Dividends4Life's Instablog My entire career has been spent in industry within the finance and accounting realm. My career started in 1985 and has included exposure to implementing SFASs Dividends4Life http://seekingalpha.com/author/dividends4life/instablog 13 Dividend Stocks Delivering What's Important http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/191745-dividends4life/1867931-13-dividend-stocks-delivering-what-s-important?source=feed 1867931 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 popular media is constantly churning out new and different ideas. Granted it makes for some "interesting" reads, but it certainty is no way to run a portfolio. Time has proven the positive correlation between consistently raising dividends and stock performance...

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]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 07:44:11 -0400 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 popular media is constantly churning out new and different ideas. Granted it makes for some "interesting" reads, but it certainty is no way to run a portfolio. Time has proven the positive correlation between consistently raising dividends and stock performance...

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]]> noc m clx swy ni key rbcaa ug ace ufcs pkg pl str 8 Industrial Strength Stocks With Dividend Growth http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/191745-dividends4life/1855811-8-industrial-strength-stocks-with-dividend-growth?source=feed 1855811 The Industrials Sector consists of companies that manufacture products or provide business services. The products are often inputs or raw materials into another manufacturing process, such as steel producer. Timing is important when buying an industrial stock. If you buy when business is booming you will likely pay too much, which means a very low yield. Most stocks in this sector are currently overpriced. The average yield on the Industrial Sector stocks that I follow is only 2.0%, with just 5 stocks yielding over 3%...

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]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 07:38:25 -0400 The Industrials Sector consists of companies that manufacture products or provide business services. The products are often inputs or raw materials into another manufacturing process, such as steel producer. Timing is important when buying an industrial stock. If you buy when business is booming you will likely pay too much, which means a very low yield. Most stocks in this sector are currently overpriced. The average yield on the Industrial Sector stocks that I follow is only 2.0%, with just 5 stocks yielding over 3%...

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]]> swk nsc emr gd mgrc wm rtn lmt Dividend Income Progress Update - April 2013 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/191745-dividends4life/1847621-dividend-income-progress-update-april-2013?source=feed 1847621 Once again it is time for a goals/progress update. I am pleased to report that annualized dividend income increased in April, extending the streak to 34 consecutive months of increases after June 2010's decline. Since I began publicly tracking annualized dividend income in November 2007, it has increased in 63 of the last 65 months.

My goals were defined in this December 1, 2007 Investing Goals post and last updated in my 2013 Investing Goals post. Below is an updated version of the table found in the original post...

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]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 09:10:07 -0400 Once again it is time for a goals/progress update. I am pleased to report that annualized dividend income increased in April, extending the streak to 34 consecutive months of increases after June 2010's decline. Since I began publicly tracking annualized dividend income in November 2007, it has increased in 63 of the last 65 months.

My goals were defined in this December 1, 2007 Investing Goals post and last updated in my 2013 Investing Goals post. Below is an updated version of the table found in the original post...

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]]> gpc wmt omi ko kmb pff pny 7 Dividend Stocks Sending More Cash To Shareholders http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/191745-dividends4life/1844581-7-dividend-stocks-sending-more-cash-to-shareholders?source=feed 1844581 We all are looking for the perfect dividend stock. In an utopian world, the perfect dividend stock would be one that is both high-yield and provide a high dividend growth rate. Its share price would appreciate ratable with its increasing dividend. All of this would be driven by increasing earnings and cash flow...

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]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 07:39:57 -0400 We all are looking for the perfect dividend stock. In an utopian world, the perfect dividend stock would be one that is both high-yield and provide a high dividend growth rate. Its share price would appreciate ratable with its increasing dividend. All of this would be driven by increasing earnings and cash flow...

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]]> kmb bax wtr ee nhc msa awk 6 Dividend Stocks To Beat The Wall Street Giants http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/191745-dividends4life/1832641-6-dividend-stocks-to-beat-the-wall-street-giants?source=feed 1832641 Driven by computers that cost more than the average person will earn in their lifetime the investment markets move at light speed. To keep pace hedge funds, mutual funds, institutional investors and multi-billion dollar money managers spend large sums of money on high-tech tools to give them an edge. Throw in some illegal insider trading from big names in the industry and it leaves you wondering what chance does a small individual investor have...

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]]> Tue, 07 May 2013 07:31:55 -0400 Driven by computers that cost more than the average person will earn in their lifetime the investment markets move at light speed. To keep pace hedge funds, mutual funds, institutional investors and multi-billion dollar money managers spend large sums of money on high-tech tools to give them an edge. Throw in some illegal insider trading from big names in the industry and it leaves you wondering what chance does a small individual investor have...

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]]> emr gpc jnj mcd mmm wmt PepsiCo, IBM And 7 Other Dividend Stocks Raising Their Payouts http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/191745-dividends4life/1821811-pepsico-ibm-and-7-other-dividend-stocks-raising-their-payouts?source=feed 1821811 When you purchase individual stocks, risk is inherit. Sometimes bad things happen to good stocks. Eventually, every investor will hold a stock that falls out of favor and endures a double-digit decline. Understanding this from the onset makes it easier to deal with. To minimize the risk of significant declines, your core portfolio should focus on blue-chip dividend growth stocks...

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]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 07:38:46 -0400 When you purchase individual stocks, risk is inherit. Sometimes bad things happen to good stocks. Eventually, every investor will hold a stock that falls out of favor and endures a double-digit decline. Understanding this from the onset makes it easier to deal with. To minimize the risk of significant declines, your core portfolio should focus on blue-chip dividend growth stocks...

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