Your Portfolio? – intelligentspeculator.net In all of the talk that goes on about asset allocation, I always feel like one asset class is often forgotten: “Cash”. The fact that it is a boring, extremely low return asset should not be enough to stop you. I think any individual, no matter how rich or poor should hold part of its assets in cash… Continue Reading On intelligentspeculator.net » Sprint Nextel Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing Becton, Dickinson and Co. – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In the latest look at the underlying components of the...

Seadrill’s Dividend Is Sustainable + MORE

Book Review: More Money Than God – intelligentspeculator.net In my most recent vacations, I was able to read a very interesting book about Hedge Funds;  More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallaby It gave a very interesting point of view on the history of hedge funds, why they were created and how they worked initially. It gave a very unique point of view on the hedge fund industry and especially on the more known collapses such as Long Term Capital Management, Amaranth, etc… Continue Reading On intelligentspeculator.net » Seadrill’s Dividend Is Sustainable – dividends4life.com Seadrill currently pays a dividend of...

Are Wearable Devices The Next Big Thing? + MORE

About Just Energy Group Inc. (JE) – myfirst50000.com I have a few days of vacation ahead and its going to be a family camping in my one and a half apartment. So you won’t hear from me for a little while. I haven’t been that much active around here. Its quite busy at work.Yesterday, Just Energy came up with a press release regarding their finances and also regarding their dividend… Continue Reading On myfirst50000.com » Forecasting Future Earnings Is The Key To Successful Stock Investing – thediv-net.com Looking for good dividend paying stocks to add to your retirement portfolio?  You...

You Are Poorer Than You Think + MORE

5 Engineering Companies that Keep Boosting Dividends – dividendmonk.com/ When investors think of dividend payers with the longest streaks of consecutive annual dividend increases, their minds may jump towards the Coca Colas and Procter and Gambles of the world, but some of the slightly more volatile diverse engineering companies have among the most consistent dividend histories… Continue Reading On dividendmonk.com/ » Liberty Global Larger Than S&P 500 Component Boston Scientific – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Liberty Global Inc (NASD: LBTYA) was identified as having a larger market cap than...

Philip Morris International Takes Over #17 Spot From Oracle + MORE

Message for RSS readers – dividendgrowthinvestor.com Sorry to interrupt, but if you are reading this on Google Reader, you will need to figure out a different way to follow us. Google is getting rid of Google Reader soon and you should switch to other RSS readers such as Feedly instead. Subscribe to have every article delivered to your inbox using the form below, and you won’t have to worry about the RSS problems… Continue Reading On dividendgrowthinvestor.com » National Research Corp (NRCI) Announces Recapitalization Plan – streetinsider.com Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/National+Research+Corp+%28NRCI%29+Announces+Recapitalization+Plan/8210025.html for the full story. Continue Reading On streetinsider.com »...

3M Company (MMM) Dividend Stock Analysis 2013 + MORE

TripAdvisor…Significant Upside Potential? – intelligentspeculator.net The online travel industry is one of the most competitive ones because there are several established players fighting together (Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, Priceline, etc) along with some newer ones such as Google and some local players like Facebook, Square, etc. Some of you have doubts about the importance of the “social layer”… Continue Reading On intelligentspeculator.net » Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Cl A (UBA) Declares $0.25 Quarterly Dividend; 4.7% Yield – streetinsider.com Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/Urstadt+Biddle+Properties+Inc.+Cl+A+%28UBA%29+Declares+%240.25+Quarterly+Dividend%3B+4.7%25+Yield/8204775.html for the full story. Continue Reading On streetinsider.com » Illinois Tool Works Dividend Stock Analysis 2013 – thediv-net.com Illinois...

Technical Analysis – Is it Good or Bad? What’s in it for Me? + MORE

Technical Analysis – Is it Good or Bad? What’s in it for Me? – thedividendguyblog.com     If you have been following me for a while, you know that I’m not too much of a technician. I like the fundamental approach and make good use of timing in sector while investing through asset allocation. When it’s time to talk about technical analysis, I’m not quite sure what to think about it… Continue Reading On thedividendguyblog.com » Thoughts on Dividend Growth Investing – dividends4life.com Dividend growth investing (DGI), if done correctly, is a very wonderful and self-reinforcing strategy. The idea is...

Stocks That Beat The Markets + MORE

Stocks That Beat The Markets – dividends4life.com Worth an estimated $1.5 billion, J.R. Shaw is one of the wealthiest men in Canada. An entrepreneur by nature, he founded his company in 1966 at the age of 32. Over the ensuing 28 years, he turned this modest venture into Shaw Communications (NYSE:SJR), Canada’s second-largest cable and satellite television company, with 3 million subscribers and a current market capitalization of nearly $11 Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » One Annoying Thing About Some Dividend Investors… – intelligentspeculator.net I am a big believer in passive income and obviously, dividend investing is a critical part...

Steel Dynamics Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing Dun & Bradstreet + MORE

Steel Dynamics Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing Dun & Bradstreet – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Steel Dynamics Inc. (NASD: STLD) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE: DNB), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating » Continue Reading On forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel » High-Dividend, Low P/E Value Stocks For Income – thediv-net.com Before the internet and even before computers, critical...

Dividend Link Roundup + MORE

Reasons To Buy Dow Dividend Stocks – dividends4life.com According to data collected from FactSet Research, dividend payments reached $117 billion, or $347.43 per share, in February — only 7% below the 2007 record of $372.46 per share. The Dow has been rapidly picking up the pace ever since the financial crisis, which caused a dip in the overall tally as companies like General Electric (NYSE:GE) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) were forced to reduce or Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » Weekend Readings – intelligentspeculator.net I just love this digital era. Have you ever heard of the TV show Veronica Mars?...