Comments on: Selecting Great Dividend Growth Stocks

By: Mike G

Mike G — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:57:24 +0000

Also important are:

1) The payout ratio – this is the portion of earnings used to pay dividends. A low portion of earnings paid as dividends (no more than 40% for most companies) indicates a sustainable dividend and prospect for growth from reinvested profits.

2) The economic moat of the company in question – this is the company’s ability to protect high returns on capital from encroaching competitors; a ROIC of 15% with a large moat to protect those returns is a combination that will build wealth for the shareholder

By: Are Dividend Investors Idiots? | Personal Finance 101

Are Dividend Investors Idiots? | Personal Finance 101 — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:42:46 +0000

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By: Contrarian Finance

Contrarian Finance — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:22:28 +0000

Investing 101: Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIP)…

First, what heck is a Dividend Reinvestment Plan or DRIP, anyway? Well, the short answer is that a DRIP is a specific type of investment plan, whereby the dividends you would be paid from a given stock (say, Citigroup) are instead automatically reinves…

By: RickT

RickT — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:39:20 +0000

Tyler:
Straightforward, I like it. I for one would be interested in what stocks this translated into for you and invite discussion on it.

RickT

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:09:18 +0000

@ D4L – It’s SOOO true that noone’s happy unless Mom’s happy!

@Dave – I’ve been toying with the idea of posting my portfolio. I’m having a hard time deciding between showing it and not. I’d like my privacy, but at the same time I also need to prove that I’m following my own advice!
What do you guys think would be a good way to show my portfolio strategy?