Dividend Stocks
Sound Stock Investing Principles
It was just after the stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression that many investors learned the concept of fundamental analysis. Stock investing is not gambling. Smart investors seek to understand the factors that will drive a stock price up or down. They look at the price to earnings ratio of a stock […]
Profitable Asset Management
Long term management of assets is more than learning fundamental analysis of stocks, diversification of a stock portfolio, and choosing high paying dividend stocks. Profitable asset management involves choosing between investments in real estate, offshore investments, growth markets at home and abroad, stable consumer products companies, and interest bearing investments. Profitable asset management often has […]
Investing in US Oil Stocks
When investing in US oil stocks keep in mind such terms as Williston Basin, Bakken Formation, and Williston, North Dakota. The western state of few people, winter wheat, and oil has struck it rich, again. New oil drilling techniques have helped US oil drillers extract previously untapped reserves. The resulting increase in US oil production […]
Best Stock Investments in a Declining Market
What are the best stock investments in a declining market? This is a pertinent question as the stock market wanders ever downward. The European debt crisis has investors and traders spooked even though many US companies have increased sales and money in the bank. Boeing – BA – has delivered its first 787. Both manufacturing […]
Bringing Corporate Cash Home
US multinationals bringing corporate cash home could provide a boost to the US economy. US multinationals commonly bank their overseas profits overseas. This allows them to fund foreign ventures without sending cash from home. It also allows them to avoid paying corporate taxes of 35% on income gained offshore. It should be noted, however, that […]
Finding What Stocks to Invest In
Finding what stocks to invest in takes practice, judgment and work. Finding the right stocks to invest in will fill the investor’s portfolio with lasting value. By learning how to do fundamental analysis of promising stocks the investor can identify stocks with long term promise. He can also indentify stocks that a currently priced below […]
What Are Retained Earnings?
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One of the signs of a successful corporation is ever increasing retained earnings. So, what are retained earnings? Retained earnings are the part of a company’s total income that is not spent […]
Dividend Stocks
For an investor who wants steady income as well as growth, investing in dividend stocks can fill the bill. There are quite a few companies that have paid increasing dividends without a break for decades. There are even companies that have not missed a dividend payment for more than a century. This short list includes companies that have been paying dividends for more than 120 years!
Exxon Mobile
Johnson Controls
Coca Cola
Colgate Palmolive
Consolidated Edison
Procter & Gamble
UGI
York Water
Eli Lilly and Company
Stanley Black and Decker
(List courtesy of The Motley Fool)
A common misconception is that dividend stocks are not growth stocks. However, over five and ten […]