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Winning Investment Strategy: Focus on Value-Based Dividend Growth

thats one of the only ways for the little outside investor to gather some crumbs from the wall st ponzi / casino scheme. buy into a good div paying co,join their drip plan,buy additional shares directly thru the plan,& you must have time to let $ averaging do its work.its boring but it worked great for me.in my retirement, my yield last year was 7.2%.now im talking about 20-25 years of following this plan.when gm,after many years of good divs,cut theirs in 1/2 , i sold immediately.so you have to pay some attention & tweak along the way.

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

watch out for fakes on the net.

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

i too wonder why made-off is in jail.he is a piker compared to the crooks & scoundrels on the inside of this wall st ponzi/casino scheme.re cars-just buy a ford.they must have one model to fit your need if you need a new car.we better learn to buy american whenever possible as with a lot of articles its too late already.the pres in china comes with an empty hand.as china rises we sink.the romans were proud of their empire as they filled the coliseum but their collapse was happening as their "patriots" said it isnt so.thousands of the capable,hard working laid offs will never work again.more & more will be screwed out of their pensions.who could have imagined what this country is becoming.sad.

Dividend Achievers: How Have They Performed?

entry point is the key.i wish i had more money last march.its ok-i feel smart for the moment.

7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead

thats the big key-entry price.

7 Dividend Stocks to Prove Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead

the going in price is key. if you can get a good div paying co @ a low price(last march) & join their drip plan then b&h will work if you have a long time horizon.worked great for me. very low fees.quarterly statements but a very boring way to invest.you have to do some homework & you have to be careful not to listen to the ceo bs.so if you have patience & dont want mutual fund fees along with capital gains taxes on their sales to shrink your return then buy good cos on your own & hold.now nothing works 100% so diversify & dont have too many shares of any one co.i have over 60 different cos & my yield last year was 7.2%.did i ever have to sell @ a loss? yes.did i ever sell for a gain ?yes.you have to tweak the holdings.also remember with a drip plan you can buy shares for a lot less than broker fees.sorry for the ramble.

8 Dividend Stocks with Wide Moats

thats the key-entrance price.

4 Dividend Stocks to Hedge Against Social Security Failure

problem solved. do away with medicare & give all over 60 free cigarettes.

29 Stocks with Sustainable Dividends

crummy yields.

Time to Get Conservative? 50 Ideas for a Summer Sell-Off

i guess this is what the word "investing" has morphed into. the wall st ponzi/casino scheme has very little to do with a co's business.of course lying ceo's & their self serving bod's have very little to do with the business they ruin.buffett said it best-"invest in a business that any idiot can run cause sooner or later an idiot will run it".now lately- not only idiots but crooks.made-off is a piker compared to all the swindlers raking it in.

Market Timing vs. Dividend Income Strategies

careful here.now that ponzi/casino wall st cant push phony ratedAAA worthless paper they tout "trading" & say buy & hold is dead. buying a good div.paying co & joining their drip plan worked great for me.low fees & $ averaging made my retirement.if you have time on your side this is the way to go.dont be fooled.nobody has your interest as a priority.think for yourself & handle your own money.last year i had a 7.2 % yield that helped my meager social security.avoid all fees & interest if you can.

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

made-off is a piker compared to the crooks & scoundrels that caused this mess.dont feel sorry for his lazy,greedy victims that needed such unusual large returns.we now have to share their burden as they can deduct their losses.all of wall st has turned into a ponzi/casino that cant be trusted as lying & no ethics are the name of the game.if you trust all your money to one advisor or fund or broker,you deserve what you get. its your money.do your own thing.my yield last year was 7.2% & im not a college grad.sure it takes sometime but its worth it.nobody has you as a priority except you. too many have learned this too late. the whole thing is rigged unless you are on the inside so you have to be satisfied with crumbs.its the human that cant be removed from the equation.you cant legislate decency & sharing.it will eventually & sadly collapse capitalism.

Dividend Investing vs. Trading

dont be fooled by the new wall st mantra-trade,trade,tra... cant sell their phony rated AAA to the world anymore so the say buy & hold is dead.buy & hold good div paying cos,join their drip plans & you will do great. worked well for me.my yield last year (income) was 7.2%.the divs actually paid for all my stocks in some cos.this system lets you $ average @ almost no fees.if you have at least a ten year time horizon & buy in @ low price all the better.i loaded up on GE @ $7.61.even their reduced div is a good return & it will increase.dont let the talking tv heads fool you. they all have an agenda & its not helping you.they need ratings & you have to think for yourself & manage your own money.really not that hard.

Dividends: A Company's Leading Indicator

you need a lot of luck along the way.all the history & charts cant helpyou with luck. one bad board or ceo can ruin a co. quickly. remember "chain saw al".& sunbeam among many.for a short while he was actually a wall st darling.somebody smarter than me ought to do a book on all these phonies that ruined cos.,lives & investors. its not a short list.

Dividend Portfolio Update: April 2009

thanx.great report.important for me.divs help my social security. my yield last year was 7.2%.the 15% income tax limit is great.