Value Investing News

With all the other investment strategies out there, why should investors consider dividend or income investing? There are a multitude of reasons to follow a dividend growth strategy. These include: investment stability, security of cash, continuous feedback, potential higher returns, low maintenance, et. al.

With the U.S. debt quickly approaching 100% of the GDP and the declining financial condition of European countries, we are seeing some very jittery financial markets. Whether you live in the U.S. or are a citizen of the world, we should all be concerned with the current financial condition of the world, and many people are. This is evidenced by the significant run up in gold.

InvestorIdeas.com, and its mining stocks portals update investors following gold and mining stocks with a sector close-up for gold stocks for September 15th following gold reaching new all- time highs in yesterday’s trading .

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When analyzing the dividend increases announced for the past week, I noticed that the data confirms my expectations. Most of the higher yielding stocks that announced dividend increases have had slow distributions growth, with some exceptions. Master Limited Partnerships seem to be on a roll this month.

Are you looking for companies that can sustain and grow their dividend? In making that determination, a company’s Statement of Earnings is one of the last places you should look. Cash is king for the dividend investor and the Statement of Cash Flows is where astute investors begin when they want to understand the viability of a company.

Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX), the world’s biggest gold producer, is scheduled to release its fiscal fourth-quarter 2009 financial results on Thursday, February 18, 2010. Analysts, on average, expect the company to report earnings of 59 cents a share on revenue of $2.39 billion.