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...

404 Carnival of Personal Finance – Dividend Investing Edition + MORE

Recent Buy – dividendmantra.com The strong performance of the stock market YTD has left little attractive opportunities on the table for value investors to get interested in. I consider valuation of an individual stock paramount to long-term success, and it’s imperative that you don’t overpay for an ownership stake in even the most high quality business… Continue Reading On dividendmantra.com » Free Cash Flow Payout vs. Dividend Payout – thediv-net.com Getting a discount of 10%, 20% or even more is awesome. When it is on a big ticket item like a automobile, there are a lot of dollars to be...

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 @...

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 »...

It’s Time To Lower Your Risk + MORE

The Lure and Dangers of High Yield Stocks (Part-2) – dividendninja.com This article was published in the March/April 2013 edition of the Canadian MoneySaver, and is posted here with permission. For more information visit www.canadianmoneysaver.ca Image credit: gunnar3000 / 123RF Stock Photo In my article for the February issue of Canadian MoneySaver, I discussed The Lure and Dangers of High Yield Stocks (Part-1)… Continue Reading On dividendninja.com » Weekend Reading Links – March 24, 2013 – thediv-net.com For your weekend reading pleasure, the articles listed below contain some of the best dividend and value investing insights found on the web....

DGI Case Study – $5K to $100K In Three Years + MORE

Buffett’s Best Yielding Dividend Stocks – dividends4life.com Buying dividend growth stocks is a popular and proven way to make money. A great investor who followed this approach in a very public way is Warren Buffett. I published recently a full portfolio overview with his latest moves on my blog. Sometimes I get inspired by his investments when I don’t have enough ideas what to buy… Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » My debt situation on date of March 23, 2013 – myfirst50000.com $7 875.45 at a low interest rate of 4.75% (RRSP credit line rates) = $374.08 in annual interest PAID...

Hartford Financial Services Group Now #291 Largest Company, Surpassing AmerisourceBergen + MORE

Stocks with Unbelievably High Dividends and Low P/Es – dividends4life.com Some of my readers often ask themselves what are the highest yielding stocks at the market. When they read articles about the highest dividend paying shares they noticed Pitney Bowes, who is also a S&P 500 member, or Annaly Capital Management. Both have a double-digit yield at a higher market capitalization and investors of the early round have made their first money with these stocks… Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » Unilever (UL) Dividend Stock Analysis – dividendgrowthinvestor.com Unilever PLC (UL) operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in Asia, Africa,...

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...

Weekend Reading Links – March 17, 2013 + MORE

Weekend Reading Links – March 17, 2013 – thediv-net.com For your weekend reading pleasure, the articles listed below contain some of the best dividend and value investing insights found on the web. They were written by various members of the Dividend Investing and Value Network over the past week: Articles From DIV-Net Members Dividends4Life presented 9 Dividend Stocks Trading at a Double-Digit Discount Dividend Growth Investor presented Three stages of dividend growth The Dividend Guy presented How Spending Cuts Will Hit Your Portfolio Disciplined Approach to Investing presented Bonds Continue To Deliver Painful Results For Investors 40percent 20years presented FCF...

Best Dividend Machinery Stocks + MORE

Best Dividend Machinery Stocks – dividends4life.com Investors must be careful because industrial goods stocks have no end-consumers as clients. They are more volatile, depending on the raw economy, and they can lose in recessions 50 percent of their profits or more. Not all industrials are highly cyclic. It mainly depends on the degree of diversification… Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » Weekend Reading – March 16, 2013 – dividendmantra.com Ahh, the weekend. A joyous time in my life. I worked about 55 hours this past week. Usually the department I am in has two people running it – myself and one...