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32 best dividend stocks selected for 2012 based on valuation and earnings.

As we officially head into the holiday season, many of us in the U.S. did not have to go into work today in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Though not much is happening at the office, there are still many working for me today. Not people, but my Dividend Stocks.

Becton, Dickinson and Co. provides a wide range of medical devices and diagnostic products used in hospitals, doctors' offices, research labs and other settings. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

Medtronic Inc.is a global medical device manufacturer with leadership positions in the pacemaker, defibrillator, orthopedic, diabetes management, and other medical markets. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

Americans are worried that they might not have enough money for retirement. Women who outlive their husbands are at special risk, with 40 percent of widows living almost exclusively on Social Security. There are a lot of worried retirees out there. Here are some things we can do about it today for a healthy and wealthy retirement tomorrow...

Medtronic Inc.is a global medical device manufacturer has leadership positions in the pacemaker, defibrillator, orthopedic, diabetes management, and other medical markets. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

Becton, Dickinson and Co provides a wide range of medical devices and diagnostic products used in hospitals, doctors’ offices, research labs and other settings. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

The internet provides investors with so much useful and interesting information. I could not imagine going back a decade or so and trying to analyze stocks without the internet. One of my job responsibilities is the statutory reporting for the corporation I work for.

By many measures, 2010 was a great year for dividend growth stocks.From a valuation standpoint dividend stocks performed quite well, with many income portfolios outperforming the S&P 500. The down side to this is that great values are harder to find. However, that is not to say they aren’t still out there.

Stocks that are close to or below a price at which they would deserve a closer look for a potential investment

Stock review of Becton Dickinson (BDX) along 4 dimensions: Business risk, intrinsic returns, B/S risk and valuation.

In everything we do, we always want to be the best or be associated with the best. You never hear fans yelling, ‘We’re number 2, we’re number 2′, while holding two fingers in the air. The same is true when selecting dividend stocks. One attribute of the very best dividend stocks is a long history of consecutive dividend increases.

This is a short video summary of the new book and its 30 intrinsic value valuation case examples. Valuations - 30 Intrinsic Value Estimations in the style of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger is available here:
http://www.amazon.com/Valuations-Intrinsic-Estimations-Buffett-Charlie/d...

In the past we have looked at the importance of a company’s ability to sustain its dividend. However, as an investor in dividend growth stocks, it is not enough to simply sustain the dividend – I want to own companies that are capable of sustained dividend growth. Needless to say, this is a little more difficult to evaluate, but here are few important things to consider…

I have always had a requirement for a minimum dividend yield, whenever I have analyzed and purchased dividend stocks. The reason for this requirement was to provide with at least some dividend income in case the stock stopped increasing distributions for some reason.