Dave Ramsey's Optimistic Investing Advice: Irresponsible or Motivating? [View article]
Dave should stick to what he does best... planning on how to get out and stay out of unnecessary debt. If you want investing advice, he's not the man...
Stock Dividends: Underrated Component of Investment Return [View article]
Joe makes an important point: Taxes DO matter. Tax policy on regular income, dividends, and capital gains can change not only investor behavior, but corporate behavior as well. Individually, why should I take income from a portfolio where dividends are taxed as regular income (coming out of an IRA) when they are taxed much less from non-tax advantaged accounts? It does make a difference!
Target Retirement Date Lifecycle Funds: Ignorance Is Never Bliss [View article]
The wide divergence of asset distribution on any particular target year is particularly disturbing. It would indicate that not very much thought has been put into some of the allocations. It seems that in some, providing an outlet for loser mutual funds of the same family is the priority. Having bond funds in the allocations is also disturbing. Bond funds do strange things in changing interest environments. I'm still from Missouri on these animals.
In Search Of Canadian Dividends: Part II [View article]
I bailed out of Canada when EWC went south last year. Thanks for renewing my interest. The chart on XEI looks much better. Thanks for your chart on individual companies. I would hope that someone could do something on the order of what boomboom99 is suggesting as I find the research on Canada stocks daunting and need some help in that regard.
Why You Should Hold These Troubled Blue-Chip Stocks [View article]
David Fish's is also 22.8 in November. This just shows how careful one must be in coming to conclusions with something as simple as P/E ratio. In any case a little rich for me.
Someone who is presenting an asset allocation to the tenth of a percent has been smoking something, and it is not camels. Run, don't walk from this guy. I realize, Roger that is not the point, but just looking at numbers sometimes reveals more than it may seem.
Dividend ETFs: How To Select A Winner [View article]
Have these funds shown dividend growth over the years? If I bought these 5 or 8 years ago, would I be getting more income now than when I bought them? We can look for dividend growth with stocks, but how about the ETFs?
Avoid Companies Buying Their Own Stocks [View article]
I am conflicted on this issue.. As above, many companies use buy-backs for the wrong reasons and those generally are detrimental to shareholders. Additionally, some companies simply run out of good ideas and rather than build cash (very obvious) they buy back shares as a way of "doing something, anything" rather than give dividends which may be suspect in coming quarters. Some studies recently showed that companies that buy back shares show increased capital gains over the S&P 500 index. (PKW) is a recent index ETF that illustrates this in a very short run. I guess you have to dig deep on the motives for buy-backs to really evaluate each one. I am long PKW
Pfizer Hitting On All Cylinders: Beats Earnings, Raises Guidance, Provides 4% Yield [View article]
It seem like forever that Pfizer is recommended by someone or another. Yet look what has happened. "Pfizer is selling near the bottom of its five year valuation range based on P/B, P/E, P/S and P/CF" and it has gone nowhere in 5 years. The 4% yield may be all that is holding it up now. Watch out.
Do Stock Buybacks Enhance Or Destroy Shareholder Value? [View article]
Buybacks indicate management failure or avarice (see comment by Benzz). If there is such a dearth of good ideas in the company to put capital to work, then management should be replaced. If there is excess capital, the shareholders will know where to better to put it to work when they get their dividends. Having huge amounts of unused capital on the balance sheet can be good with excellent management (Berkshire Hathaway in the past) that will in the future use it to good advantage, but in most cases rather it is a danger sign that management has lost its way even in the good times... and look out if things go sour .
Dave Ramsey's Optimistic Investing Advice: Irresponsible or Motivating? [View article]
Stock Dividends: Underrated Component of Investment Return [View article]
Individually, why should I take income from a portfolio where dividends are taxed as regular income (coming out of an IRA) when they are taxed much less from non-tax advantaged accounts? It does make a difference!
Target Retirement Date Lifecycle Funds: Ignorance Is Never Bliss [View article]
Yields Are Low, Get Over It [View article]
In Search Of Canadian Dividends: Part II [View article]
Why You Should Hold These Troubled Blue-Chip Stocks [View article]
The Best Retirement Investing 'Mistake' [View article]
One Pro's Take On Asset Allocation [View article]
New Label For An Old Concept? [View article]
Dividend ETFs: How To Select A Winner [View article]
A Solid 9% Yielder For Income Investors [View article]
Avoid Companies Buying Their Own Stocks [View article]
I am long PKW
Pfizer Hitting On All Cylinders: Beats Earnings, Raises Guidance, Provides 4% Yield [View article]
Do Stock Buybacks Enhance Or Destroy Shareholder Value? [View article]
India ETFs Join Risk-On Rally [View article]