BlueOkie

How Are the S&P's Dividend Aristocrats Performing?

Nice job!

Dividend Aristocrats: YTD Raisers vs. Cutters

Aristocrat list continues to get smaller. Wonder how many will be left at year's end.

When Timing Meets Opportunity: Which Dividend Achievers Are at a 52-Week Low?

Might want to back test this for at least 10 years and get some economic cycles. Ofcourse, this is trading not investing.

22 Stocks on the Dividend Aristocrats List That May Spell Trouble

The group overweights Consumer Discretionary, underweights Energy and Info Technology. Overall it mirrors the S&P 500. Not a bad group to pick stocks from. Thru Dec 08, it out performed the S&P500

81 Dividend Growers to Consider

2009 estimated coverage and 2010 ratio of at least 2-to-1 (based on street estimates divided by the current 12 month indicated dividend rate)


I have no idea what this means

Dividend Stocks for the Long Run

How do you diversify, meaning what measure? Stock price or dividend amount? Do you equal weight the stocks or do you follow the S&P 500 weighting? Equal weighting has proven to outperform the overall market recently because it underweights the financials. What do with your dividends? Do you return it to the individual stock thru a DRIP or consolidate all your dividends and then make a purchase? How do fees and taxes enter into your buying decisions?

Was Friday's Rally Just a Hedge Fund Short Squeeze?

Could this be nothing more than the economic cycles happening? Adam's Smith's invisible hand at work.