Income Investors: Be Not Afraid
The Problem
Without congressional action the Bush tax cuts will expire in 2013. Expiration would lead to higher income taxes for all brackets, and lead...
50% Tax on Dividends
Determining your income needs for retirement is no easy task. In terms of enjoyment, it is right up there with getting a root canal...
Dividend Increases
According to Standard & Poor’s, 2011 is setting up to be an excellent year for dividend increases. To date, at least 150 companies have...
The Dividend Mandate
Income investors can’t help but be discouraged by the current state of affairs. T-bills yield 0.10%, and two-year Treasury notes yield 0.62%.
Albert Einstein described...
A Treasure Trove for Dividend Investors
As many of you know, I invest exclusively in dividend-paying stocks, and I advise the same for my strategy report subscribers. If a company...
Gold is at $1,400
Don't tell me there is no inflation, the price of gold has topped $1,400/ounce. The Dow Jones Industrials are up year-to-date and over the...
They’ll Wonder How You Live So Well
The businesses of the top 10 companies in the Vanguard Dividend Achievers fund could easily be part of your Saturday morning errands, especially if...
Need Yield?
Do you invest in stocks for income? Is your portfolio focused primarily on U.S. stocks? If so, you might consider diversifying globally. The dividend...
How Many Utilities are in Your Portfolio?
A powerful relative strength rally in utilities stocks is underway. The S&P 500 Utilities Index has outperformed the S&P 500 index by 12.5% since...
A Simple Strategy for Stock Market Success
For over four decades I have used a simple strategy to successfully invest in the stock market. I invest exclusively in dividend paying stocks....