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The Dividend King is Actually a Tech Innovator

July 21, 2021 By Young Research

You know Procter & Gamble as "the Only True Dividend King." Dividends may not conjure up images of tech savvy or state-of-the-art innovation, but that's exactly what you'll find at P&G. The company uses technology to stay ahead of the competition. Some it buys, and some it develops on its own. Reuters explains the company's tech leadership, writing: CINCINNATI/TABLERS STATION, W.V., July 19 (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N) may be best known for laundry detergent and toothpaste, but its secret sauce is arguably figuring out how to do things like get two red bottles of Olay … [Read more...]

Your Survival Guy’s Survival Stock/Blockchain & Bitcoin

May 5, 2021 By E.J. Smith

Your Survival Guy's survival stock for you today is a company using blockchain technology to help bring you a better product. You may have heard of it: McDonald’s. Want to know how those two sizzling Big Mac patties get to you? Well, one supplier, Golden State Foods, uses blockchain through IBM’s Food Trust (see below). But before we dig into this feast, what you and I need to know is: does it pay a dividend? And the answer is a big YES—since 1976. Like hot french fries dipped in ketchup—one, after another, after another. And one year before that dividend began, some clever operator in … [Read more...]

Apple Increases Its Dividend by 7% on Record High Profits

April 29, 2021 By Dick Young

Apple Inc. raised its dividend by 7% today to 22 cents a share and increased an existing share repurchase program after results showed record-high profits. Tim Higgins reports in The Wall Street Journal: Apple Inc. AAPL -0.60% signaled that the historic rise in sales it has achieved during the pandemic is set to continue, addressing a key investor concern as the company reported a profit that more than doubled to a record high for the first three months of the year. New, more expensive models of the iPhone 12 have been a hit with customers, and revenue from Mac computers and iPads also … [Read more...]

Long Live the Dividend King

April 14, 2021 By Jeremy Jones, CFA

Procter & Gamble is the one true dividend king and has now extended its rule by increasing dividends once again, this time by 10%. MarketWatch's Claudia Assis reports: Procter & Gamble Co. PG, -0.13% said late Tuesday its board has declared a 10% increase in the consumer products giant's quarterly dividend. The dividend of 86.98 cents a share will be payable on May 17 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 23. Shares of Procter & Gamble rose 0.1% in the extended session after ending the regular trading day down 1.3%. … [Read more...]

It’s as Simple as 4%? No, Not Anymore

April 9, 2021 By E.J. Smith

In my conversation with you this week, we talked about the appropriate draw rate from your portfolio. We discussed how the days of a four percent draw are history. With interest rates nailed to the floor, you need to adjust accordingly. Thankfully, most of you have, I hope. Take a look at Dick Young’s investment North Star. That, in a nutshell, is how savers are penalized by Washington. Now, look at the dividend yield on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Do the math. A simple back of the napkin calculation of a 50/50 portfolio yields a fraction of what it used to. These are not easy … [Read more...]

Your Survival Guy Stock: Witness This Dividend Miracle

April 7, 2021 By E.J. Smith

Sometimes it’s hard to talk politics. So let’s talk about religion. Because when it comes to kneeling down in front of the stock altar, IBM has got some religion. I’m talking about DIVIDEND RELIGION—paying one since 1916. Can I get an AMEN! Look at the chart for my Survival Guy Stock above and consider life back in 1986 for a moment. Tom Cruise was lighting it up on the big screen with Top Gun. IBM? Not so much. (Talk about needing to put out a fire.) But it still paid a dividend that year. Sometimes setting it and forgetting it works wonders. What were you doing in 1986? Me? I was 14 … [Read more...]

Dividends Can Get You Through Times Like These

December 23, 2020 By E.J. Smith

In times like these, dividends can get you through. My father-in-law, Dick Young, explains the power of dividends below. He writes: There are few histories as crucial to the course of my life as my awakening to the power of compound interest and the importance of dividends. Since my decision to climb on the dividend bandwagon, I have been an evangelist to hundreds of thousands of paid subscribers, and many more investors beyond. My message has been consistent and clear, and I don’t regret focusing on dividends a bit. Here’s how it all started. Back to Monterey and Woodstock I’ve been … [Read more...]

Now Is the Right Time to Make Dividends Your Ally

October 9, 2020 By Dick Young

For over five decades, the underpinning of everything I have written has been a foundation of dividends. It has served me well, and if you have followed my advice, it has served you well too. Shortly after the dotcom bust, I wrote a segment titled, “Make Dividends Your Ally.” In it, I said: Regarding dividends, corporate directors have deluded themselves for many years in two ways. First, they have been too concerned about double taxation. Many investors don’t care about double taxation because they are (1) saving in tax-deferred accounts or (2) need the dividend income in retirement. … [Read more...]

Why Vanguard is too Big: Part II

October 2, 2020 By E.J. Smith

Short-term noise is an investor’s worst enemy. As if it’s not hard enough to set an appropriate course, you have the constant barrage of information that can make you feel uneasy. Times are changing. That’s a fact. Take a look at the S&P 500 or Vanguard’s Index 500 or some other ETF. Today, seven stocks account for 26% of the index, while not one of them trades at less than 33x earnings. You have read here that the stock market has dropped by 33% three times already this century. Doesn’t it make sense that the chances of that happening again become more likely when only seven … [Read more...]

Are You Prepared? A Long, Cold Winter for Stocks is Nothing New

September 16, 2020 By E.J. Smith

The stock market/Wall Street has made a full recovery from March, but it certainly doesn’t feel that way on Main Street. The 10-year treasury pays you peanuts and that’s about what local businesses have earned compared to pre-virus. Why will they stay in business, especially in cooler New England when outside dining is basically gone for the winter? Cities like Boston that depend on sports/entertainment/dining are not coming back this season. In times like these, you can be your own barber—you can handle a bad haircut—but will you be your own investment counselor … [Read more...]

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