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Dividend Aristocrats Survived September

I own a good number of stocks in the list and have held my own quite well during September. However, the economy must be allowed to grow.

Citi Gets a Good Deal; Ken Lewis Overpaid

I don't think the writers even understand basic finance. We are in a really deep financial stress which without government help will not get better. Get ready to watch the blood in the streets....

Dividend Stocks: Good News / Bad News

I own both stocks mentioned and recently added a bit to BAC. I don't think these companies are going out of business and I have owned them for a long time. I listen to CNBC and hear all this panic and wonder who is listening. Stocks go up and stocks go down....

Will the Dollar Recovery Launch a Bank Rally?

It is eerie when one reads something that one agrees with. I continue to hold my financials, and I think GE will survive this swoon. The world is not coming to an end; it just seems like it.

Still Too Early For Banks

Still too early to nibble at banks, small or large. I have suffered the losses on financials during the first quarter and didn't see the train coming. Pardon the metaphors...

Sears vs. Bank of America: No Big Deal

BAC is well capitalized and well run. I have a position and will maintain it at this time. Countrywide will be acretive next year to the income statement. Sears is just another story and I have no position in it.