Dripping Works: A Real-World Example [View article]
I bought PG directly from the company for my first grandchild; no fee to initially purchase, none for dividend reinvestment and none for additional purchases. What other great stocks offer this arrangement? Son number 1 is soon to present grandchild number 2.
Norfolk Southern - High Yield Link In The Railroad Pipeline [View article]
My little one is now almost 15 months old. She is a joy and it's a pleasure to spend time with her. I bought PG (drip)for her at birth and keep adding to it on birthdays and Hanukkah. Baby steps (no pun intended) lead to nest eggs.
The Common Man Portfolio And Total Return [View article]
Hi, Dave. Lately there are lots of rumblings about overvalued stocks. You mentioned that you use P/E as your main criteria for that determination. Do you have a "too high" number for the "regular" P/E? How about for the forward P/E? I am interested in your thoughts on those particular ratios and the cutoffs you consider important. Also, what do you think of the free site, trefis.com, for value determination?
Dividends: Beware Feeble And Fading Aristocrats [View article]
Bravo Crosetti the punster. Your writing parallels my sentiments...and the pun: Wheaties = breakfast of champions. Fish compiles the dividend champions. You are a subconscious champion and I enjoy your various comments. ( ditto Schwartz)
Caterpillar Shows Why Buy-And-Hold Is Not Dead [View article]
Hey David Crosetti - I look forward to your articles; they are thorough, well researched, and logical. I think that your dialogue with Patrick Lewis gets close to the ultimate example of futility at work. The original issue has deteriorated to the point where your excellent comments are not being absorbed and understood. Oh well...Patrick loses by not being able to accept the concept of people learning from each other.
All You Need To Get Started Is One Dollar [View article]
Thanks for the article. Its wisdom is simple yet too many people find excuses to ignore their financial future. I am nearly finished with a monograph on the subject which I plan to offer to my clients, both for themselves and for their children. Here's one quick failure story concerning my oldest son: He came to me when he was about 20, not understanding why his checking account was overdrawn when the statement on-line showed a balance. I explained the concept of outstanding checks and the importance of check registers. One thing led to another; I brought his checking account to positive and paid off his two maxed-out credit cards. He promised to work on a budget and be more cognizant of his spending. Dumb me....Less than a year later the scenario was repeated. I again bailed him out and told him, in no uncertain terms, that no more funds would be forthcoming. I explained tough love to him. His response, when I tried to find out how he was doing financially, was to lie. I've worked hard in recent years to be an unintrusive father, but it is tough. Now I just listen to his stories about the things he plans to do and the money he plans to spend. I prepare his tax returns and don't see much by way of dividends and interest income but it's his life. The silver lining: he married VERY well, financially. Grandpa-in-law paid off his recent credit card balance and gave him a sizable downstroke for the lease on his new Mercedes; father-in-law gives them, as an extended wedding gift, an ongoing "allowance" in the low 4 digits. Long live the concept of enablement. I am just thankful that he married a wonderful woman and they produced a fine granddaughter for me. We all get along well and I stay away from his financial situation.
I Am Announcing My Endorsement For The Presidency [View instapost]
Finally...another moderate conservative libertarian liberal in South Florida! I vote for candidates, not parties; an extra bonus is the knowledge that my vote cancels my wife's.
Income Investors Should Consider Selling Johnson & Johnson, Buying Qualcomm [View article]
Sorry Robert; my vote also goes to hawmps. Rather than blindly justifying your position, perhaps you might consider absorbing the messages that other contributors have proffered in this dialogue.
The New Truck Portfolio: A Practical Guide To Income Investing [View article]
Thank you Bruce CM and Ed Bickford for attempting to show the flaws in The Wall Street Transcript's logic. As a practicing CPA (in Florida) a fair chunk of my business involves consulting with business people and "would-be" business people; I offer them a dose of the realities of business and tax laws. Often I am confronted with articles which people equate with truth. It's my job to educate these people. Just because someone writes something seemingly profound, that doesn't mean the information is correct. I would urge WST to spend a bit of time (and money) with his CPA prior to offering his generalizations to this readership.
Daktronics: 7 Reasons To Buy This $7.50 Stock With The 3% Yield And Insider Buying [View article]
In the past few years, cash has decreased, receivables have increased, and inventory has increased. Combine that with a current P/E of over 37, and a payout ratio of over 300% (Yahoo Finance), I fail to see the worth of Daktronics.
Pepsico, Stock Spin-Offs And Their Impacts On Dividends And Total Return [View article]
Sometimes we need to be cautious. FTR, as a spinoff from VZ didn't fare too well. At times, entities throw out their trash as a strategy to strengthen themselves.
Zaytrader, I think you are right on. This article and the credibility of its author are more than a little suspect. I wish SA would set a policy to ban articles by obviously compensated individuals and companies.
Oh well...emberny is "totally appalled by Tomani's rudeness. " I happen to agree with Tomani and if I needed a one-word analysis of the article, I would quote Saber Tooth. Sorry, emberny; you need to get a life. Contributors are entitled to their opinions and those opinions need not conform to your sensitivities. Ditto Rainmaker 986. Perhaps you would be better served reading the comment of Peter_Do, who does a brief but excellent presentation on the issue of A T & T..
By the way, Todd's profile tells us that "The Dividend Lab newsletter's returns are reviewed by a CPA." That statement has nothing to do with his investments, his strategies, or the quality of the newsletter's reporting and opinions. What the statement means is that personnel of Todd's $299 per year newsletter utilize the services of a CPA to perform certain reporting tests on the assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses of the entity known as "The Dividend Lab." This review is usually done at the request of a lending institution.
Dripping Works: A Real-World Example [View article]
Norfolk Southern - High Yield Link In The Railroad Pipeline [View article]
The Common Man Portfolio And Total Return [View article]
Dividends: Beware Feeble And Fading Aristocrats [View article]
Caterpillar Shows Why Buy-And-Hold Is Not Dead [View article]
All You Need To Get Started Is One Dollar [View article]
I Am Announcing My Endorsement For The Presidency [View instapost]
I Am Announcing My Endorsement For The Presidency [View instapost]
Income Investors Should Consider Selling Johnson & Johnson, Buying Qualcomm [View article]
The New Truck Portfolio: A Practical Guide To Income Investing [View article]
Daktronics: 7 Reasons To Buy This $7.50 Stock With The 3% Yield And Insider Buying [View article]
Pepsico, Stock Spin-Offs And Their Impacts On Dividends And Total Return [View article]
Equal Energy Ltd. Reports Q1'12 Results: Strategic Review Underway [View article]
Building A Do-It-Yourself Dividend Portfolio - Part 1: Consumer Staples [View article]
Avoid AT&T's 2012 Dividend [View article]
By the way, Todd's profile tells us that "The Dividend Lab newsletter's returns are reviewed by a CPA." That statement has nothing to do with his investments, his strategies, or the quality of the newsletter's reporting and opinions. What the statement means is that personnel of Todd's $299 per year newsletter utilize the services of a CPA to perform certain reporting tests on the assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses of the entity known as "The Dividend Lab." This review is usually done at the request of a lending institution.
I love lively discussion.