Jake Johnson - Seeking Alpha 'Jake Johnson' Tag RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/author/jake-johnson Book Review: 'The Single Best Investment' http://seekingalpha.com/article/61177-book-review-the-single-best-investment?source=feed 61177 I buy the vast majority of my books from Amazon. I like to read the customer reviews because it has been my experience that they are usually aligned with my personal opinions. Lowell Miller's The Single Best Investment: Creating Wealth with Dividend Growth came up when I did a search for dividend books on Amazon. It is rated 4.5 stars. Did it live up to its hype?

SIB starts out pretty well. Mr. Miller takes the time to describe what makes a high quality stock. He also explains why (most) bonds offer poor performance when compared to high quality, dividend paying stocks. I found these chapters interesting and it all felt familiar to me. I have read similar explanations in other books. The basic premise is to find great stocks that pay increasing dividends because increasing dividends are a sign of strength.

]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:53:11 -0500 Jake Johnson Jake Johnson submits:

I buy the vast majority of my books from Amazon. I like to read the customer reviews because it has been my experience that they are usually aligned with my personal opinions. Lowell Miller's The Single Best Investment: Creating Wealth with Dividend Growth came up when I did a search for dividend books on Amazon. It is rated 4.5 stars. Did it live up to its hype?

SIB starts out pretty well. Mr. Miller takes the time to describe what makes a high quality stock. He also explains why (most) bonds offer poor performance when compared to high quality, dividend paying stocks. I found these chapters interesting and it all felt familiar to me. I have read similar explanations in other books. The basic premise is to find great stocks that pay increasing dividends because increasing dividends are a sign of strength.


Complete Story »]]> Jake Johnson Simon Property Group: My Kind of Dividend Growth http://seekingalpha.com/article/58537-simon-property-group-my-kind-of-dividend-growth?source=feed 58537 Some slick guy telling you he will teach you his secrets to making millions in real estate. I never fell for it, but some of my friends did succumb. If people ask me what kind of real estate I invest in, then the answer is pretty easy. I rely on real estate investment trusts (REITs) to diversify my dividend portfolio. This week I am taking a look at Simon Property Group (SPG) to see if they deserve a spot in my real estate empire.

Company Overview
Simon Property Group primarily invests in malls and shopping centers around the United States. Here is a partial overview from Wikipedia:

]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:00:00 -0500 Jake Johnson Jake Johnson submits:Do you remember watching all the real estate infomercials in the 1990s? Some slick guy telling you he will teach you his secrets to making millions in real estate. I never fell for it, but some of my friends did succumb. If people ask me what kind of real estate I invest in, then the answer is pretty easy. I rely on real estate investment trusts (REITs) to diversify my dividend portfolio. This week I am taking a look at Simon Property Group (SPG) to see if they deserve a spot in my real estate empire.

Company Overview
Simon Property Group primarily invests in malls and shopping centers around the United States. Here is a partial overview from Wikipedia:


Complete Story »]]> SPG Jake Johnson Progress Energy: Consistently Growing http://seekingalpha.com/article/58105-progress-energy-consistently-growing?source=feed 58105 Progress Energy (PGN) recently came up on a stock screen I ran while looking at electric utilities. The company has a long history dating back to 1925 and recently raised its dividend for the 20th straight year. Can PGN power up your portfolio?

Company Overview

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Progress Energy (PGN) recently came up on a stock screen I ran while looking at electric utilities. The company has a long history dating back to 1925 and recently raised its dividend for the 20th straight year. Can PGN power up your portfolio?

Company Overview


Complete Story »]]> PGN Jake Johnson Equity Residential Presents Dividend Opportunity http://seekingalpha.com/article/57605-equity-residential-presents-dividend-opportunity?source=feed 57605 The market sub-prime mortgage meltdown has affected many stocks. It has also hit real-estate investment trusts (REITs) where it hurts. In these times, when analysts call for investing your money overseas and real estate investing is frowned upon, why not look at a bargain right under your nose?

]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:22:01 -0500 Jake Johnson Jake Johnson submits:

The market sub-prime mortgage meltdown has affected many stocks. It has also hit real-estate investment trusts (REITs) where it hurts. In these times, when analysts call for investing your money overseas and real estate investing is frowned upon, why not look at a bargain right under your nose?


Complete Story »]]> EQR Jake Johnson Growth Trends of Dow Jones Select Dividend ETF http://seekingalpha.com/article/57176-growth-trends-of-dow-jones-select-dividend-etf?source=feed 57176 Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) that focus on dividend returns have become a popular option for some investors. These investments usually attempt to track the performance of an index of stocks that have a record of consistent dividend growth. The ETF must distribute all the dividends received on the underlying basket of stocks (minus the management fee). How does the growth of the dividend yield of Dividend ETFs compare to individual stocks?

Dividend ETFs don’t have a long history. One of the first on the scene was the iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend ETF (DVY). We will compare DVY to several of its largest holdings (AT&T (T), FPL Group (FPL), Merck (MRK), Altria (MO)) to see how the overall ETF dividend growth tracks versus the dividend growth on these individual shares.

]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:14:55 -0500 Jake Johnson Jake Johnson submits:

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) that focus on dividend returns have become a popular option for some investors. These investments usually attempt to track the performance of an index of stocks that have a record of consistent dividend growth. The ETF must distribute all the dividends received on the underlying basket of stocks (minus the management fee). How does the growth of the dividend yield of Dividend ETFs compare to individual stocks?

Dividend ETFs don’t have a long history. One of the first on the scene was the iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend ETF (DVY). We will compare DVY to several of its largest holdings (AT&T (T), FPL Group (FPL), Merck (MRK), Altria (MO)) to see how the overall ETF dividend growth tracks versus the dividend growth on these individual shares.


Complete Story »]]> DVY Jake Johnson Procter & Gamble: The Year 2000's Bargain Through Chaos http://seekingalpha.com/article/57081-procter-gamble-the-year-2000-s-bargain-through-chaos?source=feed 57081 The reaction of the market yesterday over the interest rate cut of 0.25 was exactly what I expected. Pure panic. It seems people often forget to look toward the future in times like these. My experience has shown me that you can really find some great bargains through all the chaos.

From the NY Times, March 8, 2000:

]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:11:41 -0500 Jake Johnson Jake Johnson submits:

The reaction of the market yesterday over the interest rate cut of 0.25 was exactly what I expected. Pure panic. It seems people often forget to look toward the future in times like these. My experience has shown me that you can really find some great bargains through all the chaos.

From the NY Times, March 8, 2000:


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